Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame

SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES:

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF

HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ETHIOPIA

September 26, 2009

Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Enawgaw Mehari, MD, Founder and President, People to People, Inc. (P2P)

Greetings

Allan Johnson, PHD. Associate Dean,

Division of Allied Health Sciences, Howard University

Panel Discussion 1 – Policy and Health Care Issues in Ethiopia

Moderators: Girma Tefera, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin

Elias Siraj, MD, (Associate professor, Temple University)

Challenges of the Delivery of Health Care in Ethiopia

Tedros Adhanom, PhD, Hon. Minister of Health, Ethiopia

Development and Implementation of Post Graduate Education

Milliard Derbew, MD, FRCS, FCS(ECSA), Dean, Addis Ababa University

Engaging the Ethiopian Diaspora Health Professionals

Fuad Temam, MD, President, Ethiopian Medical Association

Question and Answer Session

Panelists: Tedros Adhanom, PhD, Milliard Derbew, MD, & Fuad Temam, MD

Recognition Awards and Brief remark on

Minority Health Disparities Program between Addis Ababa University and Howard University and Capacity Building Programs in Ethiopia

Winston Anderson, PhD, Professor

Department of Biology
Howard University

Plenary Session 1 – Partnership Programs

Moderators: Tedla W. Giorgis, PhD, Visions for Development, Inc.

Ahmed Moen, PhD, Associate Professor, C/PNAHS & COM, Howard University

Developing Health and Regulatory Standards

Fisseha Woldu, PhD, Associate Director, DC Department of Health

Twinning: Howard Univ. & Addis Ababa Univ. School of Pharmacy/Nursing

Adrean-Kelly, PHD, Dean of College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Howard University

Bisrat Haile Meskel, MD, Associate Professor, Associate Professor, C/PNAHS, Howard University

Twinning: Strengthening Emergency Medicine between the University of Wisconsin, Addis Ababa University, & People to People, Inc.

Girma Tefera, MD, University of Wisconsin University

Efraim Kramer, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Private Health Sector: Lessons Learned, Opportunities & Challenges

Belay Abegaz,MD, Director, Cardiac Center, Tikur Ambessa, Addis Abeba University

Gebeyaw Tiruneh, MD, MPH

Lessons Learned: Ethiopian Diaspora Volunteer Program

Tedla W. Giorgis, PhD, Visions for Development, Inc.

Etsehiwot Tekelemariam, MPH, MSW & Azamina Arangwala, MPH, American International Health Alliance, Twinning Center

Plenary Session 2 – Diaspora Initiatives

Moderators: Getachew Asresahagne, MD

Senait Fesseha, MD, JD, University of Michigan

Lessons Learned: P2P Diaspora Heath Care and Education

Kinfe Gebeyehu, MD, Vice President, People to People, Inc.

Successes and Challenges of Developing and Implementing Infectious Diseases Fellowship

Dawd S. Siraj, MD, MPH & TM, The Brody School of Medicine

Developing and Implementing Neurology Residency in Ethiopia

Daniel Tesfaye, MD

Challenges of Developing a Surgical Care & Training in Ethiopia

Steve Freidberg, MD, Professor of Surgery, Leahy Clinic, Boston

Panel Discussion 2 – Next Steps: Building Bridges to Foster Capacity Building for Medical Education and Health Care Services

Moderators: Fitsum Tesfaye, MD, & Zelalem Temesgen, MD, Professor of Medicine ,Mayo Clinic

Question and Answer Session

Panelists: Tedros Adhanom, PhD, Ambassador David Shinn, PhD, Elias Siraj, MD,

Miliard Derbew, MD, Fisseha Woldu,PhD, & Yonas Geda, M.D

Conference Rapporteur Report

Girma Tefera, MD, University of Wisconsin
Organizers of the conference

Arif Khatib
Founder and President, African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame, Oakland, CA

Zenait Kebede, MD MPH
Vice President for Research and Grant Development, P2P
Adjunct Faculty, Huber Department of Global Health, Emory University;
President, International Health Consultancy, LLC, Atlanta, GA

Closing Remark

Enawgaw Mehari, MD