While a growing number of women are enrolling in universities, many opt-out at the highest levels required for a research career. According to a UNESCO report, women make up only 8% of researchers in Ethiopia.  Recognizing the role that women have played in research...

SPIRHR as an institution dedicated to professional development and knowledge sharing launched its State of the Art Webinars in January of 2022. In collaboration with St.Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and other local and international partners, we have...

As part of our research related activities SPIRHR in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) hosts an annual gathering of practitioners, researchers, and policymakers together as part of...

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Medical Students Association, has trained its second cohort of young SRHR advocates as part of its Youth SRHR Champions Project. The project, which began in 2021, aims...

An article entitled "The role of advancing training in FP and RH in a low-income country; experience of Ethiopia" has been published on contraception journal. Here is a brief statement from Dr. Tesfaye regarding the publication Sexual and reproductive health and...

SPIRHR is established to advance women-centered care through faculty support, technical assistance, infrastructure development, advocacy, and research at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical Collage (SPHMMC) and beyond. In realization of its core vision, SPIRHR took...

Research undertaking is one of the core pillars of St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR). Various trainings are organized to build and strengthen research capacity of faculties at SPHMMC particularly at the Department of Obstetrics and...

We are humbled to share the news of SPIRHR being certified as an accredited CPD (Continuing Professional Development) provider fulfilling the requirements and directives set by the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. With exceptional talents of our panel of...

Homelessness is a serious challenge in Ethiopia, with recent estimates of more than 24,000 homeless individuals living in Addis Ababa, according to the report by the Ministry of Labor and social affairs. This number is told to have multiple methodological challenges...

Continuing its value of identifying young people not solely as beneficiaries but as equal and valuable partners in projects, programs, and initiatives, St. Paul's Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR), in collaboration with Ethiopian Medical Students...