Biography

A Medical Doctor and a Public Health Expert specialized in TB, Drug Resistant TB and TB/HIV. I am trained in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine and Addis Continental Institute of Public Health). Currently, I work for USAID Eliminate TB project as a Senior Drug Resistant TB Advisor in Ethiopia providing technical support in DR-TB Program Management.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Early treatment outcomes for the six-month BPaLM regimen under programmatic conditions in Ethiopia

The six-month BPaLM regimen could contribute to better treatment outcome by improving treatment completion, decreasing lost to follow up, and reducing mortality. Routine patients follow up is required after treatment completion to prevent relapse.

Source: Conference 2024