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“Every challenge is here”: fistula in Ethiopia

“Every challenge is here”: fistula in Ethiopia

In 1958, obstetrician and gynaecologist Catherine Hamlin and her husband—also a doctor—answered an advertisement in The Lancet to set up a midwifery school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within days of arriving, the Australian couple saw obstetric fistula cases for the first time. An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that […]

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Economic costs of intimate partner violence against women in Ethiopia

Economic costs of intimate partner violence against women in Ethiopia

Source:- Publications | UN Women – Africa This study has been conducted to develop the evidence base on the economic impacts of violence against women more broadly through estimating these impacts with a focus on IPV. It employed a mixed methods approach to estimate the broader economic costs of IPV for women/households and the economy […]

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Research brief on Effective Modalities to Improve Pregnant Women Compliance to the Daily Prenatal Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation

Research brief on Effective Modalities to Improve Pregnant Women Compliance to the Daily Prenatal Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation

A Short Research brief, written in Amharic on Effective Modalities to improve pregnant women’s compliance to daily prenatal Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation.

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Improving Menstrual Health Literacy Through Life-Skills Programming in Rural Ethiopia

Improving Menstrual Health Literacy Through Life-Skills Programming in Rural Ethiopia

Despite its cultural and biological importance, limited knowledge about menstruation and cultural taboos in many contexts means that menarche often brings fear and stigma. In Ethiopia, in the context of this paper, lack of knowledge and the stigma around menstruation create challenges for adolescent girls related to menstrual hygiene management and their reproductive health more […]

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Child Marriage  in West and  Central Africa

Child Marriage in West and Central Africa

A statistical overview and reflections on ending the practice

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Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa

Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa

Child marriage is a violation of human rights. Every child has the right to be protected from this harmful practice, which has devastating consequences for individuals and for society. Child marriage is now firmly on the global development agenda, most prominently through its
inclusion in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 5.3 which calls for the elimination of the practice by 2030.

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Using a Rapid Knowledge Translation Approach for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh, Burundi, Indonesia, and Jordan

Using a Rapid Knowledge Translation Approach for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh, Burundi, Indonesia, and Jordan

Translation of knowledge into policy and practice is important to prevent sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) related morbidity and mortality and ensure access to rights. Existing approaches to knowledge translation are often relatively rigid and implicitly assume linear processes, leading to time-consuming processes that are not tailored to countries’ needs.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia: Gains and Reflections Over the Past Two Decades

Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia: Gains and Reflections Over the Past Two Decades

The special journal supplement on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) in Ethiopia .There are 13 articles under the main title. The articles have undergone the journal’s standard peer review process for supplements. The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests.Publication of this supplement is supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

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Experiences of vulnerable urban youth  under covid-19: the case of youth  working in factories and industrial parks

Experiences of vulnerable urban youth under covid-19: the case of youth working in factories and industrial parks

Rapid virtual research by GAGE has highlighted the challenges that young people are facing in rural communities in Afar, Amhara and Oromia, and in Dire Dawa city (Jones et al., 2020a, b), but as yet very little is known about the specific experiences of vulnerable urban youth. This brief focuses on youth (aged 15–24 years) working in factories, and is part of a series exploring the impacts of covid-19 and the ensuing government policy response on vulnerable urban youth in Ethiopia.

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