St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights

29/11/2025

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights concludes an intensive three-day Implementation Research Training

This past week from November 24-26, 2025, participants from different institutions including St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC dove deep into essential concepts and methodologies for translating evidence-based research into real-world, scalable public health programs. The skills gained here are vital for strengthening the delivery of Reproductive Health and Rights services nationwide.

At the conclusion participants had presented their concept notes for implementation research projects in groups for potential funding and support in follow-up to this training.

Thank you to all the dedicated participants and expert facilitators for making this a truly impactful and inspiring training!

28/11/2025

Every woman and girl has the right to live free from violence.
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🗣️ Speak out — violence is never acceptable
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🚫 Challenge sexist norms
Let’s open the door to a world where every woman is safe, heard, and supported.

23/11/2025

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR) CPD Center concludes a three-day Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
training-November 21,2025

The training, designed specifically for the academic staff of St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC, was highly interactive and practical aimed at strengthening participants’ skills in evidence synthesis, research appraisal, and data analysis. Trainees engaged in hands-on exercises and discussions tailored to public health research needs.

A heartfelt thank you to all the participants for their active engagement and to our dedicated trainers whose expertise and commitment were pivotal in making this workshop a success.

This initiative reflects SPIRHR’s ongoing efforts to build research capacity and support academic excellence at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and beyond.

22/11/2025

Celebrating Progress in Family Planning: World Vasectomy Day 2025

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights, in collaboration with Ministry of Health, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, MSI Ethiopia, Arbaminch University, and the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia, has successfully celebrated World Vasectomy Day for the second time in Ethiopia on November 21,2025!

This year, the vibrant city of Arbaminch served as the backdrop for an impactful week of training dedicated to healthcare professionals. Starting five days prior to the event, healthcare professionals engaged in comprehensive theoretical and practical sessions, culminating in a fruitful campaign that emphasized the critical role men play in family planning.

This year’s theme, "Men's Act of Love Towards Their Partners," perfectly encapsulated our mission: to engage men in family planning and raise awareness about its importance.

A huge thank you to everyone involved for making this event a success. Let’s keep the momentum going and continue to empower men and women alike in their reproductive health journeys!

21/11/2025

World Vasectomy Day Ethiopia 2025

ዛሬ የዓለም ቫሴክቶሚ ቀን ነው: : ቫሴክቶሚ ማለት የወንድ ዘር ማሰትላለፊያ ቱቦ በመቋጠር የሚሰራ ዘላቂ እና ቋሚ የሆነ የእርግዝና መከላከያ ዘዴ ነው።

ቫሴክቶሚ ለወንዶች አስተማማኝ፣ ከ99% በላይ ውጤታማ እና ቋሚ የቤተሰብ እቅድ ዘዴ ነው እንዲሁም ወንዶች በስነተዋልዶ ጤና ላይ እና በቤተሰብ እቅድ ንቁ ተሳትፎ እንዲያደርጉ ከፍተኛ ሚና ይጫወታል::
ይህ ደሞ ጤናማ እና የተሻለ የታቀደ ቤተሰብ እንዲሁም በአገር አቀፍ ደረጃ የተሻለ የስነ ትዋልዶ ጤና እንዲኖር አስተዋጾ አለው። ቫሴክቶሚ በተመላላሽ ክፍል የሚሰራ ፕሮሲጀር/ህክምና ሲሆን የጎንዮሽ ጉዳት የማስከተል እድሉ አነስተኛ ነው። ማገገሚያ ጊዜውም አጭር ነው። ምንም እንኳን የተረጋገጠ ጠቀሜታዎች ቢኖሩትም በአሁን ጊዜ በተለያዩ ዝቅተኛ እና መካከለኛ አገሮች እንዲሁም በአገራችን ኢትዮጲያ አገልግሎቱን ተጠቃሚ ማህበረሰብ ውስን ነው። የዓለም የቫሴክቶሚ ቀን በኢትዮጵያ ለሁለተኛ ጊዜ የሚከበር ሲሆን ዘንድሮ በአርባ ምንጭ ከተማ በደማቅ ሁኔታ ተከብሯል። የበዓሉ አዘጋጀች ሴንት ፓል ኢንስቲትዩት ፎር ሪፕሮዳክቲቭ ሄልዝ ኤንድ ራይትስ ከጤና ጥበቃ ሚኒስቴር፣ ከቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒታል ሚሊኒየም ሕክምና ኮሌጅ፣ ማሪ ስቶፕስ ኢትዮጵያ እና አርባ ምንጭ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የህክምናና ጤና ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ ጋር በመተባበር ነበር የተዘጋጀው። የዚህ አመት መሪ ቃል "Mens Act of love towards their Partner" ሲሆን በቤተሰብ እቅድ ውስጥ የጋራ ሃላፊነት አስፈላጊነት እና በሥነ ተዋልዶ ጤና ውስጥ የወንዶች ተሳትፎ አስፈላጊነት ያጎላል።
ቫሴክቶሚ ወደፊት ልጅ መውለድ እንደማይፈልጉ እርግጠኛ ለሆኑ ወንዶች ወይም ጥንዶች ተስማሚ የእርግዝና መከላከያ አማራጭ ነው።
ቫሴክቶሚ ሐኪምን ካማከሩ በኋላ በማንኛውም ሰዓት ያለ ምንም ቅድመ ሁኔታ ሊሰራ የሚችል ህክምና/ፕሮሲጀር ነው።
ቫሴክቶሚን(vasectomy) ተመራጭ የሚያደርገው ምንድን ነው?ቫሴክቶሚ ወደፊት ልጅ መውለድ እንደማይፈልጉ እርግጠኛ ለሆኑ ወንዶች ወይም ጥንዶች አስተማማኝ እና ውጤታማ የእርግዝና መከላከያ አማራጭ ነው።• ቫሴክቶሚ እርግዝናን በመከላከል ረገድ ወደ 100% የሚጠጋ ውጤታማ ነው።•ቫሴክቶሚ በተመላላሽ ክፍል የሚሰራ ፕሮሲጀር/ህክምና ሲሆን የጎንዮሽ ጉዳት የማስከተል እድሉ አነስተኛ ነው።•ቫሴክቶሚ ወንዶች በስነተዋልዶ ጤና እና በቤተሰብ እቅድ ንቁ ተሳትፎ እንዲያደርጉ የሚያስችል አማራጭ ነው።

03/11/2025

Ethiopian Midwives Association and SPIRHR Strengthen Partnership to Advance Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Executive Director and CPD team of the Ethiopian Midwives Association - EMwA visited St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR)’s CPD Center to renew CPD license and explore avenues for deeper collaboration.
During the visit, the EMWA delegation expressed appreciation for SPIRHR’s state-of-the-art training facilities and its ongoing efforts to strengthen the capacity of health professionals. The organizations discussed practical areas of partnership aimed at improving the quality of midwives’ training, CPD programs, project management, and other areas of mutual interest.
The two organizations agreed on key action points and assigned dedicated professionals to advance the collaboration. As part of the visit, EMwA, which serves as the CPD accreditor for SPIRHR’s CPD Center, officially renewed SPIRHR’s CPD accreditation. EMwA’s Executive Director, Mr. Fekadu, handed over the new license to SPIRHR Director, Prof. Delayehu Bekele.
This renewed partnership marks a significant step toward ensuring quality, consistency, and sustainability in the professional development of Ethiopia’s midwifery and reproductive health workforce.

30/10/2025

We are pleased to inform all prospective applicants that the deadline for submission of applications for the Implementation Research Training has been extended to November 3, 2025.

Applicants are encouraged to use this additional time to strengthen their concept notes and ensure all required documents are submitted before the new deadline.

For further details and updated application guidelines, please refer to the official call for proposals.
https://cms.spirhr.org/event/6/

29/10/2025

‎Lead Executive Officer Visits SPIRHR’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Center
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‎The LEO of Health Professionals Improvement and Development (HPID) at the MOH- Ethiopia, Mr. Assegid Samuel, and his team paid a visit to the SPIRHR CPD Center. The visit aimed to strengthen collaboration and explore opportunities to advance capacity-building initiatives for health professionals in reproductive health.
‎During the visit, Prof. Delayehu Bekele, Director of SPIRHR, presented the CPD Center’s ongoing efforts to enhance the knowledge and skills of health professionals through high-quality, evidence-based training programs. The team toured SPIRHR’s newly established state-of-the-art training facilities, including modern lecture halls, conference rooms, a clinical simulation center, a CPD media center, and a digital learning management platform.
‎The team commended SPIRHR’s commitment to expanding access to CPD activities in an inclusive and differentiated manner. They further expressed appreciation for the CPD Center’s innovation and pledged to collaborate in transforming SPIRHR’s CPD Center into a model of excellence for Ethiopia and beyond.
‎SPIRHR continues to reaffirm its mission to build a competent, responsive, and empowered health workforce capable of advancing reproductive health outcomes across the country and beyond.
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28/10/2025

📢 will be hosting a webinar on "Beyond Routine: Seizing Every Opportunity for Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis" in collaboration with the clinical oncology unit of St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC on Thursday, October 30,2025 4:00 PM EAT.
Register and join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ME4TX4JTSTynSMU5bv0HJg

17/10/2025

📢Opportunity Alert! 📢
St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR) invites you to apply for our Implementation Research Training to be held from November 24-26, 2025. Strengthen your skills in bridging evidence and practice to tackle reproductive health challenges.

Participants will have the chance to win support for their outstanding concept notes! Don't miss this chance to enhance your impact in health systems.

Apply now! https://cms.spirhr.org/event/6/

28/09/2025

We are excited to invite you to a special webinar on the Family Planning (FP) Impact Project dissemination in Ethiopia, on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 4:00 PM EAT.

This session will serve as a platform to introduce the FP-Impact project and share key highlights from its pivotal work in the region. We aim to foster an engaging dialogue on how the insights and evidence generated can shape future family planning policies and practices.

Whether you are a policymaker, health professional, academic, your participation will be invaluable. Together, we can explore how we can leverage research to create sustainable and impactful solutions.

📅 Date: October 2, 2025
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM EAT https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S8QiX3hnTLeJrf0Ct3Mu_Q

11/09/2025