Mebratu Enthabu Kassa
Bahir Dar
Summary
Impactful Public Health Professional with expertise in public health, reproductive and maternal health, and HIV/AIDS programs. Contributed to health initiatives and strengthened community health systems through evidence-based interventions and collaborative partnerships. Managed program coordination, service delivery, and capacity building in multicultural and low-resource settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Franchising Coordinator, USAID-ECA HOPE Project
Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
05.2010 - 04.2025
- Coordinated and oversaw social franchising program in reproductive and maternal health, enhancing service accessibility.
- Provided technical support and training to health facilities, ensuring delivery of high-quality SRH, FP, and HIV/AIDS services.
- Collaborated with USAID-funded partners (IFHP, DKT, CARE Ethiopia) to integrate service delivery and assure quality.
- Led training sessions for youth SRH, quality of care, and service integration.
- Participated in strategic planning and policy development.
- Managed reporting and monitoring aligned with donor requirements.
- Other Roles at FGAE:
- Clinic Manager, Bahir Dar Model Clinic (Oct 2020 – Jan 2021; Dec 2021 – Jun 2021)
- Member, Debre Markos SRH Clinic Management Committee (2 years)
Clinic Head / Clinical Service Provider / Health Center Head
Mecha Woreda Clinic, Merawi Health Center
Merawi, Ethiopia
02.1999 - 05.2010
- Directed operations of Merawi Health Center and several clinical units to ensure efficient healthcare delivery.
- Managed Health Center operations for two years and coordinated outpatient department case team activities.
- Managed ANC, delivery, PNC, under-five clinic, ART clinic, and CAC programs to enhance maternal and child health services.
- Delivered MCH, FP, HIV/AIDS, TB/HIV, ART, PMTCT, AYFRH, and EPI services.
- Led PITC, TB/HIV, and PMTCT Fast-Track integration.
- Supervised satellite health stations and implemented HMIS-based planning to improve data-driven decision-making.
- Led multidisciplinary teams and coordinated performance evaluation to foster collaboration and optimize service delivery.
- Managed financial, human, and material resources efficiently.
- Implemented community outreach and health education programs.
- Served on management committees at health facilities and FGAE SRH clinics.
Education
Master of Public Health -
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, EthiopiaBachelor of Science - Public Health
Bahir Dar University & Gamby Medical Science College
Bahirdar 09.2009 - 11.2012
Skills
- Public health program expertise
- MCH
- HIV/AIDS
- Program Implementation
- Data Analysis
- Data Management
- Data Visualization
- Presentation Development
- Decision-making
- Leadership and Teamwork
- Interpersonal communication
- Diverse communication skills
Certification
- On Project Management, 01/02/25, Kaya, Humanitarian Leadership Academy
- On Project Management Leadership, 01/01/25, Kaya, Humanitarian Leadership Academy
- On Agile Project Management – The Scrum Method, 01/01/25, Kaya, Humanitarian Leadership Academy
- On Facilitation Skill course for Competency-Based Training, 11/08/24, USAID-ECA, HOPE project
- On Quality of Care and Adverse Event Reporting & Learning (QoC /AERL), 03/15/24, FGAE-NWAO
- On USAID Healthy Behaviors Activity IMPACTful Social Behavioral Change Approach Workshop, 04/15/24, FGAE NWAO
- On Instructional Design online Courses, 01/30/24, Ministry of Health-Ethiopia
- On Social Franchising for Health Course Revision 1, 03/26/24, USAID-Global Health e-Learning Health
- On Promising Programmatic Approaches for Adolescent & Youth Sexual & Reproductive Health (AYSRH) course Revision 3, 03/27/24, USAID-Global Health e-Learning Health
- On HIV/AIDS Legal & policy Requirements course Revision 12, 03/26/24, USAID-Global Health e-Learning Health
- On U.S. Family Planning & Abortion Requirements course Revision 11, 01/01/24, USAID-Global Health e-Learning Health
- On e-course Auditable Pharmaceutical Transactions & Services, CPD program of MOH
- On e-course Anti-Microbial Stewardship, CPD program of MOH
- On e-course Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention & Containment, 07/28/23, CPD program of MOH
- On e-course Infection Prevention & Control, CPD program of MOH
- On e-course Basics of Tuberculosis, CPD program of MOH
- On Social Enterprise Models for the Health Sector, 08/11/17, IPPF
- On Safeguarding Essentials, 10/30/24, Kaya Humanitarian Leadership Academy
- On Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations, 10/28/24
- On Human Resource Management for Health, 07/26/23, Ministry of Health
- On EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR LEADERS, 07/29/23, MOH CPD
- On Comprehensive Anti-Retro Viral Therapy based on IMAI training principal, ANRSH. Bureau & fhi360
- On National Comprehensive HIV Care/ ART Training for (IMNCI part), FMOH and CHAI
- On Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT), FGAE
- On TB/HIV Initiative and Provider Initiative HIV Counseling and Testing (PIHCT), ANRSHB in collaboration with WHO
- On Management of severe Acute Malnutrition, CHAI-Ethiopia collaboration with ANRSHB
- On Essential Nutrition Action (ENA) BCC Counselor training, West Gojjam Zonal Health Disk in collaboration with ESHE-USAID
- On Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) basic Training, CHAI and ANRSHB
- On Comprehensive Abortion Care and Performance Improvement (CAC), IPAS-Ethiopia
- On Adolescence and Youth Reproductive Health (AYRH), IPAS-Ethiopia
- On Health Management Information System (HMIS), ESHE-USAID
- On PMTCT FAST TRACK, CHAI
- On Health Extension Program Supervisor, ANRSHB
- On Acting F/P methods, IPAS Ethiopia
- On Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT), FGAE
- On Syndromic Managements of STI, FGAE
- On Basic Family Planning Training, FGAE
- On Health Care Financing Reform (HCFR), ESHE and CHAI-Ethiopia
- On Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn care (BEMONC), FGAE in collaboration with ANRSHB
- On Household Health Survey Data collection and Acts in the Capacity of Surveyor, ANRS HB, ESHE-EUSAID
- On Cervical Cancer Prevention with VIA, FGAE
- On Operation and Prevention Maintenance of Basic Medical Equipment and Health care Technology Management, CHAI
- On Long Acting and Permanent F/P methods, FGAE
- On Infection Prevention & Control, USAID-STAR One
Hobbies and Interests
- Spending a lot of time working on HIV/AIDS program & MCH program (AYFRH, TB/HIV, ART, PMTCT care and support program me &, PLWHIV)
- Reading medical books
- Watching football games
Languages
- Amharic, Excellent
- English, Excellent
Referrals
- Solomon Atinafu, FGAE-NWAO Manager, 0921-46-38-41, solomona@fgaeet.org
- Birhanie Shibabaw, FGAE-NWAO PCS-coordinator, 0918145589, birhaniefgaenw89@gmail.com
- Blesti Birhanie, ME officer- FGAE-NWAO, 0911-31-49-00, belstibirhane2@gmail.com
- Firdu Mekuriaw, FGAE, Bahirdar Model SRH Clinic Co-coordinator, 0910-84-91-42, 058 226-35-73, firdumekuriaw21@gmail.com
Timeline
Social Franchising Coordinator, USAID-ECA HOPE Project
Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia
05.2010 - 04.2025
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Bahir Dar University & Gamby Medical Science College
09.2009 - 11.2012
Clinic Head / Clinical Service Provider / Health Center Head
Mecha Woreda Clinic, Merawi Health Center
02.1999 - 05.2010
Master of Public Health -
Bahir Dar University