Pneumonia diagnostics dissemination workshop held in Ethiopia
18 March 2016
Malaria Consortium hosted a dissemination workshop on our pneumonia diagnostics work in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, which seeks to identify the most accurate and user-friendly tools for diagnosing pneumonia symptoms in children across four low-income countries. The workshop, which took place on February 26 in Hawassa, Ethiopia, shared preliminary findings around device accuracy and field evaluation, including discussions on how these findings may be used. Forty participants attended the event, including representatives of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional Health Bureau, district health teams, UNICEF, Save the Children, and the World Health Organization.
Check out the photos below to learn more:
Tedila Habte, Project Manager Pneumonia Diagnostics, with a poster demonstrating laboratory test and accuracy results of selected devices for detection of pneumonia.
Group discussion: Workshop attendees discuss how to use study findings for integrated community case management and integrated management of neonatal and childhood illnesses. These sessions were coordinated by Dr Hailu Tesfaye from Save the Children.
Presentation: accuracy and field evaluation results of selected devices for the detection of pneumonia, presented by Mr Kevin Baker, Programme Coordinator.
Group photo: Workshop attendees from the Regional Health Bureau, zonal health departments, district health offices, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Integrated Family Health Programme, Last 10 Kilometres Project, Save the Children, PATH and Malaria Consortium
Banner: dissemination workshop banner posted at the gate of the workshop hall.
Agonafer Tekalegne, Malaria Consortium Country Director, gives welcoming remarks
Opening speech: Mrs Emebet Mekone, Research and Technology Transfer Department Head, gives an opening speech
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Keywords: Diagnosis | Maternal, neonatal and child health
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