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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SILVER JUBILEE ANNIVERSARY AND THE 25TH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (EPHA)

MAIN THEME

PUBLIC HEALTH IN ETHIOPIA
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

MAY, 2014
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AND THE 25TH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE OF THE ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

February 20-22, 2014
Addis Ababa

Main Theme
Public Health in Ethiopia:
Past, Present and Future

Sub-themes:
• Drawing Lessons from the past: Addressing present and future priorities of PH
in Ethiopia.
• Positioning PH as Central in Ethiopia’s Development Agenda of post 2015.
• Meeting PH needs of 21st century: Drawing on Global PH.

Prepared by: Amsalu Feleke, Associate Professor of PH,
Tekle Tesfalidet, Communications Consultant, MA/MBA

Language Editor: Mulualem Denbegna
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
ACRONYMS
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY 4
2.1. Program introduction 4
2.2. Welcoming Address 5
2.3. Keynote Addresses: 7
2.3.1. Mr. Jim/James Chauvin, President, WFPA 7
2.3.2. Professor Mengesha Admassu, President, University of Gondar 7
2.3.3. Dr. Jeffery Hanson, Country Director CDC-Ethiopia 8
2.3.4. W/ro Yemeserach Belayneh, Country Advisor, The David and
Lucile Packard Foundation 8
2.4. Official Opening Address, H.E. Dr. Keseteberhan Admassu, Minister, Federal
Ministry of Health 9
2.5. EPHA Award Ceremony 10
2.5.1. Senior Public Health Service Award: Professor Melkie Edris of University of
Gondar 10
2.5.2. Senior Public Health Research Award፡ Dr. Almaz Abebe of EHNRI 11
2.5.3. Young Public Health Research Award: Dr. Eshetu Girma Kidane 11
2.5.4. Institutional Award 12
2.5.4.1. The Federal Ministry of health of Ethiopia 12
2.5.4.2. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 12
2.5.4.3. Addis Ababa University (School of Public Health and College of
Health Science) 13
2.5.4.4. The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) 13
2.5.4.5. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation 13
2.5.4.6. World Health Organization (WHO) 14
2.5.4.7. CCRDA 14
2.5.5. Special Awards 14
2.5.5.1. EXPATRIATES 14
2.5.5.1.1. DR. Tadesse Wuhib 14
2.5.5.1.2. Professor David Zakus 14
2.5.5.1.3. Professor Ulrich Lasser 14
2.5.5.2. Past and present EPHA Presidents 14
2.5.5.2.1. Ato Elias Gebre-Egziabher 14
2.5.5.2.2. Dr. Tewabech Bishaw 15
2.5.5.2.3. Professor Dereje Kebede 15
2.5.5.2.4. Professor Yimane Berhane 15
2.5.5.2.5. Dr. Tesfaye Bulto 16
2.5.5.2.6. Professor Damen Hailemariam 16
2.5.5.2.7. Dr. Mengstu Asnake 16
2.5.5.3. EPHA Executive Board Members 17
2.5.5.4. Editors-in-chief and Editorial Board Members of Ethiopian Journal
of Health Development (EJHD) 17
III. PANEL DISCUSSIONS 17
IV. CONCURRENT SESSION 31
V. POSTER PRESENTATION 122
VI. BUSINESS MEETING 123
6.1. Annual Performance Report 123
6.1.1. Project Management and Long Term Training Programs 123
6.1.2. Research, Training (short term) and Publication 126
6.1.3. Members Affair and Networking 127
6.1.4. Human Resources 127
6.1.5. Capacity Building 127
6.1.6. Finance 127
6.1.7. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) 128
6.1.7.1. Monitoring and Evaluation System Strengthening 128
6.1.7.2. Planning 128
6.1.7.3. Reporting 128
6.1.8. Construction of EPHA Headquarter 128
6.1.9. EPHA support to AFPHA 128
6.1.10. Joint works and participation 129
6.1.11. Challenges 129
6.1.12. EB proposal 129
6.1.13. External Audit Report 130
6.1.14. Election of New Board Members 133
VII. ANNEXES 134
Annex 1. Dr. Tewabech Biswhaw’s full text speech 134
Annex 2. Mr. James Chauvin’s full text speech 140
Annex 3. Professor Mengesha Admasu’s full text speech 141
Annex 4. Dr. Jeffery Hanson’s full text speech 143
Annex 5. W/ro Yemeserach Belayneh’s full text speech 144
Annex 6. H.E Dr. Keseteberhan Admassu Speech 146
Annex 7. Profiles of traditional Award winner institutions 148
Annex 8. Profile of three Award winner expatriates 152
Annex 9. Profile of past and present EPHA Presidents 153
Annex 10. List of Executive Board members 156
Annex 11. List of Editors-in-chief and Editorial Board members 156
Annex 12. External Auditor’s Report 158
Annex 13. EPHA’s Position Statement 160
ACRONYMS

AA Addis Ababa
AAU Addis Ababa University
ACD Active Case Detection
ADEs Adverse Drug Events
ADR Adverse Drug Reactions
AFB Acid Fast Bacilli
AFENET The African Field Epidemiology Network
AFPHA African Federalism of Public Health
AHRI African Health and Research Institute
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AMC Academic Medical Center
ANC Ante Natal Clinic
AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio
APOC African Program for Onchocerciasis Control
ARI Acute Respiratory Infection
ART Anti-Retroviral Treatment
ATCA African Tobacco Control Alliance
AU African Union
B. Sc Bachelor of Science
BCC Behavior Change Communication
BEmONC Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonate Care
CBHI Community Based Health Insurance
CCRDA Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Associations
CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CDDs Community Drug Distributors
CDs Communicable Diseases
CHS Community Health Service
CI Confidence Interval
COHI Community Health Insurance
CPHA Canadian Public Health Association
CPR Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
CRGE The Climate Resilient Green Economy
CSA Central Statistics Agency
CSA Central Statistics Agency
DCH Department of Community Health
DHS Demographic and Health Survey
DNA Diribo Nuclic Acid
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
EB Executive Board
EBF Exclusive Breast Feeding
EFETP Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Programme
EHNRI Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute
EHNRI Ethiopian Health & Nutrition Institute
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EJHD Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
EmOC Emergency Obstetrics Case
ENA Emergency Nutrition Assessment
EPACC Ethiopian’s Program of Adaptation to Climate Change
EPHA Ethiopian Public Health Association
EPHLA Ethiopian Public Health Laboratory Association
EPI Expanded Program on Immunization
ETB Ethiopian Birr
EU European Union
FAME Forum for African Medical Editors
FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
FGD Focus Group Discussion
FGM Female Genital Mutilation
FMOFA Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
FMoH Federal Ministry of Health
FP Family Planning
FSW Female Sex Worker
GAP Global AIDS Program
GAVI Global Alliance Vaccination Initiative
GIS Geographical Information system
GTP Growth and Transformation Plan
H.E His Excellency
HAPCO HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office
HCWs Health Care Workers
HEP Health Extension Program
HEW Health Extension Workers
HF Health Facilities
HFA Health for All
HGP Human Genome Project
HHs Households
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HO Health Officer
HSDP Health Sector Development Program
HTC HIV Testing and Counseling
ICCM Integrated Community Case Management
IEC Information Education Communication
ILC International Legal Consortium
IMF International Monetary Fund
IPCC International Panel for climate Change
IRB Institute Review Board
IT Information Technology
ITN Insecticide Treated Net
L10K Last Ten Kilometers
LAM lipoarabinomannan Antigen
LAPMs Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods
LIS Laboratory Information System
LLINs Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets
LMIC Lower Middle Income Countries
LMIC Low and Middle Income Countries
LSI Leadership in Strategic Information
LSITP Leadership in Strategic Information Training Programme
LTFU Loss to Follow Up
MARPs Most At Risk Populations
MCH Mother and Child Health
MD Medical Doctor
MDG Millennium Development Goal
MDGs Millennium Development Goals
MDR Multiple Drug Resistance
MNCH Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health
MOE Ministry of Education
MOH Ministry of Health
MPH Master of Public Health
MSM Men having Sex with Men
NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action
NCDs Non-Communicable Diseases
NEPAD New Economic Partnership for African Development
NRIH National Research Institute of Health
NRU Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit
OIs Opportunist Infections
OPD Out Patient Department
OR Odds Ratio
PCD Passive Case Detection
PDQ Partnership Defined Quality
PH Public Health
PHCU Primary Health Care Unit
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
PME Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
PMP Performance Monitoring Plan
PNC Post Natal Care
PNCLTFU Lost to Follow up
PRCMM Performance Review and Clinical Monitoring Meeting
QICs Quality Improvement Committees
QoS Quality of ICCM Service
RBM Roll Back Malaria
RDT Rapid Diagnostic Test
RH Reproductive Health
RHB Regional Health Bureau
RHS Reproductive Health Services
RTAG Research and Training Advisory Group
RTLM Rapid Town Level Mapping
SARS Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SHI Social Health Insurance
SI Strategic Information
SNNPRS Southern Nations Nationalities People Regional State
SOPHA Strengthening of Public Health Associations
SPH School of Public Health
SPM Strategic, Planning and Management
SRH Sexual Reproductive Health
SS Supportive Supervision
STI Sexually Transmitted Infection
STIs Sexually Transmitted Infections
SYGE Save Your Generation Ethiopia
TB Tuberculosis
TTBAs Trained Traditional Birth Attendants
UN United Nations
UNFCC United Nation Forum for Climate Change
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
USA United States of America
USAID United States Aid for International Development
USD United States Dollar
UTI Urinary Tract Infection
WB World Bank
WFPHA World Federation Public Health Association
WHO World Health Organization
WTP Willingness to Pay
YFS Youth Friendly Services
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) was colorfully observed
in the new building of African Union in Addis Ababa from February 20 – 22, 2014. The 25th Anniversary was
marked in concurrence with the annual Conference of EPHA. The twin occasions were organized by EPHA
in collaboration with CDC, Packard Foundation, USAID, Ethiopians and Americans in Partnership to Fight
HIV/AIDS, Pathfinder International, UNFPA, Health Policy Project, L10K, SYGE, and Ipas. One day ahead
of the observance of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary and the conduct of the Annual Conference, a-one-day
pre-conference meeting of Chapters was held at the Dream liner Hotel. The main purpose of the meeting
was to discuss draft Guidelines of Chapters and Members Registration procedures and to hear annual
chapters’ performance reports. The participants were EPHA Chapter members, Core Group members and
Officials from the EPHA Head Office.

The participants were welcomed by W/ro Hiwot Mengistu, Board member of EPHA and the meeting was
officially opened by Dr. Tewabach Bishaw, President of EPHA. She spoke of the importance of
strengthening Chapters, and she said that the draft guidelines are intended to assist Chapters in their day-
to-day activities. She pointed out that the draft documents were open for comments, revision, and
modification.
Based on the day’s schedule, the participants listened to and discussed the following presentations:
• “Introduction and briefing on current EPHA Activities” by Ato Ali Beyene, Members Affairs and
Networking Director
• “Chapter Guidelines” by W/ro Elizabeth Demeke, Chapter Affairs Officer
• “Members Registration Guidelines” by Ato Yusuf Abdu, Member Affairs Officer
• “Introduction to the new web based members Data Base” by Ato Yosef Fikadu, IT Senior Officer
• “Resource Mobilization for EPHA House Complex” by Ato Biruk Zenebe, RM Officer.

The Sessions were moderated by Dr. Assefa Seme, Sister Workenesh Kereta and Ato Seifu Hagos, EPHA
Board members.
The official opening ceremony of the grand event started after registration and distribution of relevant
documents to the participants. High level Government Officials including Dr.Keseteberhan Admassu,
Minister of FMOH, and other senior officials, members of the House of Peoples Representatives, heads
and representative of partners, Non-Governmental Organizations, members of the Association and other
invited guests to the 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary and the Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Public
Health Association were present to attend the grand event.

After welcoming the guest of honor and the participants on behalf of EPHA and the Organizing Committee,
Master of Ceremony and Executive Board member of EPHA, asked the audience to stand up to observe a
minute of silence in memory of the deceased professional colleagues and EPHA members, namely:
Professor Chali Jira of Jimma University, Dr. Teshale Seboxa of Addis Ababa University and Sister
Ejigayehu Dimamu of Hosanna Health Science College. The introduction of the three-day program was
followed by music show performed by Temesgen Children’s artistic group. The children entertained the
participants with amusing traditional songs of different nation and nationalities of Ethiopia conveying health
related messages befitting the occasion.
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