REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
FOR
Health Science Students
Lecture Note
Feleke Worku (MD)
Samuel Gebresilassie (MD)
University of Gondar
, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
For
Health Science Students
Lecture Note
Feleke Worku (MD) Lecturer
Samuel Gebresilassie (MD)
Associate Professor of Gynecology and
Obstetrics
2008
In collaboration with
The Carter Canter (EPHTI) and The Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of
Education and Ministry of Health
University of Gondar
, PREFACE
This lecture note lecture note in reproductive health for health
science students is prepared in accordance with the current
curriculum, which we think will be of help to meet the
millennium development goals in the health perspective,
which is broader in scope and extensive in contents than the
already existing maternal on child health. It will help students
and other readers to understand the current reproductive
health understandings.
Starting with the definition, we have gone through its
components. Each component was dealt with extensively as a
chapter. Emphasis was given to the service provision and
challenges and on how to overcome the challenges which
most of the time is not easily available and accessible for the
students. In each reproductive health component, we tried to
address important national and international up-dated figures
and evidence based and practical reproductive health and
related issues.
The authors
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, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to The Carter
Center, Ethiopian Public Health Training Initiative to take the
initiative and sponsor the development of this lecture note. We
would like to thank the internal reviewers of the University of
Gondar staff, W/t Alemtsehay Mekonnen from the Department
of Midwifery and Dr. Desalegn Tigabu, Department of
epidemiology.
We would like to express our appreciation to the external
reviewers: ACCESS JHPIEGO for the excellent comments
they gave us.
We would like to thank the reviewers of inter institution:
Dr. Nega Jimma University
Dr. Million Debub University
Ato Araya Mekelle University
Ato Anteneh Haremaya University
Finally, we thank all individuals and institutions who helped us
in making this invaluable material to come to a reality.
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FOR
Health Science Students
Lecture Note
Feleke Worku (MD)
Samuel Gebresilassie (MD)
University of Gondar
, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
For
Health Science Students
Lecture Note
Feleke Worku (MD) Lecturer
Samuel Gebresilassie (MD)
Associate Professor of Gynecology and
Obstetrics
2008
In collaboration with
The Carter Canter (EPHTI) and The Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of
Education and Ministry of Health
University of Gondar
, PREFACE
This lecture note lecture note in reproductive health for health
science students is prepared in accordance with the current
curriculum, which we think will be of help to meet the
millennium development goals in the health perspective,
which is broader in scope and extensive in contents than the
already existing maternal on child health. It will help students
and other readers to understand the current reproductive
health understandings.
Starting with the definition, we have gone through its
components. Each component was dealt with extensively as a
chapter. Emphasis was given to the service provision and
challenges and on how to overcome the challenges which
most of the time is not easily available and accessible for the
students. In each reproductive health component, we tried to
address important national and international up-dated figures
and evidence based and practical reproductive health and
related issues.
The authors
i
, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to The Carter
Center, Ethiopian Public Health Training Initiative to take the
initiative and sponsor the development of this lecture note. We
would like to thank the internal reviewers of the University of
Gondar staff, W/t Alemtsehay Mekonnen from the Department
of Midwifery and Dr. Desalegn Tigabu, Department of
epidemiology.
We would like to express our appreciation to the external
reviewers: ACCESS JHPIEGO for the excellent comments
they gave us.
We would like to thank the reviewers of inter institution:
Dr. Nega Jimma University
Dr. Million Debub University
Ato Araya Mekelle University
Ato Anteneh Haremaya University
Finally, we thank all individuals and institutions who helped us
in making this invaluable material to come to a reality.
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