About CPD
Cetification for Proffecinals Development
About the CPD
Continuing professional development (CPD) is continuous learning process that help individuals develop and improve their professional practice and enhance their abilities. CPD is a commitment to ongoing lifelong learning. In Ethiopia, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has launched a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to continually develop the competency of health professionals through standardized in-service training. The primary goal of the CPD program is ensuring quality health service by competent health professionals and linking the continuing education unit (CEU) with license renewal requirements. ABH is a registered CPD provider in Ethiopia. In line with the MOH priorities, ABH has been providing CPD courses in public health and clinical medicine. The trainings have been given to health care providers based on the need for the healthcare system which is assessed by top-down and bottom-up approaches are used. ABH has a dedicated staff and panel of experts in various disciplines who are engaged in various capacity building, needs assessment, monitoring, and evaluation activities. While the permanent staff serves as the operational arm of the organization, its panel of experts in education, biostatics, public health, epidemiology, nutrition, project development, monitoring, and evaluation offers it a unique pool of multidisciplinary teams to respond to the needs of its current and potential stakeholders. Since its establishment in Ethiopia in 2007 primarily as a training and research institution, ABH has expanded its scope of work to include the development and organization of tailor-made and need-based training programs. Recently, ABH has widen its CPD program to include internationally accredited courses in HR, Finance and accounting, Business and Administration, management and leadership. ABH aims to expand its CPD program in these sectors to ensure equity and create jobs for the young generation.