Ethiopia

• Newest Ethiopian Pre-Repair Obstetric Fistula Center Reaching Many with Care and Information

  Since its opening late last year, the new obstetric fistula pre-repair center in Sekota, Ethiopia , has: Screened 44 women for obstetric fistula and admitted 22 of them for pre-repair care Trained over 100 health workers, including health extension workers, nurses, midwives,...

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• New Pfizer Fellow to Join Ethiopia PMTCT Project

  Next month, IntraHealth’s USAID Community PMTCT Project in Ethiopia will host a Pfizer Global Health Fellow for three months. Michael Benigno, senior manager of economic policy analysis with Pfizer, Inc., will work with the staff in Ethiopia to develop an assessment tool to...

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• Raising Awareness of Fistula: Bringing Together Women and Treatment

  Hundreds of people in Ethiopia’s Amharan region gathered together in early August to learn more about a devastating medical condition, and how to prevent and treat it. As a partner in the Fistula Care Project , IntraHealth International led workshops, organized dramatic performances, and...

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• Ethiopia Community PMTCT Project Recognized at Oromia Award Ceremony

  In Ethiopia’s Oromia Regional State, the IntraHealth International-led Community Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Project was recently recognized for its valuable maternal health contributions. The Project has worked throughout Ethiopia since 2009 to strengthen aspects...

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• Field Staff Move toward More Efficient Data System

  Field staff from IntraHealth International-led projects recently took steps toward utilizing a more efficient monitoring and evaluation system. Several IntraHealth staff from projects in Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda , Southern Sudan , Rwanda , Ethiopia and Senegal came to...

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• IntraHealth Develops New Job Aids for Diagnosing Fistula

  Last fall IntraHealth International Program Officer Marsha Hamilton visited the Fistula Care Center in Ethiopia and noticed a tattered and confusing poster that the staff was using to diagnose obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is a hole that forms between a woman’s rectum and vagina...

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• IntraHealth’s Work in Ethiopia Lauded

  At an Urban Health Extension Program graduation ceremony held in Addis Ababa in March 2010, the Addis Ababa Regional Health Bureau presented IntraHealth International with an award recognizing program support provided by IntraHealth for training in HIV counseling and testing and community...

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• Ethiopia Project Opens Five Regional Offices Focusing on HIV Prevention in Children and Maternal Health

  In late January, the IntraHealth-led Community Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Project held launch ceremonies in five Ethiopian regions: Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, Addis Ababa, and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People\'s Region. Project Director Patricia...

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• Celebrations in Ethiopia Focus on Universal Access and Human Rights

  Ethiopia celebrated World AIDS Day in Hawassa with events highlighting the theme “Universal Access and Human Rights.” The USAID -supported HIV/AIDS Care and Support Program (HCSP) coordinated these events, which included an antiretroviral therapy (ART) panel discussion, an exhibit of...

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• The USAID Community PMTCT Project Is on the Air

  A series of radio spots aired on Ethiopia’s National Service of Radio Fana encouraged men to help keep their families healthy. These spots were developed by the USAID-funded Community PMTCT Project to promote male involvement in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services,...

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