Experience

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  Metema hospital

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

  Medical director

  I was leading the hospital starting from plannning,monitoring and implementing the activities of the hospiatal

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  Apostle paul child care center

  Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

   clinical coordinator of behavioral change communication on srh

  I had the responsibility of follwing the health of children in the care center. I had aslo involved in giving trainings and designing different projects in the care center especially related to sexual and reproductive health of the children

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  Ethiopian medical association

  Feb 2011 - Sept 2012

  Project director

  I design , implement, monitor health programs and projects . I am responsible for the overall planning and implementation of projects in Ethiopian medcial association. I also present the association on different working groups and workshops

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  Jhu-tsehai project

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

  Health system strengthening advisor
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  Ethiopian medical association

  Mar 2014 - May 2017

  • Executive director/Chief of party on USAID project

    Nov 2015 - May 2017

  • CPD and Research Manager/Deputy chief of party on USAID project

    Mar 2014 - Oct 2015
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  Federal minstry of health

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2018

  Program manager

  support the overall implementation of clinical service directorate activities. I worked on to realize bone marrow transplant center in Black lion. I prepared legal framework(not published) on human organ, tissue, cell and anatomic body donation and transplantation.

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  John hopkins university/center for communication project

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2019

  Senior primary health care advisor

  • Provided general technical assistant for health extension and primary health care directorate.• Conducted operational research assessment on primary health care clinical guidelines (published on the Annual Review Meeting Bulletin) • Developed Ethiopian primary health care clinical guideline implementation manual for successful implementation and follow up of Ethiopian primary health care clinical guideline. • Provided technical assistance on the implementation of Ethiopian health center reform implementation guideline as well as The Ethiopian primary health care alliance for quality (EPAQ) Show less

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  Jsi/l10k

  Nov 2019 - Sept 2020

  Health system strengthening adviser at ministry of health

  • Provide general technical assistant for health extension and primary health care directorate.• Designed patient safety training manual as part of the national patient safety technical working group.• Conducted operational research assessment on primary health care clinical guidelines.• Rolled out the Ethiopian primary healthcare clinical guideline with the major focus of improving management of common diseases and programs (non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases like TB).• Provided technical assistance in implementing the national NCD program on 500 health centers using the guideline. Show less

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  Institute for healthcare improvement

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

  Technical manager

  • Oversaw the Maternal and Newborn health quality initiatives (quality planning, control, and improvement).• Run the national Perinatal mortality reduction quality improvement project. Perinatal mortality improved significantly. • Supervised 12 improvement advisors working on Maternal and newborn health quality improvement project.• Quality improvement project on improving evidence-based diabetic management: improved the process of care and outcome (fasting blood sugar) significantly. The project published on the national quality bulletin. Show less

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  Ihi

  Aug 2023 - now

  Senior quality management advisor

  • provide technical assistance in engaging clients and community in quality management structures, capacitate QHA staff, health care leaders and health workers in quality planning, improvement, control/assurance.• develop standards, protocols, and training manuals to improve quality of RMNCH care.• designing quality improvement projects, support implementation, spread/scale of the QI project, engage in demonstration sites to support the designing of new innovative ideas as well as testing of the ideas as well.• play a coordination role between IHI and JSI in driving the overall task of IHI by aligning and harmonizing with the plan of QHA.• Supervise advisors and specialists placed by IHI in QHA (Quality healthcare activity project) Show less