Mekdes Daba Feyssa (Amharic: መቅደስ ዳባ ፈይሳ) is an Ethiopian politician who was appointed as Minister of Health in February 2024, previously served as the president of the Ethiopian Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association (ESOG) and held a role as team lead at the Deputy Director General Office of the World Health Organization in Geneva. Her notable contributions were acknowledged with the FIGO Award in November 2021 for her exceptional work in obstetrics and gynecology.[1][2]
Mekdes Daba | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2024 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde Taye Atske Selassie |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Lia Tadesse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mekdes Daba Feyssa |
| Alma mater | Hawassa University Addis Ababa University St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College |
References
edit- ^ "Mekdes Daba Appointed as New Health Minister". ENA English. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Standard, Addis (2024-02-08). "Breaking: Intelligence chief Temesgen Tiruneh appointed deputy prime minister". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  | This article about an Ethiopian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |