Getachew Dinede
Epidemiologist, Ethiopia
Biography
Getachew Dinede received Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Jimma University, Ethiopia in 2008 and Master of Public Health in Field Epidemiology from Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Ethiopia in 2018. He joined Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in 2015 as Epidemiologist. Currently, he has been serving as In-service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) program coordinator. Prior to joining MoA, he served as regional veterinarian at Agricultural and Rural Development Bureau, Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Assosa, Ethiopia (2013-2014); as college instructor in Oromia Pastoral Areas Technical and Vocational Education and Training College, Yabello, Oromia, Ethiopia (2010-2012) and in Mickey Leland College, Gimbi, Oromia, Ethiopia (Oct. 2008-Aug. 2009). He has about 10 years work experience with expertise areas, including surveillance, surveillance system evaluation, outbreak investigation, data analysis, epidemiology, zoonoses, risk analysis, scientific writing, and college teaching. Dr. Getachew has publications on peer-reviewed journals.
Abstract
Abstract : Cholera outbreak in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A case-control study