Full Name

1. Acting Department Head –RH and HSM Jan-March 2012
2. Secretary of the BRHP/HDSS Management Committee since 2006

• Higher Diploma in Pedagogy (HDP) for Teaching in Higher Learning Institutes, AAU, 2016
• PhD in Public Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Jan 2007-June 2012.
• M.A. in Population Studies, Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, 1998-1999
• B.Sc. in Statistics, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Addis Ababa University, 1987-1991

• Best student of the 1998 M.A. class of population studies at RIPS, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
• Awarded the Gates Institute Sponsorship at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University  for PhD Thesis, 2009
• Received the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey Fellowship; January 2011

• Member of the African Population Studies Union.
• Member: Ant-Malaria Association
• Member of the Betretsidk Kassa Scholarhip committee, which is under Gojam Development and Charitable Association
• Research Advisory Council  member of the Maternal and Child Health Directorate of MOH
• Founding member of the Ethiopian Society of Population Studies
• Technical Working Group member of Vital Events Registration Agency
• Research Advisory Council member of the MCH Directorate of MOH

• Member of the Editorial board and Section Editor: “Ethiopian Journal of Health Development” since 2016
• Member of the Editorial board: “The Ethiopian Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health”, since 2017

1. Maternal and Child Health and its relationship with population Dynamics
2. Childhood and Maternal Mortality and Cause of Death
3. Monitoring and Evaluation of MCH Programs
4. Modeling in Fertility, Mortality and Migration

6. Assefa T, Hailemariam D, Mekonnen W and Deribew M. Medical students career choices, preference for placement, and attitudes towards the role medical instruction in Ethiopia. BMC Medical Education (2017) 17:96 DOI 10.1186/s 12909-017-0934-z
7. Berhe H, Enquselassie F and Mekonnen W.A systematic Review on the Effect of Magnesium Sulphate Prophylaxis in Pregnant Mothers Diagnosed with Preeclamsia. Journal of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine. ISSN 2222-4807 (online) ISSN 2222-5668 (paper) An International Peer Reviewed Journal. Vol 14, 2017
8. Bogale A. and Mekonnen W. Family Planning Use and Its Determinants among Pastoralist Communities of Ethiopia. Social Sciences; 2017; 6(2):57-62. Doi:10.11648/j.ss.20170602.13
9. Mekonnen W and Bogale A. Determinants of Obesity Among Women of Childbearing Age in Urban Areas of Ethiopia. International Journal of Nutrition and Food Science. 2017; 6(3): 134-138. doi:10.11648/j.ijnf.20170603.14
10. Assefa T, Hailemariam D, Mekonnen W, Derbew M. Survival analysis to measure turnover of the medical education workforce in Ethiopia. Human Resources for Health (2017) 15:23 DOI 10.1186/s12960-017-0197-0
11. Woldegiorgis MA, Bhowmik JL, Hiller JE, Mekonnen W. Trends in Reproductive Health Indicators in Ethiopia: 2000-2014. International Journal of Health Care. 2017; 3(1).
12. Converse PJ, Hailemariam D, Kloos H, Mekonnen W, Mulatu MS, Kaba M. Bibiliography on HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Diaspora: The 2015 Update. Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2016; 30(3): 142-174
13. Mengistu A, Nigatu S, Guadu T, Kebede E, Admasu B, Bogale B, Alebe A, Sebsbie S, Burju A, Kumlachew W, Asmiro M, Mekonnen W. Magnitude of Presumptive Tuberculosis Cases, in the Rural Communities of North Western and North Eastern Parts of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Clin Microbiol 2016, 5:5 DOI: 10.4172/2327-5073.1000261
14. Mengistu A, Nigatu S, Guadu T, Kebede E, Admasu B, Bogale B, Alebe A, Sebsbie S, Burju A, Kumlachew W, Asmiro M, Mekonnen W. Human Presumptive Tuberculosis Cases: Syndroms and Animal Ownership in the Rural Communities of North-Western and North-Eastern Parts of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. J Pulm Respir Med. 2016; 6: 379. doi: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000379
15. Assefa T, Hailemariam D, Mekonnen W, Milliard D, Enbiale W. Physician Distribution and Attrition in the Public Health Sector of Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2016:9 285-295.
16. Mulatu K. and Mekonnen W. Men’s Involvement in Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Use in Mizan-Aman District Southwestern Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study. Health Science Journal. ISSN 1791 -809X. Vol.10 No.2; 2016
17.  Mekonnen W. and Worku A. The young, educated, minorities and the poor move out from South Central Ethiopia. African Population Studies; Vol.30 No.2; 2016
18.  Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators (676)…, Mekonnen W,…, Murray CJ. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet. 2015 Jun 7. pii: S0140-6736(15)60692-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4
19. Fitzmaurice C, Dicker D, Pain A, Hamavid H, Moradi-Lakeh M, MacIntyre MF, Allen C, Hansen G, Woodbrook R, Wolfe C, Hamadeh RR, Moore A, Werdecker A, Gessner BD, Te Ao B, McMahon B, Karimkhani C, Yu C, Cooke GS, Schwebel DC, Carpenter DO, Pereira DM, Nash D, Kazi DS, De Leo D, Plass D, Ukwaja KN, Thurston GD, Yun Jin K, Simard EP, Mills E, Park EK, Catalá-López F, deVeber G, Gotay C, Khan G, Hosgood HD 3rd, Santos IS, Leasher JL, Singh J, Leigh J, Jonas J, Sanabria J, Beardsley J, Jacobsen KH, Takahashi K, Franklin RC, Ronfani L, Montico M, Naldi L, Tonelli M, Geleijnse J, Petzold M, Shrime MG, Younis M, Yonemoto N, Breitborde N, Yip P, Pourmalek F, Lotufo PA, Esteghamati A, Hankey GJ, Ali R, Lunevicius R, Malekzadeh R, Dellavalle R, Weintraub R, Lucas R, Hay R, Rojas-Rueda D, Westerman R, Sepanlou SG, Nolte S, Patten S, Weichenthal S, Abera SF, Fereshtehnejad SM, Shiue I, Driscoll T, Vasankari T, Alsharif U, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Vlassov VV, Marcenes WS, Mekonnen W, Melaku YA, Yano Y, Artaman A, Campos I, MacLachlan J, Mueller U, Kim D, Trillini M, Eshrati B, Williams HC, Shibuya K, Dandona R, Murthy K, Cowie B, Amare AT, Antonio CA, Castañeda-Orjuela C, van Gool CH, Violante F, Oh IH, Deribe K, Soreide K, Knibbs L, Kereselidze M, Green M, Cardenas R, Roy N, Tillman T, Li Y, Krueger H, Monasta L, Dey S, Sheikhbahaei S, Hafezi-Nejad N, Kumar GA, Sreeramareddy CT, Dandona L, Wang H, Vollset SE, Mokdad A, Salomon JA, Lozano R, Vos T, Forouzanfar M, Lopez A, Murray C, Naghavi M. The Global Burden of Cancer 2013. Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. JAMA Oncol. 2015 Jul 1;1(4):505-27. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.0735.
20. Alemayehu M and Mekonnen, W, “The Prevalence of Skilled Birth Attendant Utilization and Its Correlates in North West Ethiopia,” BioMed Research International, Article ID 436938, 7 July 2015.
21. Getachew Y. and Mekonnen W. Correlates of Adherence and Utilization of Isonaised Preventive Therapy in HIV Patients. Journal of Micro Biology and Infectious Diseases. 2015, 5(2)-45-50. doi: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2015.02.0175
22. Mulatu M, Converse P, Kaba M, Haile Mariam D, Mekonnen W, Kloos H. Bibliography on HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Diaspora: The 2013 update. Ethiop J Health Dev 2014;28(1):44-72.
23. Gobena M., Negate T., Yimam B., Taisa A., Wagaw D., Birmechu F., Keba D., Ali A, Mekonnen W., Addisse A., Hagos S. Utilization of Mother to Child Transmission (PMCTC) services and factors that affect knowledge and service uptake among pregnant women attending antenatal care in East Hararge Zone Oromia regional state. Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2014; 28(2).
24. Meskele, M. and Mekonnen, W. Factors affecting women’s intention to use long acting and permanent contraceptive methods in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. BMC Women’s Health 2014, 14:109  doi:10.1186/1472-6874-14-109
25. Gizaw, M., Molla, M., Mekonnen, W. Trends and risk factors for neonatal mortality in Butajira District, South Central Ethiopia, (1987-2008): a prospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014, 14:64. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-64
26. Converse PJ, Haile Mariam D., Mulatu M., Mekonnen W., Kloos H. Bibliography on HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in Diaspora: The 2012 Update. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2013; 27(2): 156-186.
27. Tadele, H., Mekonnen, W., Tefera E. Rheumatic mitral stenosis in Children: more accelerated course in sub-Saharan Patients. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2013, 13:95 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-13-95
28. Mekonnen, W. Differentials of first pregnancy before the age of 17 years in Ethiopia in 2000 and 2005. DHS working paper series No. 90, 2013
29. Mekonnen W, Haile Mariam D, Kloos H, Converse PJ, Mulatu MS. Mitike G. Bibliography on HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Diaspora: The 2011 Update. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2012; 26(2): 119-149.
30. Mekonnen W, Worku, A. Determinants of fertility in rural Ethiopia: The case of Butajira Demographic Surveillance System (DSS). BMC Public Health 2011 11:782. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-782
31. Mekonnen, W., Worku, A. Determinants of low family planning use and high unmet need in Butajira District, South Central Ethiopia. Reproductive Health 2011 8:37 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-8-37
32. Mekonnen, W., Worku, A. Levels and Proximate Determinants of Fertility in Butajira District, South Central Ethiopia. Ethiop. J Health Dev 2011 25(3) pp.184-191
33. Berhane Y. Wall S. Fantahun M. Emmelin A. Mekonnen, W. Hogberg U. Worku A. Tesfaye F. Molla M. Deyessa N. Kumie A. Hailemariam D. Enqueselassie F. Byass P. A rural Ethiopian population undergoing epidemiological transition over a generation: Butajira from 1987 to 2004. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2008; 36: 436 – 441.
34. Byass P, Fantahun M, Mekonnen, W. Emmelin A, Berhane Y. From birth to adulthood in rural Ethiopia: the Butajira Birth Cohort of 1987. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2008. Doi:10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00974.x
35. Rahlenbeck S.I and Mekonnen W. Growing rejection of female genital cutting among women of reproductive age in Amhara, Ethiopia. Culture, Health & Sexuality 2009. DOI: 10.1080/13691050802711293
36. Rahlenbeck S.I. Mekonnen W. Melkamu Y. Female genital cutting starts to decline among women in Oromia, Ethiopia. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 2010. 20, 867-872.

1. Wubegzier Mekonnen and Alemayehu Bogale. Religion, wealth, and household headship predicting contraception in pastoralist communities of Ethiopia. EPHA Annual Conference, Abs 56, 2015
2. Gurja Embafrash and Wubegzier Mekonnen, Assessment of magnitude and factors associated with unmet need for family planning among married women who are in extended postpartum period in Tahtay Koraro District, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia. EPHA Annual Conference. Abs 14, 2015
3. Gashawbeza Haile Weldegebriel and Wubegzier Mekonnen. Correlates of Fertility among refugee women in Ethiopia. First IGAD International Conference. Abs. No. OA24, 2014
4. Gashawbeza Haile Weldegebriel and Wubegzier Mekonnen .Proximate Determinants of Fertility among Refugee women in Ethiopia. First IGAD International Conference. Abs. No. OA25, 2014
5. Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation and its associated factors in the first six months of infant life in public health centers in addis ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia Sisay and Wubegzier Mekonnen. EPHA Annual Conference, Ab 36, 2014
6. Socio-demographic factors and awareness on danger signs of pregnancy and delivery risks predicted facility based delivery in dembach district, Ethiopia. Animut Ayalew and Wubegzier Mekonnen, EPHA Annual Conference, Ab. 69, 2014
7. High Burden of Deaths from Birth Asphyxia and Perinatal Respiratory Disorders among Neonates in Butajira District, Ethiopia: Application of VA in the 2007-2012 Database. Wubegzier Mekonnen, Mitikie Molla and Worku Tefera. World Condgress on VA, Rohdes, Greece, 2013

• Member of the Maternal and Child Health Research Working Group of the INDEPTH-Network
• Member of the Migration and Urbanization Research Working Group of the INDEPTH-Network
• A principal investigator of the Implementation Research Team on “A Community based cause of death Study Linked to Maternal and Child Health and Vital Statistics in Ethiopia” funded by the IMCHA initiative of IDRC, canada
• A co-PI of the Synergy Grant on “Facility Based Cause of Death Study Linked to MCH Programs and Vital Statistics” funded by the IMCHA initiative of IDRC

External Examinations

• External Examiner for PhD proposal defendants of Bahir Dar University
• External Examiner for MPH candidates of Jimma University
• External Examiner for MPH candidates of Haremaya University
• External Examiner for MPH candidates of Hawassa University
• External Examiner for MPH students of Bahir Dar University

Partial List of Community Services

• Participated in a Baseline Survey for Phase II Passive Vaccine Storage Device (PVSD) Project in Afar, SNNP, Somali, Oromiya, and Tigray Regions
• Involved in the KOICA Small Happy and Prosperous Family Ethiopia (SHAPE) project Media campaign Baseline Evaluation
• I delivered consultancy service on Mapping of IDPs for HIV/AIDS intervention for IOM
• Evaluation of Population and Development Projects funded by UNFPA for UNFPA
• End term Evaluation of Ethiopian Multi-Sectoral AIDS Response Project for WHO and partners
• Engaged in the development of a five Years Strategic Program Design for Ethiopian Medical Association
• I was a lead consultant in Rapid Town-Level Mapping Quantitative Data Analysis & Report Writing for Population Service International
• Engaged in the Establishment of Ethiopian Society for Population Studies
• I am currently working as deputy chairperson of the Ethiopian Universities Research Network which is mainly coordinating activities related to HDSSs in Ethiopia
• Worked as working group member for different thematic areas formed by the INDEPTH-Network Secretariat
• I am also currenly an editorial board member of the Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
• Has been working as a reviewer of scientific articles submitted for Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, Ethiopian Medical Journal, BMC Public Health, Reproductive Health Journal, African Journal of Population Studies among others.
• Worked as a reviewer of abstracts submitted for EPHA annual conferences.
• Worked as a research advisory committee member of the maternal and child health directorate of MOH

Tele: +251911668606/+251938509236

Box: 9086

Email: wubegzierm@gmail.com

wubegzier.mekonnen@aau.edu.et

wubegzierm@yahoo.com