Dr. Mengistu Asnake This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. www.hivandsrh.org

   www.hivandsrh.org/videoconfere - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/5/2007   Last Visited: 3/20/2007

   Dr. Mengistu Asnake, Pathfinder International Dr. Asnake discussed three experiences of integrating family planning (FP) and HIV/AIDS services in Ethiopia.
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   Dr. Asnake and colleagues note that challenges include high turnovers of trained providers at facility levels, seasonally high workloads and provider burnout, limited choices of FP methods at VCT sites, and little emphasis on FP counseling within HIV counseling trainings.
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   Dr. Mengistu Asnake is a public health specialist with 20 years of experience in Primary Health Care, child survival, community health services, program management, training and clinical service delivery. In the current position, he is actively involved in developing, monitoring, evaluating FP/RH projects and coordinating technical and programmatic activities of Pathfinder in Ethiopia. Working at different levels of MOH, he was involved in program management, training, IEC, supervision and coordinating activities with donors, governmental agencies and NGOs. As a clinical medical officer in ALERT, he was involved in the training of international trainees in the area of Leprosy and Tuberculosis and several operational researches. In addition, He was primarily involved in the initiation of the first combined Tuberculosis and leprosy program in Ethiopia in a pilot area in Southern Region using the DOTS strategy in 1994. During the same period he was involved in the development of a National Guideline for Tuberculosis and Leprosy which uses DOTS as a major strategy of treatment. As a Preventive and Promotive Health coordinator in the southern region with BASICS/ESHE/USAID project, he was primarily involved in child survival activities including working as a focal person in the introduction of Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) in three pilot woredas. He also played an advisory role for the Health Bureau in Southern Region, during the initial development of different system strengthening activities that include HMIS. He worked as an advisor for the different operational researches supported by BASICS project. He also played an advisory role for the Regional Health Bureaus and the Federal Ministry of Health on different Public Health Issues. Currently as a voluntary contribution he is working as the President of the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) and executive board member of the World federation of Public Health Association (WFPHA).

2. 2. World Federation of Public Health Associations

   www.wfpha.org/pg_about_leaders - [Cached]

   Last Visited: 3/24/2008

   Dr. Mengistu Asnake Ethiopian Public Health Association
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   Nominating Committee Chair: Mengistu Asnake

3. 3. World Federation of Public Health Associations

   www.wfpha.org/pg_mbr_join.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/13/2006   Last Visited: 3/24/2008

   Applications should be returned to the Chair of WFPHA's Membership Committee, Dr. Mengistu Asnake, at mengistuas@yahoo.com