Date: March 10-12, 2020
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Speakers
• Dr. Alemnesh Hailemariam Mirkuzie (Coordinator of NDMC)
• Dr. Awoke Misganaw ( Advisor of NDMC)
• Dr. Ababi Zergaw (senior public health researcher of NDMC)
• Dr. Solomon Ali
• Mr. Zelalem Destaw (Data Manager of NDMC)
• Fellows of Global Burden of Disease from Washington University
NDMC has conducted three days intensive training on BOD for researcher’s, FMOH, EPHI and program people for three days. The training is aimed at introducing Global Burden of disease scientific methods and tools and identifies priority areas for health policy action.
The training was important to impart knowledge and skill of Burden of Disease methods and analysis as well as health and health related data relevance in influencing policy and action. It also used to maximize data use in order to better estimate cause of death in Ethiopia.
There is poor evidence on cause of death in Ethiopia and such training has paramount importance to create awareness of data sharing and exploration for the betterment of evidence based policy action. The training was attended by more than 30 participants from EPHI, Ministry of Health and Washington University.