Conference Schedule

This is the schedule for the preconference and conference day events that will take place at the 6th annual reproductive health conference with the theme of “30 Years Post ICPD: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities”

Day 1 – Wednesday November 13, 2024 (Pre-conference-Journalist Workshop)

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08:30- 9:00 am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Registration

Youth volunteers from Engender Health

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09:00- 9:05 am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Introduction

Mr. Netsanet Hailu

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09:05- 09:10 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Welcoming remark

Ms. Jihyun Moon (CD, YGHC)

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09:10- 09:20 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Opening Speech

Dr. Alemayehu Hunduma (MOH MCH LEO)

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09:20- 09:30 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Opening Speech

Mr. Cho Han Deog (CD, KOICA)

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09:30- 09:40 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Opening Speech

Dr. Tegene Regassa (MOH PR and Comm Executive Officer)

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09:40- 10:10 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Introduction to Family Planning, its Significance,
and National Strategies and the Guidelines in
Reproductive Health

Sr. Genet Deres (MOH, MCH Desk expert)

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10:10- 10:40 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Group Photo and Tea break

Hotel

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10:40- 11:20 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Strategic Communication in Family planning and
sexual reproductive health and role of Journalists

(MOH PR and Comm LEO, PR Team leader)

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11:20- 11:40 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Introduction of the SHaPE2 Project

Mr. Bewuketu Assefa (General Manager, YGHC)

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11:40- 12:00 AM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Overview of SHaPE 2 Project Media Campaign

Ms. Adanech Dutu (SHaPE2 Medica Campaign PM, Zeleman)

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12:00- 1:30 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Lunch

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01:30 - 01:40 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Introduction of participating organizations

Venue 1 – Ms. Seble (MOH, PR and Comm expert)

Venue 2 – Mr. BewuketuAssefa (General Manager, YGHC)

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01:40 - 02:10 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Why she dies exercise

Venue 1 – Mr. Mirkena Hailu (EngenderHealth)

Venue 2 – Dr. Gizachew Balew (EngenderHealth)

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02:10 - 02:40 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Presentation on the Role of media in advocacy
and change behaviors on FP & SRH issues.

Venue 1 – Dr. HailegnaEshetu (E- CD, PMCEthiopia)

Venue 2 – Mr. Biruk Melaku (JHU– Senior Director for SBC Design and Innovations)

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02:40 - 03:00 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Tea break

Hotel

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03:00 - 04:00 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Power walk excercise on RMNCH

Venue 1 – Ms. Delawit Kahsay (EngenderHealth)
Venue 2 – Dr. Gizachew Balew (EngenderHealth)

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04:00 - 04:30 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Discussion, question, and answer session

Venue 1 – Ms. Seble (MOH, PR and Comm expert)
Venue 2 – Mr. Bewuketu Assefa (General Manager, YGHC)

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04:30 - 04:50 PM

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Wrap up and closing remark

Venue 1 – Ms. Jihyun Moon (CD, YGHC)
Venue 2 – Dr. Tegene Regassa – (MOH- PR and Communication Executive Officer)

Day 1 – Wednesday November 13, 2024 (Pre-conference-clinical workshop)

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08:30- 9:00 am

SPHMMC MCH Building 8th Floor, SPIRHR CPD CENTER

Registration

By The Organizing Committee

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09:00 - 09:30 am

SPHMMC MCH Building 8th Floor, SPIRHR CPD CENTER

Lecture topic: Updates on 2nd Trimester Missed
Abortion/IUFD Management

Family Planning and RH unit at SPHMMC – Dr. Demsash/Dr. Zerihun

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09:30- 10:00 AM

SPHMMC MCH Building 8th Floor, SPIRHR CPD CENTER

Discussion on lecture

Family Planning and RH
unit at SPHMMC – Dr.
Mekdes

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10:00- 10:30 AM

SPHMMC MCH Building 8th Floor, SPIRHR CPD CENTER

Tea break

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10:30 - 11:30 AM

SPHMMC MCH Building 8th Floor, SPIRHR CPD CENTER

Practical Sessions on Missed Contraceptive Implan

Family Planning and RH unit at SPHMMC – Dr Abraham

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11:30 - 12:30 AM

New SRHR Building

Visit at the New SRH Building

SPIRHR

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12:30- 2:00 PM

SPHMMC MCH Building 8th Floor, SPIRHR CPD CENTER

Lunch

Nurse and Midwife Recognition and Projects Presentation

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02:00 - 02:15 PM

SPHMMC

Registration

The Organizing Committee

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02:15 - 02:30 PM

SPHMMC

Opening Speech and Keynote Address

OBGYN Department chair and Matron, SPHMMC

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02:30 - 03:10 PM

SPHMMC

Nurse and Midwife projects

MW representatives

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03:10 - 03:40 PM

SPHMMC

Discussion on the project presentation

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03:40 - 04:10 PM

SPHMMC

Award ceremony

Dr. Wuletaw Chane (Medical Service Vice Provost, SPHMMC)
Prof. Delayehu Bekele (Director, SPIRHR)

Day 2 – Thursday November 14, 2024 (Conference)

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08:30 - 9:00 am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Registration

By the Organizing Committee

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09:10-9:10am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Welcome note & Opening remark

Prof. Delayehu Bekele; Director, SPIRHR

Mr. Cho Handeog, Country Director, KOICA Ethiopia Office

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09:10-9:30am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Keynote Speech and Official Opening

Dr Sisay Sirgu; Provost, SPHMMC
Professor Eun Woo Nam, President, YGHC
Mr. Koffi Kouame UNFPA Ethiopia Representative
HE Dr. Ayele Teshome (State Minister, MoH, Ethiopia)

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09:30 -10:30am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Panel discussion: “30 Years Post ICPD: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities”

Panelists:

HE Dr. Ayele Teshome (State Minister, MoH, Ethiopia)
Prof. Anne-Beatrice Kihara (President, FIGO)
Dr James Okara Wanyama (Humanitarian Coordinator, UNFPA, Ethiopia)
Prof. Stephan Rulisa (OBGYN, UoR, Rwanda; ECSACOG)

Moderator: Dr Malede Birara (SPHMMC)

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10:30am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Group Picture

By the organizing committe

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10:30 - 11:00am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Break and Poster presentation

Poster presentations
  • Utilization of immediate post-partum intrauterine device utilization and associated factors among women who gave birth in hospitals in the West Wallaga zone, Ethiopia ( Leta Hinkosa)
  • Adolescent Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Gamo Zone, South Regional State, Ethiopia: Insights from Multilevel and Latent Class Analysis (Negussie Boti)
  • Abortion experiences and treatment among Women of reproductive age, adolescent, and youth girls in Jimma and Borena zones, Oromia region, Ethiopia (Siyoum Enkubahiri).
  • Knowledge and Attitude of reproductive-age women with disability towards Ethiopian current abortion law and associated factors in Gedeo zone, southern, Ethiopia- 2024 (Selamawit Kebede)
  • Risky Sexual behaviors and associated factors among Adolescents in Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. (Yohannes Addisu)
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11:00 - 11:15am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Effect of contacts with health professionals on modern contraceptives uptake during the first 6 weeks after childbirth: a prospective cohort study in Arsi Zone

Presenter: Dr Gebi Husein

Moderator: Dr. Seman Osman / Dr Lemi Belay

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11:15 - 11:30am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Factors associated with the use of emergency contraception among female students at the University of Rwanda

Presenter: Dr Pasteur Mberimbere

Moderator: Dr. Seman Osman / Dr Lemi Belay

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11:30 - 11:45am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Generalized Estimating Equation Modeling on Implementation of Contemporary Contraceptive Practices in the Early Postpartum Period among Women in Northeast Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Presenter: Niguss Cherie

Moderator: Dr. Seman Osman / Dr Lemi Belay

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11:45 - 12:00pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Married Women’s Decision-Making Autonomy on Contraceptive Use in East Africa: A Multilevel Analysis of Recent Demographic and Health Surveys

Presenter: Desale Bihonegn

Moderator: Dr. Seman Osman / Dr Lemi Belay

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12:00 - 12:30pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Discussion

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12:30 - 01:30pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

LUNCH

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01:30 - 01:45pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Abortion stigma: Lived experiences of healthcare providers in Rwanda. A qualitative study.

Presenter: Dr Theodomir  Sebazungu

Moderators: Dr Gizachew Balew/ Dr Hana Teklu

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01:45 - 02:00pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Reasons Women Request for Termination of Pregnancy at a Rural Hospital in Zambia; A Cross Sectional Study at Mansa General Hospital, Mansa District, Zambia

Presenter: Dr  Aubrey Shanzi

Moderators: Dr Gizachew Balew/ Dr Hana Teklu

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02:00 - 2:15pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Barriers to Safe Abortion Care among Internally-Displaced-Persons in Ethiopia: Mixed-Method Research Using Social Ecological Model

Presenter: Dr. Samrawit Solomon

Moderators: Dr Gizachew Balew/ Dr Hana Teklu

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2:15 – 2:30pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Dilation and evacuation versus medication abortion at 15–24 weeks of gestation in low-middle income country: A retrospective cohort study

Presenter: Dr. Abraham Fessehaye

Moderators: Dr Gizachew Balew/ Dr Hana Teklu

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02:30 - 03:00pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Discussion

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3:00- 3:30am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Break and Poster presentation

Poster presentations
  • Health System-Level Barriers Affecting Provision of Comprehensive Abortion Care in Pastoralist Communities of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia (Tolasa Yadate)
  • Epidemiology of second trimester induced abortion in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Mesfin Abebe)
  • Midwives Practices in Providing Adolescent Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ( Dr Aster Teshome )
  • Sexual and reproductive health literacy among adolescents in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Amare Muche )
  • The application of a public Mix in strengthening private clinics’ Engagement in the Provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the Jimma Zone  ( Mirkena Chimsa)
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3:30 – 5:00pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

State-of-the-art art lecture and discussion: Family planning since ICPD – How far have we progressed?

Presenter: Prof Yemane Berhane

Moderator: Dr Mekdes Bahiru

Day 3 – Friday November 15, 2024 (Conference)

Introduction

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08:45 - 9:00 am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

SHaPE 2 Project: Bridging Gaps in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

Jihyun Moon

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09:00 – 9:15am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Comparison of RMNCH+A Service Uptake in Jimma Zone Before and After the Implementation of the REACH Project 

Wondimu Chirfa

Round table Discussion: Programmatic experience
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09:15- 09:30am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Empowering Ethiopian Youth through a Comprehensive SRHR Education Program: Insights from a Youth-Led Participatory Study

Rukiya Debalke

Round table Discussion: Programmatic experience
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09:30 - 9:45am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Championing Sexual & Reproductive Health in Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Training: A Collaborative Learning Experience  between The East, Central, and Southern African College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ECSACOG) and St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Ethiopia

Dr Belinda Mutibura

Round table Discussion: Programmatic experience
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9:45 - 10:00am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Willows International Expanding Contraceptives Choices For Men For A Healthier Pakistan

Dr. Samina Afzal

Round table Discussion: Programmatic experience
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10:00-10:30pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Discussion

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10:30-10:45am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Break and Poster presentation

Poster presentations
  • Multilevel analysis of intimate partner violence and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: Evidence from the most recent demographic and health surveys data (Desale Bihonegn).
  • Gender-Based Violence – Magnitude and Types in Northwest Ethiopia–Retrospective follow-up study of 5 years’ data (Keflie Yohannes).
  • Sexual Assault: Magnitude and Associated Factors Among Women Seeking Obstetrics and Gynecologic Care in A Tertiary Hospital of North West Ethiopia (Dr Meseret Kefale).
  • The Economic Burden of Cervical Cancer in Addis Ababa: A Matched Case-Control Study ( Tariku Shimels)
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10:45 - 11:00am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Intimate partner violence screening in pregnant women attending antenatal care: Facilitators and barriers among the healthcare providers at Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital

Presenter: Dr. Rong’ora Masoya

Moderator: Meron Argaw/ Dr. Abel Teshome

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11:00 - 11:15am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Barriers And Facilitators For Women With Disabilities Seeking Sexual And Reproductive Health Services In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study

Presenter: Sewunet Tilahun

Moderator: Meron Argaw/ Dr. Abel Teshome

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11:15 - 11:30am

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Sexual violence against housemaids in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Presenter: Aznamariam Asres

Moderator: Meron Argaw/ Dr. Abel Teshome

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11:30 - 11:45pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Male involvement in antenatal care follow-up and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Presenter: Gossa Fetene

Moderator: Meron Argaw/ Dr. Abel Teshome

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11:45-12:15pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Discussion

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12:15- 1:15pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

LUNCH

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1:15 –1:30pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

The outcome of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and associated factors among infertile couples at the fertility specialty center of SPHMMC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Presenter: Dr. Dereje Bayissa

Moderators: Dr. Zewdie Aderaw / Dr. Fikru Worku

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1:30 –1:45pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Attitude Towards Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART): Acceptance of Donors’ Eggs, Sperms, and Embryos as Treatment of Human Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Presenter: Ababe Deressa

Moderators: Dr. Zewdie Aderaw / Dr. Fikru Worku

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1:45 –2:00pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Male involvement in family planning use and associated factors among married men in the pastoralist community of Yabelo district, Borena, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2024

Presenter: Olifan Degebas

Moderators: Dr. Zewdie Aderaw / Dr. Fikru Worku

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2:00-2:15pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Quality Of Contraceptive Counseling And Associated Factors In Ethiopia Using Performance Monitoring And Action Survey (PMA) 2021

Presenter: Gelane Duguma

Moderators: Dr. Zewdie Aderaw / Dr. Fikru Worku

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2:15-2:45pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Discussion

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2:45-3:15pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Break and Poster presentation

Poster presentations
  • Facility Readiness and Health Care Providers’ Challenges to provide Comprehensive abortion care in Eastern Ethiopia: Mixed Study (Elias Yadeta)
  • Interface of Self-Efficacy on Safe Abortion and Lived Experience among Reproductive Age Group Women in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study (Wakgari Binu)
  • Induced abortion among internally displaced women in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia – Levels and determinants of service utilization: a mixed method study (Kindie Mitiku)
  • Survival status and predictors of mortality among cervical cancer patients at two oncology units in Northwest Ethiopia: A five-year retrospective follow-up study (Aragaw Tesfaw)
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3:15-3:30pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Barriers to Parents-Youths Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication in Southwest Ethiopia: Perspectives of Parents, Teachers and Youths

Presenter: Dr Abraham Tamirat

Moderators: Dr Bethel Dereje/ Dr Abraham Fessehaye

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3:30-3:45pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Effect of Male Involvement in Family Planning Education on Contraceptive Practices among Spouses in the Pastoralist Communities of Fentale District, Eastern Ethiopia

Presenter: Sena Adugna

Moderators: Dr Bethel Dereje/ Dr Abraham Fessehaye

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3:45-4:00pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Ethiopian Abortion Policy Analysis: Health Policy Triangle Framework

Presenter: Negash Wakgari

Moderators: Dr Bethel Dereje/ Dr Abraham Fessehaye

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4:00-4:15pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Gender Lens: Drivers of RMNCH-FP Access and Uptake in Ethiopia

Presenter: Dr Yohannes Kebede

Moderators: Dr Bethel Dereje/ Dr Abraham Fessehaye

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4:15- 4:45pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Discussion

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4:45- 5:00pm

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Awards and Closing – Awarding best oral and poster presenters, Awarding sponsors

Award Committees
Research Directorate of SPHMMC
SPIRHR / YGHC

6th Annual Reproductive Health Conference

30 Years Post ICPD: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities