Mr. Emmanuel Azore (Clinical Scientist) and Mr. Dadi Maramu (Microbiology) have been working hard to support laboratory development – including building an incinerator, as pictured here. Refurbishment of the pathology laboratory, microbiology laboratory and existing equipment is underway!

Our social science team completed 20 workshops with the community and community leaders since our last newsletter. This included religious leaders (preachers, imams, priests), elders, health extension workers, field workers, district officials, chairpersons of the women’s development army, Eder (community based organizations) leaders, head of women’s affairs, kebele (sub-district) chairpersons (locally called Abba Ganda), directors or school principals, and Development Agents (DA). Here Mr. Yosef Zegeye and Mr. Zirhune Girma update investigators at the CHAMPS Ethiopia Management Committee. This work is already providing important insights into our engagement with the community and its leaders and the need for awareness of CHAMPS activities.