by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Ethiopia, Our Stories
Medical training is often considered as having three key areas of focus: education, clinical service and research. The “publish or perish” mindset that is a common motivating factor in academic environments has been less prevalent in Ethiopian medical schools. The...
by admin | Nov 17, 2015 | Ethiopia, Our Stories
The Oromia region of Ethiopia is the country’s most populous region and has one of the highest rates of unmet need for family planning. Women rely on Adama Hospital Medical College (AHMC) for family planning and comprehensive abortion care. However, in the first four...
by admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Ethiopia, Our Stories
Doctors, nurses and midwives need more than comprehensive training to provide quality reproductive health care; they also need well-equipped and welcoming facilities to support clients. Clinical experience and work with patients is an important part of CIRHT’s...
by admin | Sep 24, 2015 | Ethiopia, Our Stories
By Dr. Lia Tadesse, Program Director, CIRHT Quality reproductive health care not only saves lives; it also empowers women and girls to live their lives. Enabling women and girls to make informed decisions about if and when to have children, and how many to have, opens...
by admin | Sep 10, 2015 | Ethiopia, Our Stories
By: Dr. Feiruz Surur Awash, Department Head, OBGYN, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Q: How does the experience of new doctors today compare with your early experience? Dr. Feiruz: I’m of the generation that saw the horrors of unsafe abortion....
by admin | Jul 19, 2015 | Ethiopia, Our Stories
By: Dr. Senait Fisseha, Founder I always knew I’d find my way back to Ethiopia. My earliest memories of my home country include breathtaking natural beauty, moments of devastating chaos and people who were fiercely proud of their heritage and impatient for a brighter...
