Mekdes Daba
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 |
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]
Education
Daba completed her undergraduate medical degree at Hawassa University, and undertook residency training in obstetrics and gynaecology at Addis Ababa University, she also completed a family-planning fellowship at St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and a post-doctoral fellowship at WHO. Daba is the first female Family Planning and Reproductive Health sub-specialist in Ethiopia according to Ethiopian's ministry of health.[3][4]
Awards & recognition
- FIGO award (2021) for contributions in obstetrics and gynecology.[5]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dr. Mekdes Daba | MINISTRY OF HEALTH - Ethiopia". www.moh.gov.et. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "Mekdes Daba". www.gavi.org. 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "FIGO Women's Awards – past winners | Figo". www.figo.org. Retrieved 2025-09-15.