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Pre-service training was strengthened through technical and
skills training, lesson planning, application of adult learning
principles and methodologies in classroom instruction, and tools
to monitor the quality of teaching and to measure outcomes. With
support from the Carter Center's Ethiopia Public Health Training
Initiative, LINKAGES worked with seven universities to
strengthen their pre-service programs.

Teachers and instructors from these schools were trained using the same
ENA courses and materials as in-service personnel. Involvement in
activities to improve the universities' practicum sites led to efforts to
implement the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in hospitals affiliated with
the universities.

In-service training and assistance were provided to staff of
government agencies, PMTCT sites, donors, and NGOs. All MOH federal
and regional nutrition staff received training in ENA. With support from
WHO, UNICEF, and the USAID-funded Essential Services for Health in
Ethiopia (ESHE) bilateral project, key government staff stationed in the 11
regions of Ethiopia attended similar trainings. Other government agencies
represented in the training courses have included the Ministry of Rural
Development and the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute