Women’s healthcare providers in Ethiopia can often encapsulate the effects of unsafe abortion in a few words. The septic room. The ward at Black Lion. They easily recall stories of women injured or lost from a self-induced abortion. A trail of blood on the clinic floor. A beautiful
DKT is in the final stages of preparing the introduction of orange-flavored LemLem and LemLem Plus. Since 2000, DKT has distributed over 30 million sachets of LemLem. DKT’s brand is so synonymous with ORS in Ethiopia that the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) refers interchangeably to “LemLem” as
The 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey is out! Download the full report here:
In a country known for ambitious planning and achievement, what will the family planning / reproductive health (FP/RH) landscape look like in the future? Below are a few possibilities that may define the coming years. STORIED PAST Ethiopia’s success in setting and achieving ambitious FP
DKT is facilitating the rollout of a new contraceptive technology – Implanon NXT – through on-the-job training at private medium and specialized clinics throughout Ethiopia. The training is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). As per
IPAS and DKT International are pleased to announce an exclusive partnership in which the Ipas Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) technology will be licensed to DKT for global distribution, furthering their joint mission of providing safe and high-quality family planning and abortion care for the estimated
Keeping track of 61 vehicles in a country of a million square kilometers is no small task. In a measure designed to maximize donor and revenue investments, DKT has begun using a GPS-based fleet management system. “Fleet management is actually standard in the West, but
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When Police snatched a 1-0 friendly from METEC in December at the soccer pitch at the GERD-P compound, more was at stake than bragging rights at Ethiopia’s historic dam site. “We use football as a way to increase vigilance and protective behavior around HIV and
Original research by DKT Ethiopia points to the strength of the organization’s two brands – Sensation and Hiwot Trust – in the private sector in Ethiopia. Over 90% of respondents in a 20-town survey of 1,100 current condom users are using a DKT brand condom. Among these, nearly three-fourths
