Melakeberhan Dagnew

Background

Dagnew, Melakeberhan was born on May 25, 1948 in Adwa, Tigrie, Ethiopia. Son of Gebremariam and Amlashi Dagnew.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Medical College, Gondar, Ethiopia, 1969; Master in Public Health, Institute Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 1980; DrMed, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig, Germany.

Career

District health officer, Ministry of Health, Wello, Ethiopia, 1969-1970; senior health officer, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1970-1971; senior leprosy control officer, ALERT, Addis Ababa, 1971-1978; lecturer, Medical Faculty, Gonder, Ethiopia, 1981-1983; assistant professor, Medical Faculty, Gonder, Ethiopia, 1982-1984; associate professor, Medical Faculty, Gonder, Ethiopia, 1990-1995; head department community health, Medical Faculty, Gonder, Ethiopia, since 1995. Consultant Regional Health Department, Gonder, 1990. Member task force Prime Min.' General’ s Office, Addis Ababa, 1994-1995.

Examiner in community health Addis Ababaand Jimma Medical Faculty, since 1991.

Achievements

• Melakeberhan Dagnew has been listed as a noteworthy Public health specialist, educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board Red Cross, Gonder, since 1995. Member Ethiopian Public Health Association, American Public Health assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, World Public Health Federation.

Connections

Married Asfash Gebrue, March 5, 1970. Children: Yonas, Rahel, Bereket.

Father:

Gebremariam Dagnew

Mother:

Amlashi Dagnew

Spouse:

Asfash Gebrue

child:

Rahel Dagnew

child:

Yonas Dagnew

child:

Bereket Dagnew