Ethiopia: An Anonymous U.S. $25 Million to Help Curb Maternal Deaths in Ethiopia

The University of Michigan (U-M) announced on Wednesday (October 8) that it would commit an anonymous grant of US$25 million to help eradicate maternal deaths in Ethiopia. The grant will help faculty at the U-M Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to set up a new Center for International Reproductive Health Training aimed increase the number of health professionals equipped to provide life-saving reproductive health care and family planning services especially to women whose families are poor.

Dr. Senait Fisseha, the center's director and a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist, said "We are overwhelmingly grateful for this extraordinary grant that allows us to build on our strong foundation of global reproductive health programs and continue to pursue a longtime dream to provide all women a full scope of high quality reproductive health care when and where they need it.

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