Lia Tadesse
Lia Tadesse | |
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ሊያ ታደሰ | |
 Lia Tadesse in 2024 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 12 March 2020 – 8 February 2024 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Amir Aman |
| Succeeded by | Mekdes Daba |
| State Minister of Health of Ethiopia | |
| In office November 2018 – March 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Prosperity Party |
| Alma mater | Jimma University Addis Ababa University |
| Awards | Next Generation Award of Harvard School |
Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin (Amharic: ሊያ ታደሰ ገብረመድኅን; born 1976)[1] is an Ethiopian politician and physician who served as the Minister of Health from 12 March 2020 until 8 February 2024.[2] Prior to her appointment, Lia served as State Minister of Health from November 2018.[3] She also served as an Executive Director at the University of Michigan's Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a CEO and Vice Provost in St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa and as a Project Director of USAID's Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) at Jhpiego-Ethiopia.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Lia was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[1] She went to Miskaye Hizunan Medhanealem School for her elementary school studies and completed her secondary school at Etege Menen Secondary School with a great distinction, and joined Jimma University to study Medicine;[3] she was among the four eligible female students to enroll. Lia earned a medical degree, and also has taken a specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology from Addis Ababa University, and a Master of Science in health care administration from Jimma University, where she earned medical degree. Because her father was an entomologist (Doctor of Philosophy of Entomology) and her mother was a teacher, from a young age she had a strong interest in becoming a Doctor of Medicine.[1][5]
Career
[edit]Lia served as the CEO and Vice Provost of St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa Ethiopia for seven consecutive years since 2007. Prior to this, she was a senior obstetrician and gynecologist at the Federal Police Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[4] She served over 20 years in the Health Sector.[3] Lia has been the program director for Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for three years since August 2015 and was a Project Director of Maternal and Child Survival Project at Jhpiego-Ethiopia for almost a year before that.[4] In November 2018, Lia was appointed as a State Minister in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health, and was promoted to Minister of Health in March 2020.[3][6][7] On 8 February 2024, Lia left the minister position and replaced by Mekdes Daba.[8]
Awards
[edit]According to Ethiopian News Agency, "[Lia] received the recognition award, Next Generation Award of Harvard School, for her strong contribution for enhancement of the health sector in Ethiopia and in other local and international organizations".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dr. Lia Tadesse, A women committed to improving health care delivery system". www.ethiojobs.net. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Minister Lia Tadesse - ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF". 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin". Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Former Ethiopia hospital CEO named to lead global center for women's health | Michigan Medicine". www.uofmhealth.org. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin Authors | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "H.E Dr. Lia Tadesse | FMOH". www.moh.gov.et. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia's first women attorney general confirmed in the parliament". Borkena. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia Appoints New Health Minister". ebc.et. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ demoz. "Dr. Lia Tadesse Wins Next Generation Award of Harvard School | Ethiopian News Agency". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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