Ethiopia’s minister of health since 2024
Holds degree from Ethiopia’s Hawassa University
Former Team Lead at the Deputy Director General Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva
Former Medical and Technical officer at the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at WHO headquarters
Former Managing Director of the Centre for International Reproductive Health and Training (CIRHT) Africa
Former country representative at the East, Central and Southern African College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ECSACOG)
Worked at Hawassa University
Former honorary secretary and past president of the Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Former chair of the Civil Society Advisory Group for UN Women Ethiopia
Former board member of the Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health
The first female family planning and reproductive health sub-specialist in Ethiopia
Winner of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Women’s Awards in 2021