Dr. Awash Teklehaimanot

Biography

Awash Teklehaimanot is a Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Addis Ababa University, a Master of Science from Bowling Green State University, a PhD from Purdue University, and a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. He has been instrumental in various global health initiatives, including serving as the Director of the Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Program. His research focuses on malaria control and health programs in developing countries, particularly in Africa. He has played a key role in the Breaking Bottlenecks Project, which aimed to accelerate malaria control across ten endemic countries. His work has helped mobilize significant resources for malaria control, including $1.6 billion in funding for national malaria control programs from 2007 to 2008. Additionally, he is involved in the Health Extension Program in Ethiopia, which seeks to improve health service delivery and access in rural areas through community-based health promotion and disease prevention efforts. His research interests include community health interventions, disease prevention, and the implementation of health programs in under-served populations.

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