Editorial History Page

This section lists past contributors.

Editorial Team Members   

Prof. Afework Mulugeta — Editor in Chief

Prof. Afework Mulugeta

Affiliation: School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University

Area of expertise: Nutrition

Short biography & note
  • Full Name: Afework Mulugeta
  • Specific role in the journal: Editor-in-Chief
  • Institutional Affiliation: Mekelle University, Ethiopia
  • Academic rank/job position: Professor
  • Highest academic qualifications: PhD
  • List of scholarly publications: A total of over 180 publications
  • A short biography demonstrating national and/or international scholarly stature.

Afework Mulugeta, PhD, is a Professor of Nutrition at Mekelle University, Ethiopia. His career is focused on combating malnutrition and strengthening health systems, particularly in vulnerable and conflict-affected communities. He earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences from Oklahoma State University, USA, complementing his earlier graduate studies at the University of Gent, Belgium, and an undergraduate degree from Addis Ababa University. Professor Afework has held different leadership roles, including Continuing Program Coordinator, Registrar, Academic Programs Officer, Acting Vice President, Head of the School of Public Health, Chair of the Research Office, and Chair of the Institutional Review Board at Mekelle University. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the East African Journal of Health Sciences and Coordinator of the PhD Program at the School of Public Health, Mekelle University. His extensive research, evidenced by over 180 peer-reviewed publications, spans maternal and child nutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, the management of acute malnutrition, and the devastating health impacts of conflict. He has successfully secured and led local and international research grants from various funding organizations. Professor Afework is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation, having supervised over 30 PhD and 50 MSc students, ensuring his impact on public health in Ethiopia and beyond.

 

Dr. Abraha Hailu Weldegerima, MD

Dr. Abraha Hailu Weldegerima

Role: Member of editorial team

Affiliation: Mekelle University — College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Dept. of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division)

Rank / Position: Associate Professor; Internist & Interventional Cardiologist

Highest qualification: MD; Specialty certificate in Internal Medicine; Sub-specialist training in Cardiology

Short biography

Dr. Abraha is a pioneer interventional cardiologist at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. He established the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at MU-CHS/Ayder Hospital and contributes to clinical teaching and cardiovascular research in Ethiopia.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Hailu A, Gidey K, Ebrahim MM, Berhane Y, Baraki TG, Hailemariam T, et al. Clinical profiles of cardiovascular diseases and predictors of outcome of hospitalization in a tertiary teaching hospital, Ethiopia: a prospective observational study. Res Rep Clin Cardiol. 2023.
  2. Tesfay H, Weldu Y, Ebrahim MM, Hailu A, Gidey K, Gebrehaweria T, et al. Predictors of infective endocarditis associated in-hospital mortality in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Tigray, North Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(5):e0300322.
  3. Gidey K, Hailu A. A prospective study of stroke characteristics, risk factors, and mortality in a tertiary hospital of Northern Ethiopia. Int J Gen Med. 2023;16:5051–5061.
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  1. Hailu A, Gidey K, Ebrahim MM, Berhane Y, Gebrehawaria T, Hailemariam T, et al. Patterns of medical admissions and predictors of mortality in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: a prospective observational study. Int J Gen Med. 2023;16:243–257.
  2. Connolly SJ, Karthikeyan G, Ntsekhe M, Haileamlak A, El Sayed A, El Ghamrawy A, et al. Rivaroxaban in rheumatic heart disease–associated atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2022;387:978–988.
  3. Abera BT, Teka H, Berhe E, Gebru MA, Zenebe D, Abraha HE, Hailu A. Assessment of adverse events among healthcare workers following the Janssen COVID 19 vaccine in Tigray, Ethiopia. Sci Rep. 2024;14:3255.
  4. Hailu A, Tsega T, Gebregziabher T, Temesgen H, Tesfay H, Kahsay H, et al. Community awareness of sore throat and rheumatic heart disease in Northern Ethiopia. Sudan Heart J. 2020;7(3).
  5. Hailu A. Cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19: the experience of Ayder Hospital, Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia. Sudan Heart J. 2020;7(4).
  6. Hailu A, Zabher HG, Jeilan M. Multi-vessel percutaneous coronary intervention complicated by broken wire and successfully treated with triple anticoagulants. Ethiop Med J. 2019;57(3).
  7. Mesele H, Hailu A, Tsadik M. Prevalence and characteristics of interstitial lung diseases in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2020;58(4).
  8. Weldegebriel M, Mulugeta A, Hailu A. Evaluation of self-care practice and its associated factors in adult diabetic patients, Ayder Diabetic Clinic, Mekelle, Ethiopia. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2021;14:2239–2245.
  9. Desta DM, Nedi T, Hailu A, Atey TM, Tsadik A, Asgedom SW, et al. Treatment outcome of acute coronary syndrome patients admitted to Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2020;15(2):e0228953.
  10. Gidey K, Hailu A, Bayray A. Pattern and outcome of medical intensive care unit admissions to Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Tigray, Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2018;56(1).
  11. Hailu A, Yeman A, Abate E, Teka H, Berhane H, Whelan A, et al. Management and outcome of severe pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy: experience from a university hospital in Northern Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2019;57(2).
  12. Hailu A, Chin D, Musto C, Fiorilli R, Violini R. Rare co-existence of coronary anomalies: anomaly of origin and distribution with intrinsic coronary artery anomaly. Ethiop Med J. 2017;55(1).
  13. Yadeta D, Hailu A, Haileamlak A, Gedlu E, Guteta S, Tefera E, et al. Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease among school children in Ethiopia: a multisite echocardiography-based screening. Int J Cardiol. 2016;221:260–263.
  14. Watkins D, Zuhlke L, Engel M, Daniels R, Francis V, Hailu A, et al. Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa Communique. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2016;27:1–5.
  15. Mengesha HG, Weldearegawi B, Petrucka P, Bekele T, Otieno MG, Hailu A, et al. Effect of ivabradine on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable angina: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017;17:105.
  16. Teshome AA, Gebru SA, Hailu A, Feleke B, Berhe M, Atsibeha M, et al. Heart diseases in North Ethiopia: pattern of echocardiographic abnormalities among adult cardiac patients—an experience from Ayder Hospital of Mekelle University. Ethiop Med J. 2015;52(4).
  17. Tesfay H, Hailu T, Berhane S, Hailu A, Luel A, Meles HG. Patterns and factors associated with cardiovascular disorders at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. East Afr J Health Sci. 2019;1(2).
  18. Mengesha HG, Hailu A, Hadgu A, Temesgen H, Otieno MG, Tsegay K, et al. Comparative effectiveness of antihypertensive drugs prescribed in Ethiopian healthcare practice: a pilot prospective, randomized, open label study. PLoS ONE. 2018;13(9):e0203166.
  19. Leuner CJ, Hailu A. Cardiology services in Ethiopia. Eur Heart J. 2018;29:2699–2700.
  20. Yadeta D, Guteta S, Alemayehu B, Mekonnen D, Gedlu E, Hailu A, et al. Spectrum of cardiovascular diseases in six main referral hospitals of Ethiopia. Heart Asia. 2017;9:1–5.
  21. Gebreyesus HA, Abreha GF, Besherae SD, Abera MA, Weldegerima AH, Gidey AH, et al. High atherogenic risk concomitant with elevated HbA1c among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in North Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2022;17(2):e0262610.
  22. Ketema EB, Gishen NZ, Hailu A, Leul A, Hadgu A, Hagos K, et al. High risk of early sub-therapeutic penicillin concentrations after intramuscular benzathine penicillin G injections in Ethiopian children and adults with rheumatic heart disease. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(6):e0009399.
  23. Gebreyesus HA, Abreha GF, Besherae SD, Abera MA, Weldegerima AH, Kidane EG, et al. Eating behavior among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in North Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Endocr Disord. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00750-5.
  24. Asfeha GG, Hailu A, Nega MH. Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease among diabetic adult out-patients in Ayder Referral and Teaching Hospital, Northern Ethiopia. East Afr J Health Sci. 2020;2(1).
  25. Abera MA, Alemu HG, Kahsay HB, Hailu A, Mulugeta A, Tequare MH, et al. Diabetes service decentralization to primary healthcare unit in Tigray, Ethiopia: a pilot study. PLoS ONE. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320296.
 

Dr. Kiros Tedla Gebrehiwot, PhD

Dr. Kiros Tedla Gebrehiwot

Role: Member of editorial team

Affiliation: Mekelle University — College of Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Science (Microbiology & Parasitology)

Rank / Position: Associate Professor of Tropical & Infectious Diseases

Highest qualification: PhD

Short biography

Dr. Kiros is an infectious disease and microbiology specialist with extensive work on tuberculosis, malaria, intestinal parasitosis, and antimicrobial resistance in Northern Ethiopia.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Kiros M, Gebremedhin W, Alemu HG, Kahsay HB, Mulugeta A, Tequare MH, Nigusse AT, Weledegebriel MG, Dawit TC, Berhe E, Geberhiwot T. Role of trained health developmental army (Gujile Lm-at) on tuberculosis case detection and treatment success under DOTS strategy in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a randomized control study. Submitted to local journal. 2025.
  2. Kiros M, et al. Delay to initiate treatment is associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome among new pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Prospective cohort. Heliyon. 2024;v.2.1. Article ID: 265a6963-6133-427a-92d1-927130da1fa4.
  3. Kiros M, et al. Delays to treatment initiation and emergence of drug resistance among new adult tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. J Med Microbiol. 2022.
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  1. Kiros M, Gebremedhin W, Alemu HG, Kahsay HB, Mulugeta A, Tequare MH, Nigusse AT, Weledegebriel MG, Dawit TC, Berhe E, Geberhiwot T. Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasites among food handlers in Medebay Zana District, North West Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines. 2021;7(1):2.
  2. Kiros M, et al. Feasibility of malaria elimination in Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2020;30(4):607–614. doi:10.4314/ejhs.v30i4.16. PMID: 33897221; PMCID: PMC8054453.
  3. Kiros M, Gidey K, Ebrahim M, Berhane Y, Baraki T, Hailemariam T, Negash A, Mesele H, Desta T, Tsegay H, Assefa M, Bayray A. Delay in treatment initiation and its association with clinical severity and infectiousness among new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20:456. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05191-4.
  4. Kiros M, et al. Factors associated with treatment initiation delay among new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2020;15(8):e0235411. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235411.
  5. Kiros M, et al. Intestinal parasitosis in relation to CD4 count and anemia among ART initiated patients in St. Mary Aksum General Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia. BMC Infect Dis. 2019;19:350. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3989-0.
  6. Kiros M, et al. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen in cough samples in Northern Ethiopia. Biosens Bioelectron Open Access. 2018.
  7. Kiros M, et al. Magnitude of intestinal parasitosis and associated factors in rural school children, Northwest Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2018;29(1):923.
  8. Kiros M, et al. The prevalence of malaria in Tselemti Wereda, North Ethiopia: A retrospective study. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2018.
  9. Kiros M, et al. Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. Int J Public Health. 2018;63(Suppl 1):S97–S108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1007-0.
  10. Kiros M, et al. Barriers in the implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV in Northern Ethiopia: a mixed quantitative and qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2016.
  11. Kiros M, et al. Prescription pattern and the rational use of antipyretics for infection-induced fever: the case of Ayder referral hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia. Int J Pharma Sci. 2015;5(2):943–948.
  12. Kiros M, et al. Emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy: Review. Curr Res Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015;3(2).
  13. Kiros M, et al. Review on immune response against Giardia lamblia. Curr Res Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015.
  14. Kiros M, et al. Association of total levels of serum antioxidants with periportal fibrosis and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infections in Cheretee, North East Ethiopia. J Bacteriol Parasitol. 2015;6(2).
  15. Kiros M, et al. Epidemiology of intestinal parasite infections among kindergarten children in Mekelle Town, Northern Ethiopia. Int J Pharma Sci Res. 2015;6(11).
  16. Kiros M, et al. Frequency of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups and hemoglobin threshold among pregnant women in Family Guidance Association, Mekelle Model Clinic, North Ethiopia. Int J Pharma Sci Res. 2014;5.
 

Dr. Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben, PhD

Dr. Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben

Role: Assistant Editor

Affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Mekelle University

Rank / Position: Associate Professor; Head, School of Pharmacy

Highest qualification: PhD in Toxicology, Wageningen University (2019)

Short biography

Dr. Mebrahtom is a toxicologist and natural products researcher. His studies span ethnomedicine, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology; he has published widely on Maerua subcordata, Senna species, and related botanicals.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Zeweld SW, Ayimut KM, Hiben MG. Efficacy of herbal extracts in the management of cactus pest, Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Discover Agriculture (2024) 2:19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-024-00032-3
  2. Hiben MG. Trends of traditional medicine research and drug discovery: a review. Int J Pharmacognosy 2023;10(11):534-53. https://ijpjournal.com/bft-article/trends-of-traditional-medicine-research-and-drug-discovery-a-review/
  3. Helen Bitew, Biniyam Seyoum, Gebretsadkan Hintsa Tekulu1, Tesfay Haile, Aman Karim, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben. Ethno-medicinal, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth.: A review. East Afr J Health Sci. 5(1): 2023. https://journal.mu.edu.et/index.php/eajhs/article/view/454
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  1. Gebretsadkan Hintsa Tekulu, Abrha Desta, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben, and Ephrem Mebrahtu Araya. Anti-Nociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Hygrophila schulli Leaves. J Inflamm Res. 2020;13:497-505. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32943902/
  2. Egziharia Mokonen Gebrezgi, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben, Kidanemariam Gaim Kidanu, and Amanuel Tesfay Tsegay. Subacute Hepatotoxicity of Extracts of Senna occidentalis Seeds in Swiss Albino Mice. J Toxicol. 2020;2020:8843044. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32908500/
  3. Betelhem Anteneh Adamu, Yohannes Kelifa Emiru, Biruk Sintayehu, Ephrem Mebrhatu Araya, Gomathi Periasamy, and Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben. In vivo Hepato-protective and in vitro Radical Scavenging Activities of Extracts of Rumex abyssinicus Jacq. Rhizome. J Exp Pharmacol. 2020;12:221-231. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7417928/
  4. Amber Hanif Palla, Gereziher Gebremedhin Sibhat, Aman Karim, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben. Multiple Pathway–Mediated Gut-Modulatory Effects of Maerua subcordata (Gilg) DeWolf. J Exp Pharmacol. 2020;12:203-211. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32765124/
  5. Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben, Laura de Haan, Bert Spenkelink, Sebastiaan Wesseling, Jacques Vervoort, and Ivonne M. C. M. Rietjens. Induction of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) mediated gene expression and inhibition of induced nitric oxide production by Maerua subcordata (Gilg) DeWolf. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2020;20(1):80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-2856-2
  6. Niguse Meles Alema, Gomathi Periasamy, Gereziher Gebremedhin Sibhat, Gebretsadkan Hintsa Tekulu, and Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben. Antidiabetic Activity of Extracts of Terminalia brownii Fresen. Stem Bark in Mice. J Exp Pharmacol. 2020;12:61-71. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32110120/
  7. Kalay Hagazy, Gereziher G. Sibhat, Aman Karim, Gebretsadkan H. Tekulu, Gomathi Periasamy, and Mebrahtom G. Hiben. Antimalarial Activity of Meriandra dianthera Leaf Extracts in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020;2020:8980212. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32104197/
  8. Gebrelibanos M, Louisse J, de Haan L, Rietjens IMCM. Ethnomedicine and ethnobotany of Maerua subcordata. J Ethnic Foods. 2019;6:23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-019-0032-4
  9. Gebrelibanos M, de Haan L, Spenkelink B, Wesseling S, Louisse J, Vervoort J, Rietjens IMCM. Effects of Maerua subcordata on EpRE-mediated gene expression in vitro. PLoS ONE. 2019;14(4): e0215155. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30986264/
  10. Gebrelibanos M, Kamelia L, de Haan L, Spenkelink B, Wesseling S, Vervoort J, Rietjens IMCM. Hazard Assessment of Maerua subcordata for Selected Endpoints using a Battery of In Vitro Tests. J Ethnopharmacol. 2019;241:111978. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31150796/
  11. Araya EM, Adamu BA, Periasamy G, Sintayehu B, Gebrelibanos M. In vivo hepatoprotective and In vitro radical scavenging activities of Cucumis ficifolius root extract. J Ethnopharmacol. 2019;242:112031. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2019.112031. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31220599/
  12. Gebreslassie H, Ekanem P, Gebrelibanos M, Assefa H, Belsty T, Kebede H. Biochemical and pathological assessment of Ricinus communis leaf extract administration on liver and kidney in mice. Int J Med Biomed Studies. 2019;3(4):126-133. https://ijmbs.info/index.php/ijmbs/article/view/192
  13. Hailemichael Zeru Hishea, Tamrat Abate Ambech, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben, Biruk Sintayehu Fanta. Anti-nociceptive effect of methanol extract of leaves of Senna singueana in mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2018;217:49-53. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29421592/
  14. Prinsloo G, Papadi G, Hiben MG, de Haan L, Louisse J, Beekmann K, Vervoort J, Rietjens IMCM. In vitro bioassays to evaluate beneficial and adverse health effects of botanicals: promises and pitfalls. Drug Discov Today. 2017;22(8):1187-1200. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28533190/
  15. Biruk Sintayehu, Bibhuti B. Kakoti, Manjir S. Kataki, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos, Gomathi Periasamy, Abadi Ayualem, Hailemichael Zaru, Kaleab Asres. Hepato-protective, anti-oxidant and anticancer activities of Terminalia brownii leaf extract. Ethiop Pharm J. 2017;33(1):29-38. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/epj/article/view/174273
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Dr. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, PhD

Dr. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael

Role: Assistant Editor and Section Editor

Affiliation: Mekelle University — College of Health Sciences

Rank / Position: Associate Professor

Highest qualification: PhD

Short biography

Dr. Mengistu is a senior researcher in maternal & neonatal health, gender-based violence, and public health systems. He is active in national and international projects and reviews for multiple journals.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Desta TH, Gebremichael MW, Hailu AG. Economic status of Tigrayan women in the post-war period: status changes and challenges in 2024. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):3010. Epub 2025/09/03.
  2. Gebremichael MW, Baraki B, Mehari MA, et al. Item analysis of multiple choice questions from assessment of health sciences students, Tigray, Ethiopia. BMC Med Educ. 2025;25:441. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06904-6
  3. Tsadik M, Teka H, Gebremichael MW, et al. Armed conflict and maternal health service utilization in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region: a community-based survey. BMC Public Health. 2024;24:2840. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20314-1
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  1. Gebremichael MW, Tsadik M, Abebe HT, Gebreegzabiher A, Beyene S, Aregawi AB, Weldemariam S. Trends and causes of neonatal mortality from 2010 to 2017 at a Health and Demographic Surveillance site in Northern Ethiopia. Glob Health Action. 2023 Dec 31;16(1):2289710. doi:10.1080/16549716.2023.2289710. Epub 2023 Dec 21. PMID: 38126362; PMCID: PMC10763885.
  2. Gebremichael MW, Gebremariam B, Mitiku M, Hadush Z, Tesfay B, Gerezgiher A, Alemu MG. Rape survivors' experience in Tigray: a qualitative study. BMC Womens Health. 2023 Jul 13;23(1):372. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02502-0. PMID: 37443028; PMCID: PMC10347821.
  3. Fisseha G, Gebrehiwot TG, Gebremichael MW, et al. War-related sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based study. BMJ Global Health. 2023;8:e010270.
  4. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael. Forced pregnancy: the Overlooked Consequences of War Rape in Tigray, Ethiopia. East Afr J Health Sci. 2024;6(1):795-7. https://journal.mu.edu.et/index.php/eajhs/article/view/504
  5. Awol Yemane Legesse, Mengistu Welday, Mengistu Hagazi, Mache Tsadik, Hale Teka, Ambache Hailemicheal, Beyene Meressa, Daniel Gebre, Mussie Alemayehu. Reducing delays in seeking abortion among women who visit health facilities for safe abortion service in Mekelle City, Ethiopia: Pre-post interventional study. East Afr J Health Sci. 2024;6(1):809-21. https://journal.mu.edu.et/index.php/eajhs/article/view/502
  6. Mache Tsadik, Shishay Tadesse, Abraham Aregay, Haftom Temesgen, Mengistu Welday, Kibrom Fekadu, Kinfe Abraha. Trends, Patterns and Drivers of Cross-border Migration in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Evidence from Kilte-Awlaelo-Health and Demographic Surveillance Site. East Afr J Health Sci. 2024;5(2):768-76. https://journal.mu.edu.et/index.php/eajhs/article/view/470
  7. Awol Yemane Legesse, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Mache Tsadik, Mussie Alemayehu, Mengistu Hagazi, Hale Teka, Daniel Gebre, Ambachew Hailemicheal. Health professionals’ perspectives on delays in seeking abortion care in Tigray, Ethiopia: a qualitative study. East Afr J Health Sci. 2024;4(1):636-43. https://journal.mu.edu.et/index.php/eajhs/article/view/502
  8. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Kidane Meles, Hadgay Hagos, Hale Teka, Hagos Gidey, Abere Yekoye, Amaniel Desta, Mengistu Hailemariam. A Third of Cesarean Deliveries were Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex in Tigray, Ethiopia: Employing the Robson Classification. East Afr J Health Sci. 2024;4(1):592-603. https://journal.mu.edu.et/index.php/eajhs/article/view/541
  9. Gebrhud Berihu Haile, Tensay Kahsay weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Daniel Birhane Berhe, Tomas Amare Abreha. Survival status and predictors of mortality among neonates admitted to intensive care unit in Northern Ethiopia; Prospective Cohort Study. East Afr J Health Sci. 2024;4(1):615-3. https://journal.mu.edu.et/index.php/eajhs/article/view/543
  10. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael. Putting Patients at the center is mandatory in a health service delivery! East Afr J Health Sci.
  11. Haftom Temesgen Abebe, Yodit Zewdie Berhe, Getachew Redae Tafere, Alem Desta Wuneh, Letekirstos, Gebreegziabher Gebretsadik, HaftuBerhe Gebru, Alemayoh Bayray Kahsay, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Medhanie Gebresilassie Araya, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael. Intention to use contraceptives and its determinants among adolescent women of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. East Afr J Health Sci. 2021.
  12. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael. Approaches for rape survivors in war-ravaged health systems. East Afr J Health Sci. 2021.
  13. Welekidan LN, Skjerve E, Dejene TA, Gebremichael MW, Brynildsrud O, et al. Characteristics of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Tigray Region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 2020;15(8): e0236362. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236362
  14. Negash Welekidan, Eystein Skjerve, Tsehaye Asmelash Dejene, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Ola Brynildsrud, Tone Tønjum, Solomon Abebe Yimer. Frequency and patterns of first- and second-line drug resistance-conferring mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a cross-sectional study in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 2021;24:6-13
  15. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael. It is time to Audit Cesarean Deliveries: Adoption of Robson Classification in Low Resource Settings. East Afr J Health Sci. 2020;2(1):185-188.
  16. Gadisa TB, Gebremichael MW, Reda MM, Aboma BD. Early resumption of postpartum sexual intercourse and its associated risk factors among married postpartum women who visited public hospitals of Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2021;16(3): e0247769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247769. PMID: 33780453; PMCID: PMC8007007.
  17. Mengistu Welday Gebremichael. Dignified health care to pregnant mothers. East Afr J Health Sci. 2019;1(2):100-101.
  18. Haftom T, Mache T, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Kebede. Magnitude, trend and determinants of skill delivery from KilteAwlaelo Health & Demographic Surveillance System, Northern Ethiopia from 2009-2017. PLoS One. 2021.
  19. Guesh Gebreayezgi Asefa , Teklay Guesh Gebrewahid, Hailemariam Nuguse, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Merhawi Birhane, Kidane Zereabruk, Teklewoini Mariye Zemicheal, Abrha Hailay, Woldu Aberhe Abrha, Surafel Aregawi Hadera, Areaya Gebreegzabiher Hailu, Brhane Hagos Beyene, Ebud Ayele, Dagnazgi, Fsaha Gebretsadkan Tekulu, and Fissaha Tekulu Welay. Determinants of Neonatal Jaundice among Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Public General Hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019: a Case-Control Study. BioMed Research International. 2020; Article ID 4743974. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4743974.
  20. Mussie Mulugeta Gebremedhin, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Berhane Gebreegizabiher, Gebremichael, Mihrete-ab Mehari Reda, Tesfay Adhena Hailu, Gebrekiros Aregawi Gebremeskel, Kenean, Getaneh Tlaye, Henok Kumsa Meikena, Nigus Bililign Yimer. Determinants of Low APGAR score in Newborns Delivered at Lemlem Karl General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: A Case Control Study. Research Square. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-32019/v1
  21. Gebremichael MW, Berhane Y, Ababa A, Worku A, Ababa A, Medhanyie AA. Disrespectful Maternity Care Experiences Negatively Influence Future Intention to Use Institutional Delivery in Northern Ethiopia. J Health Med Nurs. 2020;72(5):1–9. www.iiste.org; ISSN 2422-8419
  22. Gebremichael MW, Zegeye GA, Berhane Y. Women in Tigray , Ethiopia Who Attended the Recommended Number of Prenatal Visits were More Likely to Deliver in Health Institutions. J Health Med Nurs. 2018;52(12):13–23. www.iiste.org; ISSN 2422-8419.
  23. Gebremichael MW, Worku A, Medhanyie AA, Edin K. Women suffer more from disrespectful and abusive care than from the labour pain itself: a qualitative study from Women’s perspective. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018;18:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2026-4
  24. Gebremichael MW, Worku A, Medhanyie AA, Berhane Y. Mothers’ experience of disrespect and abuse during maternity care in northern Ethiopia. Global Health Action. 2018;11(Suppl 3). https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1465215
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Dr. Mussie Alemayehu Gebreselassie, PhD

Dr. Mussie Alemayehu Gebreselassie

Role: Assistant Editor

Affiliation: Mekelle University — College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health

Rank / Position: Associate Professor; Head, School of Public Health

Highest qualification: PhD

Short biography

Dr. Mussie leads multi-partner research in maternal & child health, reproductive health, and emergency response in conflict settings. He has over 85 peer-reviewed publications and works with UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, LSHTM, AMREF and others.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Teka H, Tequare MH, Alemayehu M, et al. Successes and challenges of non-physician surgeons in the Tigray health system, Ethiopia: a life history method. Discov Health Syst. 2025;4:110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44250-025-00277-9
  2. Gebrselassie AA, Alemayehu M, Gebrehiwot H, Ayele B, Gebretnsae H, Hailemariam F, et al. Spatial patterns and predictors of antenatal care interruption in war-torn Tigray, northern Ethiopia: Spatial modelling approach. PLoS One. 2025;20(8):e0328802. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328802
  3. Teka H, Alemayehu M, Yemane A, Abrha M, Gebremariam T, et al. Prevalence, clinical profile, maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated with obstructed labor at a teaching hospital in Tigray, Ethiopia: A five-year retrospective cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2025;20(7):e0328007. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328007
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  1. Gebrekidan HG, Alemayehu M, Debelew GT. Trend and multivariate decomposition analysis of modern contraceptive utilization among women in Ethiopia. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):11503. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96394-9
  2. Hadush K, Alemayehu M, Wahdey S, Ermias D, Moges S. Women's satisfaction towards comprehensive abortion care and its determinants in Mekelle Health facilities, Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: mixed research approach. J Med Sci. 2025;19(1):004. https://doi.org/10.55010/imcjms.19.004
  3. Gebrekidan H, Alemayehu M, Debelew GT. Individual and community level factors associated with modern contraceptive utilization among women in Ethiopia: Multilevel modeling analysis. PLoS One. 2024;19(5):e0303803. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303803
  4. Alemayehu M, Demoz K, Yahya M, Teamir A, Asmelash A, Gebrekurstos G, et al. Does integration of health survey bring cost effectiveness into evidence generation in post conflict settings of Tigray, Ethiopia? East Afr J Health Sci. 2024;6(1):798–808. https://doi.org/10.71624/p8bzch81
  5. Gebrekidan H, Alemayehu M, Debelew GT. Determinants of unmet need for modern contraceptives in Ethiopia. BMJ Open. 2024;14:e079477. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079477
  6. Abera BT, Teka H, Gebre D, Gebremariam T, Berhe E, Gidey H, et al. Maternal sepsis and factors associated with poor maternal outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Tigray, Ethiopia: a retrospective chart review. Infect Dis. 2024;24(1):1–9.
  7. Alemayehu M, Medhanyie AA, Reed E, Kahsay ZH, Kalayu M, Mulugeta A. Effects of continuum of care for maternal health service utilisation on intention to use family planning among pastoralist women of Ethiopia: a robust regression analysis and propensity score matching modelling. BMJ Open. 2023;13(7):e072179. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072179
  8. Anbesu EW, Aychiluhm SB, Alemayehu M. Women’s decisions regarding family planning use and its determinants in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. PLoS One. 2022;17(10):e0276128. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276128
  9. Anbesu EW, Alemayehu M, Asgedom DK, Jeleta FY. Women’s decision-making power regarding family planning use and associated factors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Front Glob Womens Health. 2023;4:1016676. doi:10.3389/fgwh.2023.1016676
  10. Tadesse D, Medhin G, Kassie GM, Dadi TL, Tigab S, Demissie M, et al. Unmet need for family planning among rural married women in Ethiopia: What is the role of the health extension program in reducing unmet need? Reprod Health. 2022;19(1):1–10.
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Advisory Board 

Professor Kiros Berhane, PhD

Professor Kiros Berhane

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation: Columbia University, USA

Rank / Position: Cynthia and Robert Citrone-Roslyn and Leslie Goldstein Professor
Chair, Department of Biostatistics
Director, Center for Achieving Resiiency in Climate and Health (C-ARCH)
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, USA

Highest qualification: PhD in Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Canada (1994)

Short biography

Professor Kiros Berhane is the Cynthia and Robert Citrone-Roslyn and Leslie Goldstein Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics; and Director of the Center for Achieving Resiliency in Climate and Health (C-ARCH) at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, USA. He is a world-renowned academic leader and expert in development of methods for complex data structures on multi-factorial health effects. He has led an extensive portfolio of grants including the GEOHealth Hub for Eastern Africa focusing on health impacts of environmental hazards and climate change, and training programs that include the “Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST)”. He has served on high profile advisory panels including several for the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) and as a member of the core panel for the Lancet Commission on the Future of Health and Economic Resilience of Africa (FHERA). He serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including as a member of the Board of Reviewing Editors for the AAAS journal - Science. He was a Fulbright Scholar in 2016-2017. He is an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), an elected member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS).

 

Professor Kindeya Gebrehiwot Lilay, PhD

Professor Kindeya Gebrehiwot Lilay

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation: Mekelle University, Ethiopia

Rank / Position: State Minister and Advisor to the Minister of MoE FDRE/Mekelle University

Highest qualification: Ph.D. in Forest Sciences and Ecology (2000 – 2003), University of Goettingen, Germany

Short biography

Professor Kindeya Gebrehiwot Lilay (PhD) is a Professor at Mekelle University, Ethiopia, with extensive expertise in forestry, ecology, and agroforestry. Born on 5 January 1973 in Tigray, Ethiopia, he holds a B.Sc. in Forestry from Alemaya University of Agriculture, Ethiopia (1993, Very Great Distinction), an M.Sc. in Environmental Forestry from the University of Wales, Bangor, UK (1995), and a Ph.D. in Forest Sciences and Ecology from the University of Goettingen, Germany (2003), where his research focused on the ecology and management of Boswellia papyrifera dry forests in northern Ethiopia. Professor Kindeya has undertaken multiple specialist trainings in agroforestry, vegetative propagation, GIS, curriculum development, and higher education leadership in institutions across Kenya, the Netherlands, Germany, Israel, and South Africa. He has received numerous awards, including the Haromaya University Gold Medal (1993), DAAD Scholarship (1999), the Development Cooperation Prize (2004), Mekelle University Best Research Award (2010), and the Hargeisa University Medal (2019). Since 1993, he has served in various academic roles at Mekelle University, progressing from Graduate Assistant to Professor, and has held significant administrative positions including Head of Department, Research and Publication Officer, Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs, Academic Vice President, and President of Mekelle University (2013–2020). He currently serves as State Minister and Advisor to the Minister of Education, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Professor Kindeya has contributed extensively to the scientific community as associate editor for the Journal of the Drylands and the Ethiopian Journal of Natural Resources, reviewer for multiple international journals, and supervisor of numerous MSc and PhD theses. His professional memberships include the Ethiopian Soil Science Association, Ethiopian Forestry Association, Rural Development Forestry Network (UK), Forest, Trees and People Network (Sweden), and the International Society of Tropical Foresters. He also serves on boards of Tigray Development Association, Tigray Cultural Association, and Tigray Relief Society. Professor Kindeya’s research has produced a significant body of work on dryland forest ecology, natural resource management, agroforestry, and socio-ecological systems, with over 100 publications and a Google Scholar citation index of 2,122 as of September 2021, reflecting his contributions to both applied and theoretical aspects of forestry, dryland ecosystem management, and rural development.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Kindeya Gebrehiwot (1995). Scope for enhancing farm productivity through improved traditional agroforestry practices using native tree species in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. MSc. Thesis University College of North Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom, 132 pp.
  2. Kindeya Gebrehiwot and Michael Pitcher (1996) Baseline survey to assess opportunities and constraints for future reforestation activities in Tembien Tigray. Mekelle University College, Ethiopia. 185 pp.
  3. Kindeya Gebrehiwot (1997) Area enclosures as an approach in the management of dryland biodiversity: a case study in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia. Proceedings of the Workshop on management of Dryland Biodiversity. 30 July – 1 August, 1997, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  1. Kindeya Gebrehiwot (1997) Retrospect and prospect of land husbandry education, research and extension at Mekelle University College. In: Zelleke, E., Mitiku H and Kindeya G. (eds.) Proceedings of the Workshop on Land Husbandry in the highlands of Ethiopia, 10-14 November, 1997. Mekelle, Ethiopia, Volume II, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya.
  2. Kindeya Gebrehiwot and Mitiku Haile (1997) Opportunities and constraints for afforestation in Tigray: the case study of Dega Tembien. Paper presented at the 13th International Ethiopian Studies, 13-14 Dec. 1997, Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan.
  3. Kindeya Gebrehiwot and Mitiku Haile (1997) Screening and promotion of multipurpose tree species for soil and water conservation in northern Ethiopia. Proceedings of the 4th Cycle of Local Research Grant Workshop, Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission, 25-26 December, 1997, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  4. Kindeya Gebrehiwot and Yemane Asegedom (1997). Opuntia ficus-indica and its role in community and private afforestation programs. In: Mintesinot B. and Firew T. (eds.) Proceedings of the International Workshop on Opuntia in Ethiopia: state of knowledge in Opuntia research, 23-27 February, 1997. Mekelle University College, Tigray, Ethiopia, pp. 40-46.
  5. Kindeya Gebrehiwot (1998). Prospect for enhancing farm productivity through improved traditional agroforestry practices using native species in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. In: Tadelle Gebreselassie and Sahlemedhin Sertsu (eds.) Proceedings of the fourth Biennial Conference of the Ethiopian Soil Science Society, 26-27 February, 1998. Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. pp. 98- 108.
  6. Kindeya Gebrehiwot and A.B. Temu (1998). Harsh Environment, determined people: an Ethiopian community works together for conservation. Agroforestry Today, Vol. 10, No 3, 1998 pp. 14-15 also published in Agriforum no 6, January, 1998, p12-13.
  7. Kindeya Gebrehiwot, Mitiku Haile and A.B. Temu (1998). (eds) Proceedings of the Workshop on Land Husbandry in the Highlands of Ethiopia, 10-14 November, 1997, Mekelle. Volume I. ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya.
  8. Mitiku Haile and Kindeya Gebrehiwot (1998). Efforts to rehabilitate degraded lands: local initiatives for planning resource management in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. In: Feoli, E., Pottier, D. and Zerihun Weldu (eds.), Sustainable Development of Dryland Areas of East Africa , Department of Biology, University of Trieste, Italy, pp. 319-329.
  9. Kindeya Gebrehiwot and Tesfay Belay (1999). Research Undertakings at Mekelle University College (1994-1999), Mekelle, Ethiopia.
  10. Wisbourg, P., Shylendra, H., Gebrehiwot, Kindeya, Shankar, R. Tilahun, Y. Ngothu, U. Sekhar, Tewoldeberhan S. and Busi, P. (2000). Rehabilitation of CPRs through re-crafting of village institutions comparative study from Ethiopia and India. Paper presented at the 8th biennial conference of the International Association for Study of Common Property, IASCP, Bloomington, Indiana, USA; 31 May – 4 June, 2000. http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/documents/dir0/00/00/03/81/dlc-00000381-00/wisborgp041400.pdf.
  11. Mitiku Haile and Kindeya Gebrehiwot. (2001) Local initiatives for planning sustainable natural resource management in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Natural Resources, vol. 3 (2) pp. 303-326.
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Dr. Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, PhD

Dr. Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation: University of New South Wales (UNSW), Syudney, Australia

Rank / Position: Lecturer/Research Fellow

Highest qualification: PhD

Short biography

Dr. Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema is a Lecturer in Global Health at the School of Population Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, an Honorary Research Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health, Australia, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia. Azeb is a global health researcher focusing on health services and systems research to improve access to quality healthcare by strengthening primary healthcare systems and advancing workforce development globally. She collaborates with researchers and national- and sub-national-level governments across several countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Philippines) and has secured funding from various organizations, including the WHO and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), to support the sustainability of her research. Azeb has garnered national and international recognition as an emerging academic. In 2022, she received the prestigious Young Researcher Award from the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2020, she was selected as a Fellow of Emerging Voices for Global Health. She is an Academic Editor for PLOS Global Public Health and a reviewer for several high-impact journals, including BMJ Global Health. She has also worked as a public health researcher and academic at Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Patel B, Nand D, Zibran MA, Waqa G, Wilson D, Vakaloloma U, ( including Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema). Understanding implementation, adoption, and acceptability of the WHO package of essential noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions in FIJI: Evidence for scale-up. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025. 5(4): e0004344. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004344
  2. Tesema AG, Mabunda SA, Chaudhri K, Sunjaya A, Thio S, Yakubu K, et al. Task-sharing for non-communicable disease prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries in the context of health worker shortages: A systematic review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025. 5(4): e0004289. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004289.
  3. Gesesew HA, Tesfamicael KG, Mwanri L, Atey TM, Gebremedhin A, Gebremariam K, Tesema AG, Hailu S, Tesfay FH, Miruts K, Musker M. Prevalence of vicarious trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and resilience among the Tigrayan diaspora in Australia: A cross-sectional study following the Tigray conflict. Journal of affective disorders. 2025 Feb 1;370:34-44.
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  1. Tesema AG, Joshi R, Abimbola S, Mirkuzie AH, Berlina D, Collins T, Peiris D. Readiness for non-communicable disease service delivery in Ethiopia: an empirical analysis. BMC Health Services Research. 2024 Sep 4;24(1):1021.
  2. Samuel Thio, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Bindu Patel, Unise Vakaloloma, Colleen Wilson, Rohina Joshi. ‘First of all, I need training’: a qualitative study evaluating the Fiji community health worker training program. BMC Primary Care 25, 228, (2024).https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-024-02480-8
  3. Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, David Peiris, Whenayon Simeon Ajisegiri, Afework Mulugeta, Padmanesan Narasimhan, Rohina Joshi. Community health extension workers’ training and supervision in Ethiopia: exploring impact and implementation challenges for NCD service delivery. PLOS Glob Public Health. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(11): e0001160. https://doi.org/10 1371/journal.pgph.0001160.
  4. Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw, Digsu N. Koye, Kefyale Addis Alene et al (including Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema). Socio-demographic correlates of unhealthy lifestyle in Ethiopia: a secondary analysis of a national survey. BMC Public Health 23, 1528 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16436-7
  5. Whenayon Simeon Ajisegiri, Seye Abimbola, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Olumuyiwa O Odusanya, David Peiris, Rohina Joshi. " We just have to help": Community health workers' informal task-shifting and task-sharing practices for hypertension and diabetes care in Nigeria. Front. Public Health. 2023, 11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1038062
  6. Znabu Hadush Kahsay, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Ferehiwot Hailemariam Tesfa, Bisrat Tewelde Gebretsadkan, Welday Hagos Gebretsadik, Maree L Hackett. Patterns of Psychoactive Substance Misuse in Undergraduate University Students: The Case of Mekelle University, Ethiopia. Challenges 2022, 13, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/ challe13020054.
  7. Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, David Peiris, Rohina Joshi et al. Exploring complementary and competitive relations between non-communicable disease services and other health extension programme services in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis. BMJ Global Health 2022;7: e009025.
  8. Whenayon Simeon Ajisegiri, David Peiris, Seye Abimbola, Olumuyiwa O Odusanya, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Rohina Joshi, Blake Angell. It is not all about salary: a discrete-choice experiment to determine community health workers’ motivation for work in Nigeria. BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e009718.
  9. Whenayon Simeon Ajisegiri, Seye Abimbola, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema et al. The organisation of primary health care service delivery for non-communicable diseases in Nigeria: A case-study analysis. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2(7): e0000566. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000566
  10. Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Seye Abimbola, Afework Mulugeta et al. Health system capacity and readiness for delivery of integrated noncommunicable disease services in primary health care: a qualitative analysis of the Ethiopian experience. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2021. 1(10): e0000026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000026.
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Dr. MELAKU ABRIHA MARYE

Dr. MELAKU ABRIHA MARYE

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation: HAMLIN FISTULA ETHIOPIA

Rank / Position: ASSISTANT PROFFESOR /MEDICAL DIRECTOR MEKELLE HAMLIN FSITULA CENTER, TIGRAY ETHIOPIA

Highest qualification: SUB-SPECILITY, IN URO-GYNCOLOGIST, CONSULTANT GYN-OBS-SPECIALIST & EXPERT FISULA SURGEON

List of scholarly publications: 8 PUBLICATION

Short biography

Dr. Melaku Abriha is MD, Expert Gyn -Obs Specialist, Expert Fistula Surgeon and Uro-gynecologist serving Tigray Region for last 33 years as general practitioner & respected expertise’s as academician and leadership in various hospitals and teaching institution. He participated in establishment of and graduate of First Uro-Gynecology subspecialty program in Ethiopia and currently serving as director of the program. He received his medical degree & Certificate Gyn-Obs Specialist from Addis Ababa medical Faculty, He received certificate of Uro-gynecology subspecialty fellowship program hosted by WWF, HFE & Ayder Health Science College. He is also FIGO & British Royal College of surgeon accredited TOT. Dr. Melaku is a compassionate and best advocate for high quality training of high-level professional, voice for voiceless women, to this effect received National community service ward 2023 G.C hosted by ESOG. He actively participated in Publication as author & co-authors.

 

Dr. Atsede Fantahun Aregay, PhD

Dr. Atsede Fantahun Aregay

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation:

Rank / Position: Associate Professor my former position but since 15 August, I'm not in any job position

Highest qualification: PhD

Short biography

 Having worked across three continents, Dr Aregay demonstrates that she is an enthusiastic academic and early career researcher. Most recently, she was employed as an Associate Professor at the Department of Health and Nursing Science, University of Agder (UiA) in Norway. Dr Aregay has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed Journals, some of which arose from her PhD thesis completed in 2021 and entitled: “Investigation of a Sustainable Public Health Approach to the Provision of Palliative Care: A Regional Case-Study”. Five papers are focused on palliative care in low-and middle-income countries particularly in Ethiopia. Prior to her current appointment, Dr Aregay worked at Monash University as a sessional teaching associate and a research assistant, over 18 months. Her main role was assisting the instructors in evaluating the students’ assignments and research proposals, recruiting participants and reviewing research proposals with her research team. In her country of origin, Dr Aregay worked as a Lecturer, Assistant Professor, and Head of Nursing Department at the School of Nursing, Mekelle University, in Ethiopia. She taught undergraduate and postgraduate nursing courses for nursing and midwifery students and has long experience in supervising or mentoring research students and contributing to a team’s research culture. For more than 10 years, she was also engaged in different projects and community service activities. Dr Aregay was a member of International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), and African Palliative Care Association (APCA).

Publications (first 3):
  1. Rantung, G. A. J., & Aregay, A. F. (2024). Factors Influencing Perceived CPR Hands-Only Skill Retention Among High School Students. Jurnal Kesehatan Manarang, 10(3), 269-279.
  2. Aregay A, O’Connor M, Stow J, Ayers N, Lee S. (2023) Palliative care in Ethiopia’s rural and regional health care settings: a qualitative study of enabling factors and implementation challenges. BMC Palliative Care. Oct 17;22(1):156. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01283-5 cited by 4
  3. Aregay A, O’Connor M, Stow J, Ayers N, Lee S (2023) Perceived policy-related barriers to palliative care implementation: A qualitative descriptive study. Palliative Care and Social Practice: https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524231198542
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  1. Aregay A, O’Connor M, Stow J, Ayers N, Lee S (2023) Perceptions of barriers to using opioid analgesics: a mixed methods study, Palliative Medicine Reports 4:1, 249-256: https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0021
  2. Aregay, A., O’Connor, M., Stow, J., Ayers, N., & Lee, S. (2023). Measuring and exploring the barriers to translating palliative care knowledge into clinical practice in rural and regional health-care settings. Palliative & supportive care, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951523000755
  3. Tessema, G. A., Kinfu, Y., Dachew, B. A., Tesema, A. G., Assefa, Y., Alene, K. A., Aregay, A. F., Ayalew, M. B., Bezabhe, W. M., & Bali, A. G. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare systems in Africa: a scoping review of preparedness, impact and response. BMJ Global Health, 6(12), e007179. https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/12/e007179.citation-tools
  4. Alene, K. A., Gelaw, Y. A., Fetene, D. M., Koye, D. N., Melaku, Y. A., Gesesew, H., Birhanu, M. M., Adane, A. A., Muluneh, M. D., Dachew, B. A., Abrha, S., & Aregay A. (2021). COVID-19 in Ethiopia: a geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death. BMJ open, 11(2), e044606. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e044606.abstract
  5. Gesesew, H. A., Koye, D. N., Fetene, D. M., Woldegiorgis, M., Kinfu, Y., Geleto, A. B., Melaku, Y. A., Mohammed, H., Alene, K. A., Awoke, M. A., Birhanu, M. M., Gebremedhin, A. T., Gelaw, Y. A., Shifti, D. M., Muluneh, M., Tegegne, T., Abrha, S., Aregay, A., … Adane, A.... & Adane, A. A. (2021) Risk factors for COVID-19 infection, disease severity and related deaths in Africa: a systematic review. BMJ open, 11(2), e044618. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e044618.abstract
  6. Aregay, A., O’Connor, M., Stow, J., Ayers, N., & Lee, S. (2020). Strategies used to establish palliative care in rural low-and middle-income countries: an integrative review. Health Policy and Planning, 35(8), 1110-1129. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaa051
  7. Galu, S. B., Gebru, H. B., Abebe, Y. T., Gebrekidan, K. G., Aregay, A. F., Hailu, K. G., & Abera, G. B. (2020). Factors associated with sexual violence among female administrative staff of Mekelle University, North Ethiopia. BMC research notes, 13, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4860-5
  8. Gebreyesus, L. G., Aregay, A. F., Gebrekidan, K. G., & Alemayehu, Y. H. (2018). Factors associated with treatment outcome of acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis among patients less than 18 years in Mekelle City, Public Hospitals, North Ethiopia. BMC research notes, 11, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3794-7
  9. Fissehaye, T., Damte, A., Fantahun, A., & Gebrekirstos, K. (2018). Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia. BMC research notes, 11(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3850-3
  10. Gerada, Y., Mengistu, Z., Demessie, A., Fantahun, A., & Gebrekirstos, K. (2017). Adherence to insulin self-administration and associated factors among diabetes mellitus patients at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 16, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40200-017-0309-3
  11. Miftah, R., Tilahun, W., Fantahun, A., Adulkadir, S., & Gebrekirstos, K. (2017). Knowledge and factors associated with pain management for hospitalized children among nurses working in public hospitals in Mekelle City, North Ethiopia: cross sectional study. BMC research notes, 10(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2446-7
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Dr. Hailay Abrha Gesesew, PhD

Dr. Hailay Abrha Gesesew

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation: Torrens University Australia, Australia

Rank / Position: Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow (NHMRC)

Highest qualification: PhD

Short biography

Dr. Hailay Abrha Gesesew is a public health expert specializing in infectious disease epidemiology, with a focus on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), conflict and health, migrant health, and the social determinants of health. His research employs mixed methods approaches to address complex health challenges. Dr. Gesesew began his career as a clinician at a remote health center in Ethiopia before transitioning to academia in 2009 by joining Jimma University. In 2015, he expanded his research internationally by pursuing a PhD at Flinders University, Australia. Currently, he serves as Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and an NHMRC (Australia’s National Health & Medical Research Council) Principal Research Fellow at Research Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing (PHEHF) at Torrens University Australia.

Dr. Kibrom Gebreselassie Desta

Dr. Kibrom Gebreselassie Desta

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation: Mekelle University

Rank / Position: Associate Professor, CED

Highest qualification: Subspecialist in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Short biography

Dr. Kibrom Gebresilassie has served in various offices in the college of health sciences, Mekelle University. I have contributed to different journals as a reviewer after completion of my training on Research Review organized by EMA. I have also advised residents on their thesis.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Nebyou Seyoum, Kibrom Gebreselassie, Azarias Kassahun; Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus presenting with features of intracranial space occupying lesion. Ethiopian Medical Journal 2012, 50 (2):
  2. Tewelde Tesfaye, Yibrah Berhe, Kibrom Gebreselassie. Microbial contamination of operating Theatreat Ayder Referral Hospital, Northern Ethiopia. International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Research.2015; 6(10): 1264-1267. [Published]
  3. R. Esayas, A. Shumey, K. G Selassie. Laparoscopic Surgery in a Governmental Teaching Hospital: AnInitial Experience from Ayder Referral Hospital in Northern Ethiopia; East & Central African Journal of Surgery. March/April 2015 Volume 20 (1)
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  1. Berhe Gebreselassie, Kibrom Gebereselassie, Reiye Esayas. Patterns and causes of amputation inAyder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia: A three-year experience; Ethiopian Journal of health sciences. Jan 2018
  2. B. Alem, A. Luel, Y Berhe et al. Maternal risk factors associated with neural tube defects in Tigray regional state of Ethiopia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2018.07.013
  3. Berihu BA, Welderufael AL, Berhe Y, Magana T, Mulugeta A, Asfaw S, et al. (2018) High burden of neural tube defects in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Hospital-based study. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0206212. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206212
  4. Welderufael AL, Berihu BA, Berhe Y, Magana T, et al. Nutritional status among women whose pregnancy outcome was afflicted with neural tube defects in Tigray region of Ethiopia; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2018.12.005
  5. Tewelde Tesfaye, Yibrah Berhe, Kibrom Gebreselassie. Microbial load of operating theatre at Ayder referral Hospital, Northern Ethiopia. IJPSR. Vol.6 (10), 1264-‐1267, Oct.,2015.
  6. G. Hagos, K. Gebreselassie, W. Woldu and A. Gebreyesus. Gastrojejunocolic fistula after gastrojejunostomy in Ayder referral hospital Northern Ethiopia: A report of two cases. Annals of Medicine and Surgery 4 (2015) 448e451
  7. Engida Abebe Gelan, Reiye Essayas, Kibrom Gebressilase . PERCEPTION OF FINAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY Ethiop Med J, 2015, Vol. 53, No. 4
  8. Girmay Hagos, Reiye Esayas, Kibrom G/Selassie. OPEN WINDOW THORACOSTOMY, STILL AN OPTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC EMPYEMA: EXPERIENCE FROM AYDER REFERRAL HOSPITAL Ethiop Med J, 2016, Vol. 54, No.1
  9. Mengistu Hagazi Tequare , Hiluf Ebuy Abraha , Mache Tsadik Adhana et al. Adverse events of Oxford/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine among health care workers of Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.10.013
  10. Hiluf Ebuy Abraha , Mengistu Hagazi Tequare, Hale Teka et al. Impact of a double catastrophe, war and COVID-19, on health service utilization of a tertiary care hospital in Tigray: an interrupted timeseries study; Conflict and Health, 2023, Vol 17, No. 37
  11. Dawit Seyoum Gebremariam, Asmamaw Miruts & Kibrom Gebreselassie Desta (2023) Isolated VShaped Sternal Cleft — A Rare Chest Wall Malformation, Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 81-87, DOI: http://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S397462
 

Dr. Amanuel Gesesew

Dr. Amanuel Gesesew

Role: Member of Advisory Board

Affiliation: : 1. Kay Kalkidan General Hospital 2. Ayder College of Health Sciences

Rank / Position: Gynecologist and Obstetrician

Highest qualification: Associate professor, Obstetrician and Gynecologist( Professorship approved by Mekelle University Senate)

Short biography

Dr. Amanuel Gesessew Involved in teaching of obstetrics and gynecology for undergraduate and postgraduate students at Ayder college of health sciences. Publications and community participation focusing on the reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity for the last 27 years. Presented articles in Maternal Health at various stages within the country and international conferences .For this service recognition was given from various international, Federal and Regional organizations.

Publications (first 3):
  1. Gessessew A and Mesfin M. Ruptured uterus-eight year retrospective analysis of Causes and management outcome in Adigrat Hospital, Tigray Region, Ethiopia Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2002; 16(3):241-245
  2. Gessessew A and Mesfin M. Obstructed Labour in Adigrat Zonal Hospital, Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2003;17(3):175-180
  3. Gessessew A and Mesfin M. Genitourinary and rectovaginal fistulae in Adigrat Zonal Hospital,Tigray,Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2003;41(2):123-30
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  1. Gessessew A and Mesfin M. Rape and related health problems in Adigrat Zonal Hospital, Tigray Region,Ethiopia Ethiop. J.Health Dev. 2004;18(3):140-144]
  2. .Israel G. Tareke,.Gessessew A,and Araya T. A Community-Based Trachoma Survey:Prevalence and Risk Factors in the Tigray Region of Northern Ethiopia.Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2006; 13:173–181
  3. Gessessew A. Maternal complications--in a zonal hospital.Ethiop Med J. 2007;45 (1):47-54
  4. Gessessew A. Twin deliveries in a zonal hospital: ten years retrospective study.Ethiop Med J. 2007; 45(1):55-9
  5. Gessessew A. Dicephalus Tetrabrachius. Ethiop Med J. 2007; 45 (4):391-394
  6. Gessessew A.The cause of unwanted pregnancy and its impact on maternal health and utilization of healthServices.Ethiop Med J. 2009;47(1):1-8
  7. N.Prata, A.Gessessew,A.K.Abraha,M.Holston,M.Potts.Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Options for Home Births in Rural Ethiopia.Afr J Reprod Health.2009;13(2):87-95.
  8. GessessewA ,Kahsu A. Occupational exposure of health workers to blood and body fluids in six hospitals of Tigray Region(August 1- 30,2006): Magnitude and Management .Ethiop Med J.2009;47(3):213-219
  9. Mengiste M Mesfin, James N Newell, John D Walley, Amanuel Gessessew, Tassew Tesfaye Frew Lemma and Richard J Madeley. Quality of tuberculosis care and its association with patient adherence to treatment in eight Ethiopian districts. Health Policy and Planning 2009;1–10
  10. Mengiste M Mesfin, James N Newell, John D Walley, Amanuel Gessessew, Richard J Madeley. Delayed consultation among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: cross sectional study of 10 dots districts of Ethiopia. BMC Public health. 2009 feb 9, 9(1) : 53.
  11. Mengete M Mesfine, James N Newell, Richard J Madeley,Talib N Mirizoev, Israel G Tareke, Yohanes T Kifle, Amanuel Gessessew, John D Walley.Cost implications of delays to tuberculosis diagnosis among pulmonary tuberculosis patientsin Ethiopia.BMC Public Health.2010, 10:173
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1.     Full Name: Dr. Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru

2.     Specific role in the journal: Member of Advisory Board

3.     Institutional Affiliation: African Field Epidemiology Network, Sierra Leone

4.     Academic rank/job position:Resident Advisor, HEAD of AFENET in Sierra Leone

5.     Highest academic qualifications: PhD

Short Biography

Dr. Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru is a senior epidemiologist with over 17 years of progressive public health leadership and operational public health research experience across sub-Saharan Africa, including Liberia, Kenya, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia. He has held prominent technical and advisory roles at the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and AFENET, contributing to major global health security priorities and disease control programs. Dr. Gebru is internationally recognized for his expertise in Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs), having spent more than a decade as a mentor, academic coordinator, and Resident Advisor. He led the successful global accreditation of the Sierra Leone FETP-Intermediate, positioning it among the first accredited programs worldwide. He has taught, supervised, and mentored more than 400 public health professionals, including 103 advanced epidemiology trainees, significantly enhancing national public health workforce capacity.

His technical work includes curriculum design, training systems development, strengthening surveillance, scientific writing, and operational research. He has led and contributed to responses to major public health emergencies, such as the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, wild poliovirus in Kenya, meningitis in Ghana, and various outbreaks in Sierra Leone, including Lassa fever, anthrax, COVID-19, and Mpox. An accomplished scholar and program leader, Dr. Gebru has secured and managed competitive grants, including support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Vital Strategies, and multiple U.S. CDC funding sources. He currently serves as the Principal Investigator for the U.S. CDC/AFENET five-year Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Cooperative Agreement (2021–2025), under which Sierra Leone has trained 126 field epidemiologists at advanced and intermediate levels and 323 frontline public health workers.

Dr. Gebru’s work has shaped national training systems, advanced surveillance innovations, and informed policy development across several African nations. His scholarly contributions, leadership in research and workforce development, and impact on global health security underscore his national and international stature. He also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the East African Journal of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

List of scholarly publications:

 

1.     Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Alden Keith Henderson, Adel Hussein Elduma, James Sylvester Squire, Mohamed Alex Vandi , Daphane Moffett, and Monique  A. Foster; The crucial role the field epidemiology training program played in preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone, January 2020 to August 2022 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1566824/full

2.     Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru Adel Hussein Elduma,,James Sylvester Squire, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Soter Ameh, Hawawu Hussein, Kassim Kamara, Eric Ikoona, Ikechukwu Ogbuanu: Strengthening the Sierra Leone public health system through scientific research and community engagement: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/11/full

3.     Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Adel Hussein Elduma, Joseph Sam Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru:  Evaluation of the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response System, Sierra Leone, 2019: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/1/full/

4.     Eldred Olufemi Moore, Umaru Sesay, Adel Hussein Elduma, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Anna Jammeh, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Bridget Magoba, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Evaluation of an Electronic Case-based Disease Surveillance System in Karene District, Sierra Leone: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/2/full/

5.     Kassim Kamara, Haurace Nyandemoh, Umaru Sesay, Adel Hussein Elduma, Godfrey Kayita, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization services in Sierra Leone, 2021: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/3/full/

6.     Ivan Augustine Barrie, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Babatunde Duduyemi, Umaru Sesay, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Anna Jammeh, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Factors associated with mortality among inpatients at Koidu Government Hospital, Sierra Leone: A Secondary data analysis: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/4/full/

7.     Ojulong, J.; Gebru, G.N.; Duduyemi, B.; Gbenda, E.; Janneh, M.L.; Sharty, J.; Monteiro, L.; Kowuor, D.; Ameh, S.; Ogbuanu, I.U. Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, and Escherichia coli Isolates among Stillbirths and Deceased Under-Five Children in Sierra Leone: Data from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Sites from 2019 to 2022. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081657: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/8/1657

8.     Bridget Magoba, Joseph Sam Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Stephen Abdul Regis Sesay, Ian Njeru, Robert Musoke, Charles Njuguna, Victor Caulker, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Assessing the implementation of an electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response System using DHIS2, 2024: Sierra Leone´s experience: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/5/full/

9.     Umaru Sesay, Adel Hussein Elduma, Hafeez Umar Imam Barrie, Henry Bangura, Mohamed Sallieu Bah, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Diagnostic challenges and implications of a Yellow Fever co-infected with Malaria case in Freetown, Sierra Leone, September 2023: An outbreak investigation: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/6/full/

10.   Mary Sinnah, Anna Jammeh, Solomon Sogbeh, Amara Sheriff, Eric Ikoona, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders and Predictors of Substance Use Disorders among Hospitalized Patients at the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2020-2023: Outbreak Investigation: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/7/full/

11.   Binta Bah, Umaru Nyallay, Philp Gevao, Joel Mansaray, Paul Mansary, Umaru Sesay, Anna Jammeh, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Joseph Sam Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Adel Hussein Elduma, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: High fatality of Lassa fever outbreak in Kenema District- Sierra Leone, January 2023: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/8/full/

12.   Henry Bangura, Fatmata Bangura, Jean Leonard Hakizimana, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy default in the 34-Military Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2017-2020:    http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/9/full/

13.   Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Delia Akosua Bandoh , Alexander Ansah-Manu, Adel Elduma, Yakubu Alhassan , James Sylvester Squire and Adolphina Addo-Lartey: Factors associated with hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Western Area Urban District, Sierra Leone: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12361722/

14.   Lilian Kumba Admire-Taylor, Adel Hussein Elduma, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Umaru Sesay, Anna Jammeh, Awol Yemane, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Aminata Koroma, Joseph Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Mohamed Vandi, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Prevalence of stillbirth deliveries and associated factors at Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2019 to 2022: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/10/full/ 

15.   Stephen Lawrence Musa Kamara, Adel Hussein Elduma, Umaru Sesay, Binta Bah, Joel Francis Mansaray, Magoba Bridget, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Factors associated with COVID-19 deaths in Sierra Leone, March 2020 - March 2022: http://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/12/full/

16.   Augustus Osborne, Umaru Sesay, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Peter Bai James. Harnessing traditional healers’ role in strengthening Africa's public health response: A case study of the Mpox outbreak: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41160559/

17.   Bridget Magoba, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, George S Odongo  , Calle Hedberg  , Adel Hussein Elduma  , Joseph Sam Kanu,  Monique A Foster. Digitalizing surveillance system: experience from Sierra Leone https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38813658/

18.   Josephine Amie Koroma, Sierra Leone, Adel Hussein Elduma, Umaru Sessay, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru. Factors associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients, Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional secondary data analysis. https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3006102/v1.pdf .

19.   Timothy N DeVitaAminata B Kabia, James A M Khobi, Mugagga Malimbo, Samba Kamara, Bridget Magoba, Gebrekrstos N Gebru,Anna H Jammeh, John A Painter, Thomas K Ansumana, Musa Sillah-Kanu, David C Schnabel. False alarm on a malaria “outbreak” linked to inconsistencies in malaria diagnostic supply: a call to strengthen supply chain management: Sierra Leone, May–July 2023: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11948700/

20.   Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru,Joseph Sampha Bangura,Leonard Hakizimana,Kofi Mensah Nyarko,Adel Elduma,Tushar Singh,Alden Henderson:  (2023):  Healthcare-associated Transmission of Lassa Fever, Sierra Leone, November 2019–January 2020. Outbreak, Surveillance, Investigation & Response (OSIR) Journal, 16(2), 46–51. https://doi.org/10.59096/osir.v16i2.263759 (https://www.osirjournal.net/index.php/osir/article/view/301)

21.   Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, and Adel Hussein Elduma (2023). Investigation of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus Type 2 Outbreak, Sierra Leone, December 2020: Lessons from the First Three Cases. J Infect Dis Epidemiol 9:309. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510309 ((https://www.osirjournal.net/index.php/osir/article/view/301)

22.   Umaru Sesay,  Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru: Evaluation of a Hypertension Surveillance System, Kenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2021 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36952676/)

23.   Sesay U, Hakizimana L, Elduma AH, Henderson A, and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru. Late diagnosis of Lassa fever outbreak in endemic areas leads to high mortality, Kenema District, Sierra Leone, February - March 2019. Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Aug 8;42:256. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.256.35838. PMID: 36338567; PMCID: PMC9617488. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36338567/

24.   Kassim Kamara, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Angella Sandra Namwase, James Sylvester Squire, Monique Foster, Tushar Singh and Michelle L Sloan: First Few Cases Study to Investigate Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 in the Early Phase of the Response, Sierra Leone 2020: (https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-8-274.php?jid=jide)  

25.   Bah D, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru , Hakizimana JL, Ogbonna U, Sesay B, Bah B, Mansaray P, Charles J, Jimmy A, Leno A, Jalloh F, Sengu N, Sogbeh S, Mansaray H, Kanneh L, Elduma AH. Prevalence and risk factors of diarrheal diseases in Sierra Leone, 2019: a cross-sectional study. Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Jan 3;41:3. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.3.32403. PMID: 35145595; PMCID: PMC8797046. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8797046/

26.   Bockarie Pompay Sesay, Adel Hussein Elduma, Jean Leonard Hakizimana, and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru. Knowledge and Practices of the Adult Population on Diarrheal Diseases, Transmission, and Prevention in Sierra Leone: A community-based cluster survey. African Journal of Health Sciences Volume 36, Issue No.2, March-April 2023. (https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/249321/235750

27.   Bockarie Pompay Sesay, Jean Leonard Hakizimana, Adel Hussein Elduma, and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru "Assessment of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices Among Households, 2019 − Sierra Leone: A Community-based Cluster Survey," Environmental Health Insights 16(1), (4 October 2022). https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302221125042

28.   Ivan Augustine Barrie, Babatunde Duduyemi, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Philip Gevao, Adel Hussein Elduma, and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru. (2023). Birth and Death Rates and Causes of Death among the General Population in Kono District, Sierra Leone, 2020-2021. Int Arch Public Health Community Med 7:092. doi.org/10.23937/2643-4512/1710092

29.   Abu,Mmusu; Kamara, K., Elduma, A.; Harding, D.; Ikoona, E; Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru. Factors associated with viral non-suppression among HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone, January 2018–June 2019. Sierra Leone J Biomed Res Nov, 2023 Vol. 11 No 1 ( https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sljbr/article/view/261005)

30.   Joel Francis Mansaray, Abass Kamara, Philip Gevao, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru. The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization: A case study of measles outbreak in Kambia District, Sierra Leone, October 2021. Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research, 2023; 14 (1), 14-19: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sljbr/article/view/258154

31.   A. SHERIFF, Musa D, SHERIFF, A, ELDUMA, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru. ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM DATA ANALYSIS, PUJEHUN, SIERRA LEONE, 2011-2020. Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research, 2023; 14(1) 37-43

32.   Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Z.J. Bah, A. Elduma, J.S. Squire, Joseph Sam Kanu, and Gebrekrstos Negash  Gebru (2023). Trends and Patterns of Maternal Deaths in Sierra Leone, January 2017-December 2020. Int J Womens Health Wellness 9:148. doi.org/10.23937/2474-1353/1510148. https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/ijwhw/international-journal-of-womens-health-and-wellness-ijwhw-9-148.pdf

33.   Brima Akwame Gamanga, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gbessay Saffa, Jean Leonard Hakizimana, Kassim Kamara, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru (2023) Maternal Death Due to Late COVID-19 Diagnosis in Moyamba District Sierra Leone, 2021, Case Report. J Infect Dis Epidemiol 9:296. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510296 (https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-9-296.pdf)

34.   Paul Mansaray, Adel Hussein Elduma, Leonard Hakizimana, Kassim Kamara, Alden Henderson and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru (2022). Re-Emergence of Monkeypox in Sierra Leone, a Challenge for Clinicians in a Developing Country, 2021: A Case Report. https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-8-275.pdf

35.   Momoh Massaquoi, Adel Hussein Elduma, Jean Leonard Hakizimana, Kassim Kamara, and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, 2022. Investigation of Brucellosis Outbreak in Cattle in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone, March 2021. Journal of Applied Veterinary Sciences, 7 (3): 30– 34.

36.   Aminata Tigiedankay Koroma, Joseph Sam Kanu , Amitabye Luximon-Ramma ,James Sylvester Squire, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara , Binta Bah , Solomon Sogbeh , Josephine Amie Koroma, Fatmata Bangura , Sulaiman Lakoh, Zikan Koroma, Mohamed Alex Vandi , Abdul Razak Mansaray , Ishata Nannie, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Amarina Adama Koroma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Adel Hussein Elduma Abdalla, Frederic Bontango Kweme, Pierre Yassa Yoniene. An Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medical Professionals on Factors Related to Antimicrobial Resistance in Three (3) Selected University Teaching Hospital Complexes in Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Stud. Texila International Journal of Public Health, September 2023.

37.   Aminata Tigiedankay Koroma, Joseph Sam Kanu , Amitabye Luximon-Ramma ,James Sylvester Squire, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara , Binta Bah , Solomon Sogbeh , Josephine Amie Koroma, Fatmata Bangura , Sulaiman Lakoh, Zikan Koroma, Mohamed Alex Vandi , Abdul Razak Mansaray , Ishata Nannie, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Amarina Adama Koroma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Adel Hussein Elduma Abdalla, Frederic Bontango Kweme, Pierre Yassa Yoniene. A Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating the Contribution of Systems and Structures to Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Three Selected University Teaching Hospital Complexes in Sierra Leone: An Analysis of Key Factors. Texila International Journal of Public Health, October 2023 DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.11.03.Art025

38.   Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Adam Zakariah, Samuel Dapaa, Magdalene A. Odikro, Razak G. Issahaku, Delia Bandoh, Charles L. Noora, Gebrekrstos N. Gebru, and Ernest Kenu: Ghana’s progress towards measles elimination: Surveillance data analysis, Greater Accra Region, 2015 – 2019: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/articles/10.3389/fitd.2023.1071486/full

39.   Saffa G, Keimbe C, Bangalie A, Sheriff AA, Jalloh B, Bah D, Bangura F, Tamba F, Bangura H, Sesay I, Kamara K, Gborie S, Teka H, Ikoona E, Elduma AH, Gebru GN. Factors contributing to delays in accessing health facility-based maternal delivery services in Sierra Leone, 2018: A community-based cluster survey. PLoS One. 2024 Sep 17;19(9):e0307179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307179. PMID: 39288131; PMCID: PMC11407616. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39288131