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FHI
commences first technical meeting
in Ethiopia
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ADDIS
ABEBA(July 15,2008) -
The first technical meeting focusing on Family Planning, Reproductive
Health and Integration with HIV/AIDS programs officially kicked off
on Monday in Addis Ababa.
The international meeting being held at the UNCC is organized by Family
Health International-Ethiopia (FHI).
The meeting will keep on till Thursday, July 17, 2008, organizers
told The Daly Monitor.
On the opening speech of Dr. Nigist Tesfaye, the Head of Family Health
Department, MOH, said that there is still a lot to be done in order
to achieve the MDG especially reduction of mothers mortality.
"Regarding Family planning we need to create demand, address
unmet needs, help and counsel women to make informed choices to prevent
unintended pregnancies and avoid HIV," she noted.
She added that the family planning services need to be provided to
all who are in need of it.
Francesca Stuer, Country Director of FHI-Ethiopia, on her part said
the purpose of the meeting was to share programmatic and research
experience, lessons learned and resources on family planning and integration
with HIV programs.
On the first day of the technical meeting, research papers conducted
on a range of topics surrounding the matter were presented for the
participants.
The topics, among others, include, Family planning research to practice,
past, present and future; Trends in family planning use and unmet
need in Sub Saharan Africa; Contraception 101; The latest in family
planning methods; Access and quality in family planning services.
The participants from 13 countries-Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Madagascar,
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya, USA, South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda, DRC
and Thailand-are attending the meeting.
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