OMPHI - Images - Gondar, Ethiopia, December 10, 2011
OMPHI — Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute
Training Course in Mekelle, Ethiopia
December 12, 2011
Local Coordinator: Dr Mengistu Asnake Kibret
Project Coordinator: Dr. Marloes Schoonheim
The Oxford University Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) in collaboration with Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER) has provided health professionals from Mekelle University with a one-day, free training on The evidence-based management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. The training was developed as an e-learning module by the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (NDOG), University of Oxford and funded by the MacArthur Foundation through EngenderHealth.
On December 12, 26 health professionals from Gondar University attended the evidence-based management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia training in the university’s computer department. Among the participants were obstetricians, gynaecologists, GPs, staff from the midwifery department, staff from the public health department, staff from the University Hospital and students from various departments. The training took four hours and was followed by 20 multiple-choice questions based on the training. All participants were presented with certificates jointly signed by the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of the University of Oxford, GFMER and Dr. Zerihun Abebe, Dean of Health Sciences, Mekelle University.
Participants list
| Name | Education, specialty |
| Abel Balcha | GP |
| Afework Alem | GP |
| Awala Eguar | Public health |
| Berhe Gebrewahid | Emergency surgery |
| Daniel Getahun | Intern |
| Esete Berhan | Emergency surgery |
| Habtom Tadesse | GP |
| Kinde Hailu | Emergency surgery |
| Lemlem Newayu | Emergency surgery |
| Mengesha Abie Fentie | Surgery |
| Michele Tsegay | Midwifery |
| Negessa Kassa | Intern |
| Nejat Ahmed | Intern |
| Rebawit Habteweld | Intern |
| Roman Asnet | Midwifery |
| Samrawit Tassew | Intern |
| Shegaw Agezew | Emergency surgery and Obs/Gyn |
| Sisay Degnew | Intern |
| Tekeste Etsay | Intern |
| Tesfaye Estiphanos | Intern |
| Teshale Diress | Intern |
| Teshale Wubet | GP |
| Yemisirach Berhanu | Emergency surgery and Obs/Gyn |
| Yemisrache Shiferaw | Intern |
| Yoseph Debebe | Intern |
| Zerihun Haile | GP |
Local Coordinator
Mengistu Asnake, MD, MPH
Chief of Party (COP), Integrated Family Health Program (IFHP)
Deputy Country Representative, Pathfinder International-Ethiopia
Phone: +251-113-20-35-12
Fax: +251-113-20-35-72
P.O.Box 12655, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
GSM: +234- 80- 23810589
Email: GAmagashi@gmail.com , Masnake@pathfinder.org or Masnake@ifhp-et.org
Project Coordinator
Dr Marloes Schoonheim
Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Villa Grand-Montfleury
Chemin du Grand-Montfleury 48
1290 Versoix - Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)22 3467716
Fax: +41 (0)22 3467834
Email: marloes76@mac.com and marloes.schoonheim@gfmer.org
Website: http://www.gfmer.ch/
Edited by Aldo Campana,