Capacity Building Mentorship Program Launch and Baseline Result Dissemination Workshop held.

Today, CDHi- Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science at the University of Gondar, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia, Afar Regional Health Bureau, and Samara University, launched the 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 (𝑪𝑩𝑴𝑷) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 at Samera, Afar Region.
The CBMP will be implemented based on the survey results and aims to provide technical support by creating selected model woredas in the region.
This initiative will also contribute to the digitalization of the health information system, offer practical health science experience to Samara University students, and build the capacity of health professionals.
During the workshop, the results of the CBMP survey conducted in selected woredas of the region were presented, and potential proposals for further action were discussed.
Attendees included Mr. Mesoud Mohammed, Strategic Affairs Executive Office, Ministry of Health Ethiopia/Statistics and Information Lead; Dr. Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI, Vice President of the University of Gondar and CDHi Director; Dr. Desalegne Mengesha Degefaw, Country Director at The Ohio State University Global One Health – Ethiopia and Samara University board member; all vice presidents of Samara University; as well as woreda representatives.
The event concluded with the signing of a MoU between the four institutions.