Mahlet Berhanu Kebede
- Studies
- Master of Science in Public Health and Health Equity
- From
- Ethiopia
- Background
- Physician in internal medicine, General medicine
My name is Mahlet Berhanu Kebede. I am from Ethiopia and worked as a physician in internal medicine for the past 3 years and in general medicine before that. As a doctor with little experience in public health I have always felt the need to expand my knowledge in that aspect.
Health equity is a concept that is very close to my heart and I am on the way to equip myself with tools I need to advocate for it. The very notion of what a bigger project and collaboration can do excites me beyond words.
Prevention programmes for infectious diseases needed
I love working on the front lines but throughout the years I had also come to the realization that clinical work on its own would not address all of the problems in my community that I want to be able to tackle. As an internist, one of my interest areas is infectious disease and therefore treating my patients also means strengthening and creating prevention programmes.
“ With the clinical experience and my new found public health perspective, I will be able to extend beyond the clinical work to ensure the health of my community. ” ”
No-one becoming ill with infectious disease is the ultimate goal
There are already thousands of experts working on prevention programmes and health equity. However, I believe change is a sum of all small progresses and I am determined to see it through. With the clinical experience I have had and my new found public health perspective, I will be able to extend beyond the clinical work to ensure the health of my community.
I am very passionate about the impact that grand scale collaborations and projects can have. My ultimate goal is that this will trickle eventually into no one becoming too ill with an infectious disease.
Fellows 2024-2025
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