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Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Global Health and Population Department

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Scopus Author ID: 55862736900
Scopus Author ID: 57200381486

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Global Health, Health systems, Public Health, Reproductive Health, Primary Care, Family Planning, COVID-19, Equity, Health Security, Nutrition, WASH, Quality, RMNCH, Health Policy, Leadership

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Ethiopia, United States

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Employment (11)

Harvard University: Cambridge, Massachusets, US

2024-03-01 to present | Executive Director (Havard Ministerial Leadership Program)
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Ethiopia Ministry of Health: Addis Ababa, ET

2020-03-12 to 2024-02-08 | Minister
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Ministry of Health, Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, ET

2018-11 to 2020-03-11 | State Minister
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, US

2015-08-03 to 2018-07-30 | Program Director (Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT))
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Jhpiego Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, ET

2014-10 to 2015-06 | Project Director (Maternal and Child Survival Program)
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College: Addis Ababa, ET

2013-02 to 2014-09 | Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Research & Assistant Prof OBGYN
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College: Addis Ababa, ET

2010-11 to 2013-01 | Vice Provost for Medical Services & Assistant Prof OBGYN
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

St. Paul's General Specialized Hospital: Addis Ababa, ET

2007-10 to 2010-10 | Chief Executive Officer
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Police Force Hospital: Addis Ababa, ET

2006-06 to 2007-09 | Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Employment
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Addis Ababa University: Addis Ababa, ET

2002-01 to 2006-05 | OBGYN Resident (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
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Police Force Hospital: Addis Ababa, ET

2000-01 to 2001-12 | General Practitioner
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Education and qualifications (3)

Jimma University College of Public Health and Medical Sciences: Jimma, Oromia, ET

2008-02 to 2010-06 | Masters in healthcare and Hospital Administration (Public Health)
Education
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, ET

2002-01 to 2006-05 | Specialty in OBGYN (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Education
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Jimma University College of Public Health and Medical Sciences: Jimma, ET

1992-11 to 1999-04 | Doctor of Medicine
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Works (27)

Global health 2050: the path to halving premature death by mid-century

The Lancet
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01439-9
Part of ISSN: 0140-6736
Contributors: Dean T Jamison; Lawrence H Summers; Angela Y Chang; Omar Karlsson; Wenhui Mao; Ole F Norheim; Osondu Ogbuoji; Marco Schäferhoff; David Watkins; Olusoji Adeyi et al.
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Enable, engage, and innovate for quality

BMJ
2023-12-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p2396
Part of ISSN: 1756-1833
Contributors: Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda; Lia Tadesse; Selina Dussey; Juan-Pablo Uribe; Anshu Banerjee
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Understanding subnational burden of diseases for better health policy decision making in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
2023-10-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

A call to invest in emergency, critical and operative care for universal health coverage

Nature Medicine
2023-06-01 | Journal article | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin; Tsion Firew; Alegnta Gebreyesus; Sabin Nsanzimana
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

New WHO hepatitis B treatment guidelines: look to Ethiopia

The Lancet Global Health
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00420-x
Part of ISSN: 2214-109X
Contributors: Asgeir Johannessen; Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin; Hailemichael Desalegn
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Investment in health data can drive economic growth

Nature Medicine
2022-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02022-8
Part of ISSN: 1078-8956
Part of ISSN: 1546-170X
Contributors: Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

What is Global Health Equity? A Proposed Definition

Annals of Global Health
2022-07-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3754
Contributors: Ella August; Lia Tadesse; Marie S. O’Neill; Joseph N. S. Eisenberg; Rex Wong; Joseph C. Kolars; Abebe Bekele
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Two decades of family planning in Ethiopia and the way forward to sustain hard-fought gains!

Reproductive Health
2022-06-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-022-01435-5
Part of ISSN: 1742-4755
Contributors: Mengistu Asnake Kibret; Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Progress in health among regions of Ethiopia, 1990–2019: a subnational country analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

The Lancet
2022-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02868-3
Part of ISSN: 0140-6736
Contributors: GBD 2019 Ethiopia Subnational-Level Disease Burden Initiative Collaborators
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Sero-prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
2021-11-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Galvanizing Collective Action to Accelerate Reductions in Maternal and Newborn Mortality and Prevention of Stillbirths

Global Health: Science and Practice
2021-06-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-20-00575
Part of ISSN: 2169-575X
Contributors: Anita Gibson; Lisa Noguchi; Mary V. Kinney; Hannah Blencowe; Lynn Freedman; Tlaleng Mofokeng; Mickey Chopra; Queen Dube; David Ntirushwa; Angela Nguku et al.
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

What was once a gap in accessing global health care is now a crisis

The Hill Times
2021-06-30 | Magazine article
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Policies, delivery models, and lessons learned from integrating mental health and substance abuse services into primary health care in Ethiopia

FASEB Bioadvances
2021-05-21 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1096/fba.2020-00145
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Diversity and solidarity in global health

The Lancet Global Health
2021-04-10 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00029-2
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Solidarity, Agility and Continuity: Three Cornerstones of Ethiopia’s COVID-19 Response

Council on Foreign Relations
2020-11-10 | Newsletter article
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Healthcare provider attitudes regarding the provision of assisted reproductive services for HIV-affected couples in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12426
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2-s2.0-85041086660
Contributors: Pinsky, A.N.; Steenbergh, K.; Boyd, H.M.; Michael, B.; Bekele, D.; Kobernik, E.; Gebremedhin, L.T.; Mmeje, O.
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Structured integration of family planning curriculum: comparative assessment of knowledge and skills among new medical graduates in Ethiopia

Contraception
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.04.001
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2-s2.0-85046823302
Contributors: Gebremeskel, B.G.; Teklu, A.M.; Gebremedhin, L.T.; Beza, S.W.; Yigzaw, T.; Eshetu, M.K.; Damtew, M.H.; Smith, Y.R.
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin via Scopus - Elsevier

Programmatic Aspects of Initiating Kidney Transplantation in Ethiopia

Transplantation
2017-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000525124.56869.1b
Part of ISSN: 0041-1337
Contributors: Momina M. Ahmed; Mahteme Bekele; Engida Abebe; Mekdim Tadesse; Tekleberhan Berhe; Berhane Redae; Zerihun Abebe; Fasika Tedla; Mersema Abate; Deepa Jayaram et al.
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Integrating Family Planning into Medical Education: A Case Study of St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), Addis Ababa

2016 | Interactive resource
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Barriers to providing quality emergency obstetric care in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Healthcare providers' perspectives on training, referrals and supervision, a mixed methods study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0493-4
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2-s2.0-84928237677
Contributors: Austin, A.; Gulema, H.; Belizan, M.; Colaci, D.S.; Kendall, T.; Tebeka, M.; Hailemariam, M.; Bekele, D.; Tadesse, L.; Berhane, Y. et al.
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Reproductive health providers’ willingness to provide comprehensive abortion services and knowledge of the abortion law in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
2015-11-30 | Journal article
DOI: DOI: 10.5897/IJNM2015.0189
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

A training transformation in reproductive health

Devex
2015-11-27 | Interactive resource
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Effectiveness of a multimodal hand hygiene campaign and obstacles to success in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-3-8
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2-s2.0-84925205782
Contributors: Schmitz, K.; Kempker, R.R.; Tenna, A.; Stenehjem, E.; Abebe, E.; Tadesse, L.; Jirru, E.K.; Blumberg, H.M.
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin via Scopus - Elsevier

The relationship between facility delivery and infant immunization in Ethiopia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.06.030
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2-s2.0-84887082182
Contributors: Moyer, C.A.; Tadesse, L.; Fisseha, S.
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin via Scopus - Elsevier

Integrating Family Planning into Pre-service Medical Training

International Conference in Family Planning
2013-11-13 | Conference poster
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Prevalence of Incision Extension during Cesarean Section at Three Teaching Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health
2011-12 | Journal article
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

Case Study: Implementing Balanced Score Card at St. Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health
2011-03-25 | Newsletter article
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Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
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