Jieun Oh, Jieun Min, Cinoo Kang, Ejin Kim, Jung Pyo Lee, Ho Kim, Whanhee Lee
Excess mortality and the COVID-19 pandemic: causes of death and social inequalities
BMC public health
relevance anatomical dissection instructing anatomy medical dental health science students indisputable ethiopian anatomists encountered challenges obtaining human bodies anatomy education research prior following covid19 outbreak challenges intensified pandemic significantly affecting anatomy education ethiopia study seeks investigate sources bodies anatomy spanning periods covid19 particular focus identifying primary challenges associated sourcing bodies ethiopia fifty 50 anatomists completed survey distributed ten 10 randomly chosen medical institutions ethiopia survey gathered information body profile number bodies age sex sources methods body disposal challenges faced sourcing bodies years 2018 2023 total sixtythree 63 bodies used sampled medical institutions 2018 2023 academic years 100 bodies used unclaimed human bodies 667 bodies males majority 655 bodies sourced tikur anbessa hospital addis ababa none 0 sampled medical institutions body donation programs disposal human tissues encompassed various methods including retention skeletons prosection vital organs burial remaining tissues economic constraints absence legal framework document main challenges acquiring bodies prepandemic period covid19 pandemic prevention policies civil war exacerbated challenges sourcing bodies anatomy dissections postpandemic period reliance unclaimed human bodies anatomy education research ethiopian medical institutions mirrors common practice across many african countries authors suggest development legislative framework operational guidelines coupled empowering medical institutions outsource funding ultimately lead increased number bodies available anatomical dissection time implementation promotion body donation programs may also resolve body shortages anatomy education ethiopia