A portfolio of initiatives and projects across Ethiopia and Eastern Africa, implemented in collaboration with global partners, federal ministries, national institutes, and sub-national partners.
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Ongoing
Surveillance & ResponseOngoing
Strengthens Ethiopia’s preparedness, detection and response capacity for public health emergencies through surveillance, laboratory strengthening, workforce development and emergency response support using a One Health approach. A cooperative agreement with the U.S. CDC.
Surveillance & ResponseOngoing
Supports Ethiopia’s Marburg outbreak response through logistics, technical assistance, laboratory strengthening, surveillance and workforce training. The program also includes sero-surveillance, mortality surveillance, post-recovery follow-up and fruit bat ecology studies to strengthen preparedness and disease control.
AMROngoing
Strengthens antimicrobial resistance detection and response through hospital-based surveillance systems, microbiology laboratory strengthening, infection prevention and control, and AMR containment strategies at two referral hospitals — Tikur Anbessa Referral Hospital and Zewditu Memorial Hospital.
WorkforceOngoing
NIH-funded regional training program focused on doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in foodborne, waterborne and vector-borne diseases, while strengthening research and laboratory capacity across Eastern Africa — Ethiopia and Kenya.
ResearchOngoing
Multi-country NIH-supported study investigating the ecology and behavior of sand flies transmitting visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan to improve disease prevention and control strategies.
Vaccine SafetyOngoing
Supports Ethiopia’s vaccine safety system through hospital-based surveillance, pharmacovigilance, adverse event investigation, causality assessment, workforce development and collaboration with the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority. A cooperative agreement with the U.S. CDC.
Surveillance & ResponseOngoing
Funded by Wellcome, a regional initiative implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia focused on arboviral disease surveillance, predictive modeling, cross-border data analysis and capacity building for dengue, chikungunya and other mosquito-borne arboviral diseases.
WorkforceOngoing
The Veterinary Education National Action Plan (2025–2028) is a nationally coordinated initiative to strengthen implementation of Ethiopia’s harmonized veterinary curriculum. Developed through collaboration among Ethiopian veterinary schools, led by the University of Gondar and The Ohio State University, it promotes curriculum quality, faculty development, practical training and institutional coordination.
WorkforceOngoing
A flagship international One Health training platform offering multidisciplinary courses and practical learning opportunities for professionals and students globally since 2012.
Completed
Laboratory Systems
Enhanced Ethiopia’s readiness for Mpox through laboratory capacity building, molecular diagnostics training, surveillance strengthening, case management support and infection prevention and control training.
Surveillance & Response
Conducted with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor Mpox circulation through wastewater testing and genomic surveillance, providing early warning data for public health decision-making.
Vaccine Safety
Examined links between cholera hotspots and communities with zero-dose or under-vaccinated children to develop scalable strategies for reaching missed populations and improving immunization coverage.
Coordination
A major CDC-funded initiative (2017–2022) that strengthened zoonotic disease prevention, antimicrobial resistance control, surveillance systems, laboratory networks and One Health collaboration throughout Ethiopia.
Laboratory Systems
Strengthened Ethiopia’s national genomic surveillance capacity by upgrading laboratories, decentralizing molecular diagnostics, enhancing sequencing capabilities and building workforce skills in genomics and bioinformatics.
Research
A joint Gates Foundation and DFID-funded One Health research project focused on improving food safety by investigating foodborne pathogens, strengthening laboratory and surveillance systems, and generating evidence to reduce risks from Salmonella, diarrheagenic E. coli and Campylobacter in Ethiopia.
Research
Investigated links between childhood malnutrition, environmental enteric dysfunction, food safety and Campylobacter infection to identify interventions that improve child growth and nutrition outcomes.
Research
A collaborative clinical trial with the Aurum Institute, in collaboration with The Ohio State University, ALERT Hospital and Zewditu Memorial Hospital in Ethiopia. Part of the worldwide Challenge TB initiative, which aims to improve access to high-quality patient-centred services, prevent TB transmission and disease progression, and strengthen TB service delivery platforms.
Research
Supported Ethiopia’s COVID-19 response through epidemiologic studies, infection prevention research, laboratory support, viral genotyping and evidence generation that informed national policies and response strategies.
Vaccine Safety
Evaluated whether five-dose measles vaccine vials could improve vaccine utilization and reduce health worker reluctance to open ten-dose vials, generating evidence for immunization policy decisions.
Vaccine Safety
Assessed barriers and enabling factors affecting second-dose measles vaccination coverage in Oromia to improve routine immunization performance and uptake.
Vaccine Safety
Estimated costs and financing mechanisms of Ethiopia’s VPD surveillance system, providing evidence for resource mobilization and sustainable surveillance planning.
Workforce
Strengthened research administration and grant management capacity among Ethiopian universities through collaboration with the U.S. International Visitor Leadership Program and The Ohio State University.
Workforce
A key initiative under the U.S. State Department’s University Partnership Initiative (UPI), which strengthened the leadership capacity of 50 presidents and vice presidents from 37 Ethiopian public universities and two leaders from the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Education through training, mentorship and study tours to leading U.S. universities. The program enhanced participants’ skills in strategic planning, financial management, quality assurance and internationalization, equipping them to lead their institutions more effectively and drive educational excellence.
Vaccine Safety
Assessed missed opportunities for vaccination among children under two years of age attending public health facilities in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Using quantitative and qualitative methods across 38 health facilities, the assessment found that more than half of eligible children missed at least one vaccination opportunity due to gaps in service integration, health worker practices, vaccine availability and caregiver awareness. The findings provide evidence-based recommendations to strengthen routine immunization services and improve childhood vaccination coverage.