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PUBLIC HEALTH Hiwot Solomon is director of Disease Prevention & Control, at the Ministry of Health. She is a PhD Candidate for public health in the University of South Africa. She has got her MSc in Public Health from Maastricht University and has completed her BSc in Applied Biology from Addis Ababa University. She has training in the following areas, TOT for TB, Leprosy, TB/HIV Management, International TB/ HIV Course for Managers at National & Sub national Level, Improve TB Laboratory Diagnosis in Countries with High Burdens of HIV/TB Co-Infections, Malaria Surveillance Planning & Management of Tropical Disease Control Programs, Malaria Entomology & Vector Control, Leadership, Management & Governance. She has experience as national Malaria Program Team Leader/ Program Manager: at the and Tuberculosis & Leprosy Officer at the Ministry of Health. She has publications in Malaria Journal (2021) (https://malariajournal. biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-021-03655-9) Malaria epidemiology and interventions in Ethiopia from 2001 to 2016. Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2018).
- Email: hiwotsol2007@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251910100255
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PHYSICIAN /ENDOCRINOLOGY Kalkidan is a sub-specialist in endocrinology and metabolism with over 10 years’ experience working in both private and government health institutions. She is an experienced leader and has served in various managerial roles including director of the emergency department and director of inpatient services. She has established a gestational DM as well as collaborative diabetic foot ulcer clinic within ALERT hospital. She is founder and previous secretary of the Ethiopian Medical Women’s Association.
- Email: kaliarkaf@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251911887781
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OBSTETRICIAN/GYNECOLOGIST Kidist is an obstetrician and gynecologist working in Ethiopia. She has extensive experience in provision of sexual and reproductive health care service for vulnerable and marginalized segment of the population. She is also active in development of guidelines, training manuals, doing multicenter research and provision of mentoring and supervision.
- Email: tadelemmakidist@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251913653790
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PUBLIC HEALTH/HEALTH POLICY AND STRATEGY Mahlet is a Senior Regional Engagement Advisor at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). With over a decade of practice in public health, Mahlet has vast experience in formulating health policies and strategies and directing health programs at national and regional levels. In her previous role at Africa CDC, she worked as a Principal Program Officer, leading the executive office and the agency’s key priority initiatives. Before that, she held progressively responsible positions at the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, including the Chief of Staff role in the Office of the Minister. Mahlet is an active member of various technical advisory committees and governing boards. She holds a Doctor of Medicine from Addis Ababa University and a Master of Public Health from University College Dublin. She is a Takemi Fellow of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and an African Public Health Leaders Fellow at Chatham House.
- Email: hmahletkifle@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251940166435
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NUTRITIONIST Specialized in Human Nutrition with public health educational background. She has 15 years of experience in govt and non-government organization.
- Email: mekideswolde@yahoo.com
- Mobile Number: 251911702941
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CLINICAL MENTOR A dedicated general practitioner, with 6 years’ experience fulfilling various roles as a clinician, lecturer, and clinical mentor, and is certified in multiple CME accredited courses. Has considerable experience with health writing work concerning Mental Health and HIV care prevention and treatment. Passionately volunteers for several organizations devoted to causes such as climate change, women’s empowerment and mental health and well-being as a speaker, writer, researcher and editor.
- Email: melhickasrat@yahoo.com
- Mobile Number: 251975699669
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PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON Nardos is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a sub-specialty in the field of Pediatric Orthopedics. She received her M.D and specialty certificate from Addis Ababa University, College of Medical and Health sciences. She has also received a sub specialty certificate in the field of Pediatric Orthopedics from Cure Hospital. She has both Specialty (Orthopedics) and Sub-specialty (Pediatric Orthopedics) certificate from College of Surgeons of East, Central and South Africa (COSECSA). She has received a Master’s degree in MPH from Jimma University with an outstanding score. She has won a Women Scholarship Program developed by American College of surgeons (ACS) and COSECSA in 2017. She is a member of Ethiopian Medical Association (EMA), Ethiopian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (ESOT), American College of Surgeons (ACS) and COSECSA. She is an executive committee member of Ethiopian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (ESOT)
- Email: sodran.left@yahoo.com
- Mobile Number: 251911332105
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HEALTH CARE/PUBLIC HEALTH Rania is currently the founder and Executive Director of Innova Healthcare Consultancy, a pioneer in consultancy services in the Ethiopian Healthcare Sector. She has over ten years of experience in the healthcare sector of Ethiopia from a medical and public health perspective ranging from working as Senior Technical Advisor for the Federal Ministry of Health to introducing breakthrough structural and functional integrations to the Existing healthcare practices, a notable mention being the establishment of the Innovative Strategies and Operations office at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC). In her endeavors, she is more drawn to public health and strategic planning-related projects due to her passion for dynamic, demanding, and high-impact work. In 2010, she co-founded Telemed-Hellodoctor Ethiopia, a technology startup that increased healthcare access by providing medical telephone consultations to vulnerable populations. Rania built upon these experiences to develop balanced strategic decision-making skills and resolve systemic issues. She is also interested in providing a human-centered approach to healthcare solutions, as evident in her current role as a product development lead in ChePharma, a tech startup company that aims to bring seminal changes in the digitalization of the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. She received her medical degree in 2010 from Addis Ababa University Medical Faculty. In 2018, she completed an entrepreneurship master’s program at the University of Notre Dame.
- Email: rania@innovaconsultancy.org
- Mobile Number: 251911488741