News Archive 2005

ACQUIRE at APHA

At the 133rd American Public Health Association Meeting, December 10-14, 2005, in Philadelphia, several representatives from ACQUIRE and our partner collaborations presented. see posters and presentations>>>

ACQUIRE Cosponsors Experts Meeting on Improving Contraceptive Continuation

On November 29-30, 2005, the ACQUIRE Project cosponsored an interagency workshop with Family Health International-s (FHI-s) Contraceptive Research and Reproductive Health Technology and Utilization (CRTU) program to address the problem of contraceptive discontinuation. read more>>>

ACQUIRE Holds Standardization Workshop on IUDs for Senior Clinicians/Trainers

The ACQUIRE Project has been working to -revitalize- the use of IUDs, a very underutilized method, in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Population and Reproductive Health, initiative to reposition family planning in Africa. read more>>>

Experts Meeting on Traumatic Fistula

From September 6-8, 2005, EngenderHealth/the ACQUIRE Project, in partnership with the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, the Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Synergie des Femmes pour les Victimes des Violences Sexuelles (SFVS), held a first-ever meeting on traumatic gynecologic fistula in conflict settings. Experts from 11 African countries gathered in Addis Ababa to create a shared base of knowledge, discuss best practices, and create a collegial network of professionals throughout Africa working on traumatic fistula at the clinical, psychological, social, and legal levels. The meeting resulted in a set of recommendations that will feed into a comprehensive strategy to address the gaps in traumatic fistula service provision. In preparation for the meeting, ACQUIRE compiled a literature review on traumatic fistula. (Click here to read the literature review [PDF, 198 KB]).

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