Theme: “*Taking stock of Women’s Health in the Horn of Africa: Healthy Women and Healthy Societies are Two Sides of the same Coin*”

“Empowering women is empowering a nation.”

Co-hosted by People to People Inc. (P2P) and The Network of African Diaspora Healthcare Professionals, this event is a must-attend!

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Let’s unite to break barriers, foster inclusivity, and create change!

Agenda

Time	Presentation (Topic)	Speaker	Allotted Time
8:00 AM – 8:30AM:  Registration and Breakfast
8:30- 8:40	Welcome	Enawgaw Mehari, MD P2P Founder & President	10 Minutes
8:40-8:50	Conference Logistics	Kebede Begna, MD, MSc	10 Minutes
8:50-9:05	Opening Remarks	H.E. Dr. Liya Tadesse Minister of Health, FDRE	15 minutes
9:05-9:30	Keynote: Healthy Women are the Cornerstones of a Healthy Society	Senait Fisseha, MD, JD	25 minutes
Session I: Prioritizing Preventive Services for Women: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure Moderators: Kebede Begna, MD and NURU ABSENO ROBI, MD
9:30-10:00	Breast Cancer Screening and Early Intervention	Bethelhem Gelaw, MD	30 minutes
10:00-10:30	Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention	Wondimu Gudu Jeldu, MD	30 Minutes
10:30-11:00	Coffee/Tea Break		30 minutes
11:00-11:30	Obstetric Fistulae: Is the End in Sight?	Rahel Nardos, MD, MSc	30 minutes
11:30-12:00	Infertility: The Landscape in Ethiopia	Feruz Surur, MD	30 minutes
12:00 -12:30	Q&A/Panel Discussion	All Speakers	30 minutes
12:30-13:30	Lunch Break		60 minutes
Session II: Medicine & Health Care during peace and conflict   Moderator: Demissie Alemayehu, PhD
13:30-13:40	Introduction: Health care impacts of conflict, role of the diaposra	Demisse Alemyehu, PhD	10 minutes
13:40-14:00	War Inflicted Gender-Based Trauma & Mental Health; An Expert’s Perspective	Yonas Geda, MD, MSc	20 minutes
14:00-14:30	Fostering Partnerships	Ambassador Nora Dempsey. US Department of State	20 minutes
14:30-14:50	Q&A/Panel Discussion	All Speakers	20 minutes
Session III: Triangular Partnership; fostering partnerships and building bridges. Moderator: Anteneh Habte, MD
14:50-15:10	Accreditation of Universities & Medical Schools in Ethiopia; Status Update	Lekidelu Taddesse-Heath, MD	20 minutes
15:10-15:30	Examplery works of the diaspora (walking the talk)	Prof. Tilahun Yilma	20 minutes
15:30-16:00	Q&A/Panel Discussion	All Speakers	30 minutes
16:00-16:30	Coffee/Tea Break		30 minutes
Session IV: P2P 2023 Honorees Award Presentation Moderator: Ahmed Moen, PhD 16:30-17:00
	Rising Star	Dr. Petros Wolde-Giorgis
	Community Service Award	Prof. Panos Hatziandreas
	Lifetime Achievement	Prof. Tilahun Yilma
	Congressional Medal	Dr. Abera Molla
	Posthumous Award	Dr. Adey Tsegaye Gebremedhin
	Leaders in Science & Technology	Professor Sossina Haile
17:00- 18:00 P2P Board Meeting