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LSHTM – EPHI Maternal Newborn and Child Health Learning Conference

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Event start Thursday, 07 November 2019 at 08:30

Venue National Public Health Training Center, EPHI

In recent decades, Ethiopia has made impressive progress in maternal and child health. The Ethiopian Public Health Institute, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and other partners have for a number of years been engaged in joint research efforts in the field of maternal, newborn and child health in Ethiopia. A jointly organized one-day conference on the 7th of November 2019 in Addis Ababa will provide an opportunity to present, discuss, synthesize and learn across these activities.

The objective of the conference is to synthesize the learning emerging from the joint research efforts in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

Themes

The learning conference will focus the following themes:

  • The current situation in maternal, newborn and child health in Ethiopia
  • Towards Universal Health Coverage
  • Quality of Care
  • Data for health planning
  • Collaborating for mutual capacity building

Presenters

Presenters will include researchers, policy makers, planners, analysts and research students from the Ethiopian health system, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Universities, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and other partners.

Participants

Partners and stakeholders engaged in maternal, newborn and child health in Ethiopia.

Reception

All participants in the learning conference are invited to a reception with drinks and snacks at the Radisson Blu hotel at 6.30 pm.

All those interested in attending the conference and reception please email ideas@lshtm.ac.uk

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