Vacancy Announcement
Improving Family Planning Counselling and Follow-up (ICAF)
Terms of reference (TOR) for Research assistants
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) was established through a decree of the council of ministers in 2010 although the hospital was set up in 1968 and the medical education began in 2007.It is now governed by a board under the federal ministry of health. The college initiated Ethiopia’s first integrated modular and hybrid problem-based curriculum for its undergraduate medical education, and is currently expanding to various postgraduate and fellowship programs.
Introduction
Many contraceptive methods cause menstrual bleeding changes, a common side effect that some women find unacceptable, impacting contraceptive continuation and choice. Fear of infertility, sometimes linked to the misconception that contraception-induced amenorrhea signals infertility, further complicates contraceptive decisions. High-quality contraceptive counselling must address these concerns empathetically, supporting informed decision-making and method switching when necessary, and providing ongoing support for managing side effects. However, research on women's experiences with contraceptive side effects, particularly bleeding changes and infertility concerns, is limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While studies suggest women desire more counselling on side effects and better management support, there's a lack of research exploring their specific preferences for such support. To address these gaps, ICAF has developed and is preparing to test a human-centred design intervention package in Ethiopia and Kenya aimed at improving support for women navigating these challenges.
Project background
ICAF's two-phase project first explored women's concerns about contraceptive side effects and preferences for counselling and follow-up care via in-depth interviews. This informed a human-centred design process, incorporating interviews, focus groups, a community advisory board, and prototype testing, to develop the "Mittin" intervention. The resulting intervention packages, including take-home materials, provider job aids, waiting room support, and call counselling, will be piloted and tested in public health facilities over the next two years.
Purpose of the assignment
ICAF is looking for qualified research assistants for its quantities and qualitative surveys
Position: Survey Research assistants
Salary: Based on the project scale.
Number of people required: Two
1. Survey research assistants: ICAF would like to hire qualified quantitative survey research assistants
Tasks and deliverable
The survey research assistant will
1. Recruit participants as per the ICAF protocol
2. Collect data using redcap at assigned survey sights.
3. Fill out facility observation form
4. Upload the collected data on the ICAF survey data base every day.
5. Communicate with the field supervisor daily using the ICAF daily reporting format
6. Keep all the ICAF data collection gadgets and equipment as per the provided instructions.
7. Perform all other related tasks assigned by the research
Required qualification
• Applicants should have BSC degree or above in health field including public health, nursing MD etc...
• Previous experience of Redcap and survey data collection are desirable
Submission of Application and Deadlines for Deliverables: Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to accessafrica2020@gmail.com within five days of this announcement.
Duration of assignment: The survey research assistants will be hired for three months with possible extension.
Improving Family Planning Counselling and Follow-up (ICAF)
Terms of reference (TOR) for Research assistants
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) was established through a decree of the council of ministers in 2010 although the hospital was set up in 1968 and the medical education began in 2007.It is now governed by a board under the federal ministry of health. The college initiated Ethiopia’s first integrated modular and hybrid problem-based curriculum for its undergraduate medical education, and is currently expanding to various postgraduate and fellowship programs.
Introduction
Many contraceptive methods cause menstrual bleeding changes, a common side effect that some women find unacceptable, impacting contraceptive continuation and choice. Fear of infertility, sometimes linked to the misconception that contraception-induced amenorrhea signals infertility, further complicates contraceptive decisions. High-quality contraceptive counselling must address these concerns empathetically, supporting informed decision-making and method switching when necessary, and providing ongoing support for managing side effects. However, research on women's experiences with contraceptive side effects, particularly bleeding changes and infertility concerns, is limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While studies suggest women desire more counselling on side effects and better management support, there's a lack of research exploring their specific preferences for such support. To address these gaps, ICAF has developed and is preparing to test a human-centred design intervention package in Ethiopia and Kenya aimed at improving support for women navigating these challenges.
Project background
ICAF's two-phase project first explored women's concerns about contraceptive side effects and preferences for counselling and follow-up care via in-depth interviews. This informed a human-centred design process, incorporating interviews, focus groups, a community advisory board, and prototype testing, to develop the "Mittin" intervention. The resulting intervention packages, including take-home materials, provider job aids, waiting room support, and call counselling, will be piloted and tested in public health facilities over the next two years.
Purpose of the assignment
ICAF is looking for qualified research assistants for its quantities and qualitative surveys
Position: Survey Research assistants
Salary: Based on the project scale.
Number of people required: Two
1. Survey research assistants: ICAF would like to hire qualified quantitative survey research assistants
Tasks and deliverable
The survey research assistant will
1. Recruit participants as per the ICAF protocol
2. Collect data using redcap at assigned survey sights.
3. Fill out facility observation form
4. Upload the collected data on the ICAF survey data base every day.
5. Communicate with the field supervisor daily using the ICAF daily reporting format
6. Keep all the ICAF data collection gadgets and equipment as per the provided instructions.
7. Perform all other related tasks assigned by the research
Required qualification
• Applicants should have BSC degree or above in health field including public health, nursing MD etc...
• Previous experience of Redcap and survey data collection are desirable
Submission of Application and Deadlines for Deliverables: Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to accessafrica2020@gmail.com within five days of this announcement.
Duration of assignment: The survey research assistants will be hired for three months with possible extension.
Vacancy Announcement
Improving Family Planning Counselling and Follow-up (ICAF)
Terms of reference (TOR) for Research assistants
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) was established through a decree of the council of ministers in 2010 although the hospital was set up in 1968 and the medical education began in 2007.It is now governed by a board under the federal ministry of health. The college initiated Ethiopia’s first integrated modular and hybrid problem-based curriculum for its undergraduate medical education, and is currently expanding to various postgraduate and fellowship programs.
Introduction
Many contraceptive methods cause menstrual bleeding changes, a common side effect that some women find unacceptable, impacting contraceptive continuation and choice. Fear of infertility, sometimes linked to the misconception that contraception-induced amenorrhea signals infertility, further complicates contraceptive decisions. High-quality contraceptive counselling must address these concerns empathetically, supporting informed decision-making and method switching when necessary, and providing ongoing support for managing side effects. However, research on women's experiences with contraceptive side effects, particularly bleeding changes and infertility concerns, is limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While studies suggest women desire more counselling on side effects and better management support, there's a lack of research exploring their specific preferences for such support. To address these gaps, ICAF has developed and is preparing to test a human-centred design intervention package in Ethiopia and Kenya aimed at improving support for women navigating these challenges.
Project background
ICAF's two-phase project first explored women's concerns about contraceptive side effects and preferences for counselling and follow-up care via in-depth interviews. This informed a human-centred design process, incorporating interviews, focus groups, a community advisory board, and prototype testing, to develop the "Mittin" intervention. The resulting intervention packages, including take-home materials, provider job aids, waiting room support, and call counselling, will be piloted and tested in public health facilities over the next two years.
Purpose of the assignment
ICAF is looking for qualified research assistants for its quantities and qualitative surveys
Position: Survey Research assistants
Salary: Based on the project scale.
Number of people required: Two
1. Survey research assistants: ICAF would like to hire qualified quantitative survey research assistants
Tasks and deliverable
The survey research assistant will
1. Recruit participants as per the ICAF protocol
2. Collect data using redcap at assigned survey sights.
3. Fill out facility observation form
4. Upload the collected data on the ICAF survey data base every day.
5. Communicate with the field supervisor daily using the ICAF daily reporting format
6. Keep all the ICAF data collection gadgets and equipment as per the provided instructions.
7. Perform all other related tasks assigned by the research
Required qualification
• Applicants should have BSC degree or above in health field including public health, nursing MD etc...
• Previous experience of Redcap and survey data collection are desirable
Submission of Application and Deadlines for Deliverables: Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to accessafrica2020@gmail.com within five days of this announcement.
Duration of assignment: The survey research assistants will be hired for three months with possible extension.
Improving Family Planning Counselling and Follow-up (ICAF)
Terms of reference (TOR) for Research assistants
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) was established through a decree of the council of ministers in 2010 although the hospital was set up in 1968 and the medical education began in 2007.It is now governed by a board under the federal ministry of health. The college initiated Ethiopia’s first integrated modular and hybrid problem-based curriculum for its undergraduate medical education, and is currently expanding to various postgraduate and fellowship programs.
Introduction
Many contraceptive methods cause menstrual bleeding changes, a common side effect that some women find unacceptable, impacting contraceptive continuation and choice. Fear of infertility, sometimes linked to the misconception that contraception-induced amenorrhea signals infertility, further complicates contraceptive decisions. High-quality contraceptive counselling must address these concerns empathetically, supporting informed decision-making and method switching when necessary, and providing ongoing support for managing side effects. However, research on women's experiences with contraceptive side effects, particularly bleeding changes and infertility concerns, is limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While studies suggest women desire more counselling on side effects and better management support, there's a lack of research exploring their specific preferences for such support. To address these gaps, ICAF has developed and is preparing to test a human-centred design intervention package in Ethiopia and Kenya aimed at improving support for women navigating these challenges.
Project background
ICAF's two-phase project first explored women's concerns about contraceptive side effects and preferences for counselling and follow-up care via in-depth interviews. This informed a human-centred design process, incorporating interviews, focus groups, a community advisory board, and prototype testing, to develop the "Mittin" intervention. The resulting intervention packages, including take-home materials, provider job aids, waiting room support, and call counselling, will be piloted and tested in public health facilities over the next two years.
Purpose of the assignment
ICAF is looking for qualified research assistants for its quantities and qualitative surveys
Position: Survey Research assistants
Salary: Based on the project scale.
Number of people required: Two
1. Survey research assistants: ICAF would like to hire qualified quantitative survey research assistants
Tasks and deliverable
The survey research assistant will
1. Recruit participants as per the ICAF protocol
2. Collect data using redcap at assigned survey sights.
3. Fill out facility observation form
4. Upload the collected data on the ICAF survey data base every day.
5. Communicate with the field supervisor daily using the ICAF daily reporting format
6. Keep all the ICAF data collection gadgets and equipment as per the provided instructions.
7. Perform all other related tasks assigned by the research
Required qualification
• Applicants should have BSC degree or above in health field including public health, nursing MD etc...
• Previous experience of Redcap and survey data collection are desirable
Submission of Application and Deadlines for Deliverables: Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to accessafrica2020@gmail.com within five days of this announcement.
Duration of assignment: The survey research assistants will be hired for three months with possible extension.
Position: Qualitative research assistants
Salary: Based on the project scale.
Number of people required: Ten
2. Qualitative research assistants: ICAF would like to hire qualified qualitative research assistants
Tasks and deliverable
The survey research assistant will
1. Recruit participants as per the ICAF protocol
2. Conduct in-depth interviews with selected participants
3. Record all interviews as per the protocol
4. Transcribe all interviews in Amharic verbatim
5. Translate all the transcribed data into English
6. Keep all the ICAF data collection gadgets and equipment as per the provided instructions.
7. Perform all other related tasks assigned by the research
Required qualification
• Applicants should have BSC degree or above in health field including public health, nursing MD etc...
• Applicants should have both English and Amharic language proficient
Submission of Application and Deadlines for Deliverables: Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to accessafrica2020@gmail.com within five days of this announcement.
Duration of assignment: The qualitative research assistants will submit all their deliverables within two weeks of starting work.
Salary: Based on the project scale.
Number of people required: Ten
2. Qualitative research assistants: ICAF would like to hire qualified qualitative research assistants
Tasks and deliverable
The survey research assistant will
1. Recruit participants as per the ICAF protocol
2. Conduct in-depth interviews with selected participants
3. Record all interviews as per the protocol
4. Transcribe all interviews in Amharic verbatim
5. Translate all the transcribed data into English
6. Keep all the ICAF data collection gadgets and equipment as per the provided instructions.
7. Perform all other related tasks assigned by the research
Required qualification
• Applicants should have BSC degree or above in health field including public health, nursing MD etc...
• Applicants should have both English and Amharic language proficient
Submission of Application and Deadlines for Deliverables: Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to accessafrica2020@gmail.com within five days of this announcement.
Duration of assignment: The qualitative research assistants will submit all their deliverables within two weeks of starting work.
ጤና ሚኒስቴር ረቂቅ የውጪ ሀገር ህክምና ህሙማን ቅብብሎሽ ስርዓት መመሪያ ላይ የህዝብ አስተያየት ለመሰብሰብ ማስታወቂያ አወጣ: :
የጤና ሚኒስቴር የጤና አገልግሎት፣ አስተዳደር እና ቁጥጥር አዋጅ ቁጥር 1362/2017 አንቀፅ 58(2) በተሰጠው ስልጣን የወጪ ሀገር ህክምና የህሙማን ቅብብሎሽ ስርዓትን በተመለከተ በረቂቅ መመሪያው ተካቷል።
ረቂቅ መመሪያ ለውጪ ሀገር ሕክምና የሚያበቁ ሁኔታዎች እና አገልግሎቱን ለማግኘት መሟላት ስለሚገባቸው ማስረጃዎች፣ ስለ ውጪ ሀገር ሕክምና አስታማሚ፣ ስለ ጤና ተቋማት ሕክምና ቦርድ፣ ስለ ጤና ሚኒስቴር፣ ስለ ክልል ጤና ቢሮ እና ስለ ጤና ተቋማት፥ በውጪ ሀገር የሕሙማን ቅብብሎሽ የህክምና አገልግሎት ስለሚሰጥ የጤና ተቋም እና ወኪል ተግባርና ሀላፊነት፥ ስለ ቅሬት አቀራረብና አፈታት ስርዓት የሚመለከቱ ድንጋጌዎችም ይዟል።
ማንኛውም የረቂቅ መመሪያውን ቅጂ ማግኘት የሚፈልግ ሰው ከሚኒስትሩ ድረ-ገፅ ይህን ማስፈንጠሪያ በመጠቀም ማውረድ ይችላል።
https://www.moh.gov.et/am/node/469
በረቂቅ መመሪያው ላይ አስተያየት መስጠት የሚፈልግ ማንኛውም ሰው ይህ ማስታወቂያ ከወጣበት ቀን ጀምሮ ባሉት 15 ተከታታይ ቀናት ውስጥ አስተያየቱን በጤና ሚኒስቴር ድረ-ገጽ ወይም በሚኒስትር መስሪያ ቤቱ የህግ አገልግሎት ስራ አስፈፃሚ ክፍል በመቅረብ በጽሁፍ ማስገባት ይቻላል።
የጤና ሚኒስቴር የጤና አገልግሎት፣ አስተዳደር እና ቁጥጥር አዋጅ ቁጥር 1362/2017 አንቀፅ 58(2) በተሰጠው ስልጣን የወጪ ሀገር ህክምና የህሙማን ቅብብሎሽ ስርዓትን በተመለከተ በረቂቅ መመሪያው ተካቷል።
ረቂቅ መመሪያ ለውጪ ሀገር ሕክምና የሚያበቁ ሁኔታዎች እና አገልግሎቱን ለማግኘት መሟላት ስለሚገባቸው ማስረጃዎች፣ ስለ ውጪ ሀገር ሕክምና አስታማሚ፣ ስለ ጤና ተቋማት ሕክምና ቦርድ፣ ስለ ጤና ሚኒስቴር፣ ስለ ክልል ጤና ቢሮ እና ስለ ጤና ተቋማት፥ በውጪ ሀገር የሕሙማን ቅብብሎሽ የህክምና አገልግሎት ስለሚሰጥ የጤና ተቋም እና ወኪል ተግባርና ሀላፊነት፥ ስለ ቅሬት አቀራረብና አፈታት ስርዓት የሚመለከቱ ድንጋጌዎችም ይዟል።
ማንኛውም የረቂቅ መመሪያውን ቅጂ ማግኘት የሚፈልግ ሰው ከሚኒስትሩ ድረ-ገፅ ይህን ማስፈንጠሪያ በመጠቀም ማውረድ ይችላል።
https://www.moh.gov.et/am/node/469
በረቂቅ መመሪያው ላይ አስተያየት መስጠት የሚፈልግ ማንኛውም ሰው ይህ ማስታወቂያ ከወጣበት ቀን ጀምሮ ባሉት 15 ተከታታይ ቀናት ውስጥ አስተያየቱን በጤና ሚኒስቴር ድረ-ገጽ ወይም በሚኒስትር መስሪያ ቤቱ የህግ አገልግሎት ስራ አስፈፃሚ ክፍል በመቅረብ በጽሁፍ ማስገባት ይቻላል።
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College organized an event for journalists last Friday, in connection with the Safe Motherhood Roundtable Discussion on Maternal Health and Family Planning. Journalists from both government and private media houses attended the awareness training. The event was supported by the St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR).
የሕክምና ማስታወቂያ
የማህፀን ወደ ውጭ መውጣት /መላላት ችግር እንዲሁም በሚያስነጥሱበት፤በሚያስሉበት እንዲሁም ከባድ ነገር በሚያነሱበት ጊዜ የሽንት ማምለጥ ችግር ላለባቸዉ እናቶች ከየካቲት 14 እስከ መጋቢት 10/ 2017ዓ.ም ባሉት ቀናት በማህፀን ተመላላሽ ህክምና ክፍል የህክምና አገልግሎት ይሰጣል። ችግሩ ያለባችሁ በሙሉ አገልግሎቱን ማግኘት ትችላላችሁ፡፡
የቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒታል ሚሊኒየም ሕክምና ኮሌጅ
የማህፀን ወደ ውጭ መውጣት /መላላት ችግር እንዲሁም በሚያስነጥሱበት፤በሚያስሉበት እንዲሁም ከባድ ነገር በሚያነሱበት ጊዜ የሽንት ማምለጥ ችግር ላለባቸዉ እናቶች ከየካቲት 14 እስከ መጋቢት 10/ 2017ዓ.ም ባሉት ቀናት በማህፀን ተመላላሽ ህክምና ክፍል የህክምና አገልግሎት ይሰጣል። ችግሩ ያለባችሁ በሙሉ አገልግሎቱን ማግኘት ትችላላችሁ፡፡
የቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒታል ሚሊኒየም ሕክምና ኮሌጅ
Another significant milestone in advancing patient care and clinical excellence has been achieved!!
Today, the SPHMMC Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) celebrated the discussion of its 200th case in just nine months. This remarkable achievement underscores the exceptional dedication and collaborative efforts of experts from various specialties and subspecialties, working together in a unified setting to deliver the highest standards of patient care and clinical excellence.
During the event, the esteemed MDT members and their respective units were recognized for their contributions. A comprehensive overview of the MDT’s performance was presented, identifying areas for improvement and outlining future initiatives.
The occasion also featured remarks from a distinguished guest speaker, who praised the team’s accomplishments and offered insights for continued growth and progress.
Today, the SPHMMC Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) celebrated the discussion of its 200th case in just nine months. This remarkable achievement underscores the exceptional dedication and collaborative efforts of experts from various specialties and subspecialties, working together in a unified setting to deliver the highest standards of patient care and clinical excellence.
During the event, the esteemed MDT members and their respective units were recognized for their contributions. A comprehensive overview of the MDT’s performance was presented, identifying areas for improvement and outlining future initiatives.
The occasion also featured remarks from a distinguished guest speaker, who praised the team’s accomplishments and offered insights for continued growth and progress.
እንኳን ደስ አላቹ! እንኳን ደስ አለን!
ኮሌጃችን በዚህ አመት የመውጪያ ፈተና (Exit exam) ያስፈተናቸው የህክምና ተማሪዎች 98% አልፈዋል!
ሬጅስትራር ጽ/ቤት
ኮሌጃችን በዚህ አመት የመውጪያ ፈተና (Exit exam) ያስፈተናቸው የህክምና ተማሪዎች 98% አልፈዋል!
ሬጅስትራር ጽ/ቤት
Today, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, accompanied by Ethiopian Health Minister Dr. Mekdes Daba, visited St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College. The visit underscored the hospital’s advancements, particularly the progress of the Cancer Center, including the radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine facilities.
During the tour, Minister Murashko visited the oncology center, gaining insights into its operations and the substantial progress being made toward its completion. The SPHMMC oncology center, nearing completion, will be the largest standalone cancer treatment facility in Africa, providing comprehensive cancer care and significantly enhancing the country’s cancer care (both diagnostic and therapeutic) capacity.
Minister Murashko expressed his support for the initiatives at the hospital and assured that the Russian government would provide future assistance to the Nuclear Medicine Center. This support will include technical expertise and the provision of medical equipment to enhance its operations and services.
During the tour, Minister Murashko visited the oncology center, gaining insights into its operations and the substantial progress being made toward its completion. The SPHMMC oncology center, nearing completion, will be the largest standalone cancer treatment facility in Africa, providing comprehensive cancer care and significantly enhancing the country’s cancer care (both diagnostic and therapeutic) capacity.
Minister Murashko expressed his support for the initiatives at the hospital and assured that the Russian government would provide future assistance to the Nuclear Medicine Center. This support will include technical expertise and the provision of medical equipment to enhance its operations and services.
Announcement
To ERMP 2024 applicants
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Finally, after a long journey of registration followed by exam and choice revision, we’ve arrived on the most awaited step of ERMP 2024 - Matching! We would like to congratulate all matched candidates for being successful to join a residency program in this year’s ERMP!
The merit-based matching is done using the ERMP matching algorithm and your matching result is Posted at the Ministry Telegram channel (https://tttttt.me/M0H_EThiopia) with a table of maximum and minimum grades of matched candidates for each specialty and university.
If you have any complaint on your matching result, you can make a call to the Ministry’s Hotline of 952 during the appeal week of February 21 -28, 2025 on working hours. No appeal is to be entertained after the dead line (Feb 28, 2025). And also, complaints on change of place or program or sponsor will not be accepted as an appeal.
The issue of NGAT was the major reason that made the matching result late to be posted, and we appreciate your patience you had so far. Those of you, who do not have a pass certificate for NGAT, should follow the notice to be given by Ministry of Education (MoE) since we are making an arrangement for the NGAT exam to be conducted by MoE as early as possible.
We, hereby, cordially request all institutions running residency program, to consider the NGAT issue before making any announcement for admission (registration).
Further information on deployment, MOH sponsorship agreement procedure and other issues will be posted soon.
To ERMP 2024 applicants
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Finally, after a long journey of registration followed by exam and choice revision, we’ve arrived on the most awaited step of ERMP 2024 - Matching! We would like to congratulate all matched candidates for being successful to join a residency program in this year’s ERMP!
The merit-based matching is done using the ERMP matching algorithm and your matching result is Posted at the Ministry Telegram channel (https://tttttt.me/M0H_EThiopia) with a table of maximum and minimum grades of matched candidates for each specialty and university.
If you have any complaint on your matching result, you can make a call to the Ministry’s Hotline of 952 during the appeal week of February 21 -28, 2025 on working hours. No appeal is to be entertained after the dead line (Feb 28, 2025). And also, complaints on change of place or program or sponsor will not be accepted as an appeal.
The issue of NGAT was the major reason that made the matching result late to be posted, and we appreciate your patience you had so far. Those of you, who do not have a pass certificate for NGAT, should follow the notice to be given by Ministry of Education (MoE) since we are making an arrangement for the NGAT exam to be conducted by MoE as early as possible.
We, hereby, cordially request all institutions running residency program, to consider the NGAT issue before making any announcement for admission (registration).
Further information on deployment, MOH sponsorship agreement procedure and other issues will be posted soon.
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