St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights

08/08/2026

08/08/2026

Elevating Medical Education Standards!

From August 3–7, 2026, St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights successfully conducted an Exam Blueprint Development Workshop and Training for the OBGYN Faculty at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC .

This key initiative is designed to standardize and enhance assessment frameworks for undergraduate medical students, residents, and fellows—ensuring rigorous, fair, and high-quality evaluation across all training levels.

Kudos to the faculty and facilitators dedicated to advancing excellence in reproductive health education and patient care!

05/08/2026

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights has successfully concluded an intensive Non-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) clinical training program, conducted from July 22 to July 31, 2026. This initiative represents a key milestone in SPIRHR’s ongoing mission to strengthen clinical capacity, broaden family planning choices, and advance safe, accessible reproductive healthcare across Ethiopia.

The training was led by distinguished experts, including Dr. Aschalew, Senior Family Planning Expert, and Dr. Tewodros, Urologist. The cohort of trainees included Obstetrics and Gynecology Seniors, Family Planning and Reproductive Health specialists and fellows, and a Urology resident. SPIRHR extends its sincere gratitude to its collaborating partner institutions, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC, MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices and Arba Minch University Teaching and Comprehensive Specialized Hospital—for their outstanding coordination, and clinical collaboration.

SPIRHR commends all participating healthcare professionals for their successful completion of this training and their continued dedication to elevating standard-of-care reproductive health services nationwide.

28/07/2026

24/07/2026

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights has signed a tripartite MOU with St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC and Bahir Dar University College of Medicine and Health Science to launch a Family Planning and Reproductive Health Fellowship at Bahir Dar University College of Medicine and Health Science.

This partnership represents a shared commitment to advancing specialized medical training and improving reproductive health care services across Ethiopia.

16/07/2026

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights wrapped up an intensive 3-day workshop on Scientific Writing and Publication, bringing together health professionals from institutions across Ethiopia.

To ensure local clinical insights reach a global audience, participants dove deep into the complete publication lifecycle. Key takeaways included:

• Developing impactful manuscripts & selecting the right journals
• Navigating and confidently responding to peer reviewer feedback
• Upholding rigorous publication ethics
• Navigating the ethical use of AI in modern research

This is a huge step forward in equipping our local experts with the tools to share vital public health solutions with the world.

15/07/2026

St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights CPD Center is pleased to announce a three-day Grant Writing Training Workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of health researchers and academic professionals to develop competitive grant proposals.
For more info https://cms.spirhr.org/event/24/

08/07/2026

We are deeply honored to participate in the annual COMS-A (MedEdAfrica 2026) conference, held July 6–8 at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa under the theme "Advancing Medical Education in Africa"!

During the event, St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights convened a dynamic, high-level panel under the theme Integrating Reproductive Health into Medical Education.
The panel featured the Vice Provost and a Family Planning and RH subspecialist from St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), senior-year resident, medical student from The Gambia, and the Chief Head of ECSACOG as distinguished panelists.

The panelists underscored SPHMMC as a recognized center of excellence in Ethiopia, highlighting its longstanding contributions to RH training, clinical mentorship, and service delivery.
It was emphasized that reproductive health competence must permeate every medical specialty—not just OB/GYN—to meet patients' full needs. The student and resident panelists also mentioned curricula must be tailored to address local realities, such as Ethiopia's high burden of unmet family planning and post-abortion care, while utilizing task-sharing and competency-based education to empower the broader health workforce.

Shaping the next generation of African healthcare leaders demands the early integration of advocacy, reproductive justice, and policy engagement directly into classroom and bedside training. Thank you to everyone who joined us in this vital conversation!

07/07/2026

Delegates from MedEdAfrica 2026 Visit St. Paul’s Center for Reproductive Health to Explore Scalable Medical Education Models
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – July 7, 2026

Today, a high-level delegation of medical educators, academic leaders, and policymakers attending the landmark MedEdAfrica 2026 conference conducted an official site visit to the St. Paul’s Center for Reproductive Health. Hosted by the St. Paul’s Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR), the visit spotlighted Ethiopia’s emerging role as a regional center of excellence for specialized health workforce training and clinical innovation.
The delegation’s visit directly aligns with the core pillars of the MedEdAfrica 2026 conference—hosted by the Ministry of Health,Ethiopia in partnership with the Consortium of Medical Schools in Africa (COMS-A)—which focuses on preparing Africa's health workforce through partnerships, technology, and leadership.