The basic monetary unit of Ethiopia, equal to 100 cents.Follow-up cases are charged 5 birr per month....
Nearby Fatuma Issak explains that her one-year old, Saptia, cradled in her lap, had been sick for two months now and she couldn't afford the 12 birr for treatment at the clinic.
When I do make a few birr, I have to plan it to last for a couple of days.