Empowering Communities through Comprehensive Health Training
CIRHT partners with institutions across the world to deliver hands-on reproductive health education, creating lasting change for women, girls, and healthcare providers in underserved regions.
About Us
The Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) is dedicated to transforming reproductive health education in regions where access is critically limited. By partnering with medical schools in resource-constrained areas, CIRHT integrates hands-on training in family planning, safe abortion care, and maternal health into curricula. This approach equips healthcare professionals with the skills needed to provide essential services, thereby improving health outcomes for women and communities. Join us in advancing global health through education and empowerment.
Our Approach
Skilled health professionals are the backbone of healthier families and resilient communities. CIRHT collaborates with medical, midwifery, and nursing schools in underserved areas, providing future healthcare leaders with essential training in reproductive health. Through a comprehensive approach rooted in patient care, research, and hands-on education, we empower these professionals to create lasting change where it’s needed most.
Training
Partnering with medical, nursing, and midwifery schools, we prepare students to meet reproductive health needs across family planning, abortion care, and counseling. Beyond the classroom, students build hands-on skills in simulation labs, clinical attachments, and supervised internships to deliver compassionate, effective care in their communities.
Service
Through hands-on training, students develop essential clinical, communication, and counseling skills to provide quality reproductive care. By learning to address individual patient needs—whether in contraceptive counseling or abortion care—these health professionals are equipped to reduce stigma and support women’s health with compassion and respect.
Research
Our ‘team science’ approach empowers students and faculty to collaborate on impactful reproductive health research. By asking critical questions and gathering local data, they generate valuable insights that drive evidence-based practices, improve health outcomes, and support stronger reproductive health services in the communities they serve.
CIRHT Toolkit
Research Toolkit
This toolkit includes resources developed over five years of research partnerships with health sciences institutions in Ethiopia and Rwanda. We selected 13 key competencies to support each phase of the research lifecycle.
Educational Toolkit for Faculty
Our faculty development program equips educators in OBGYN, midwifery, nursing, and related fields with core skills and networks. Collaborating with 11 institutions, we distilled 12 competencies into materials used in workshops and webinars.
Educational Toolkit for Students
Compiled from five years of pre-service projects with health sciences institutions in Ethiopia and Rwanda, this toolkit focuses on 14 core competencies essential for family planning, abortion care, and comprehensive reproductive health.