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Dr. Amha Kebede H/michael

Dr. Amha Kebede H/michael

Director General , EHNRI

  • Academic qualification:
  • PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Parasitology), AAU & Leiden Medical University Center, The Netherlands, 2005.
  • Address:
  • Patriot Street
  • P.O.Box 1242 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
  • Telephone Home: 251-112-703723 Professional: 251-112754645 Mobile: 251-911-213301
  • Fax (+country.area code.number) 251-112-757722
Publications

1.      Amha Kebede, Adugna Woyessa, Kelbessa Urga, Tsehaynesh Messele, Daddi Jima. Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in Ethiopia. 2010. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 26(2): 246-249

2.      Amha Kebede, Sileshi M., Mekasha S., Roscigno, G., Perkins, M., Bell D. Messele, T. Establishment of Global Testing Center for Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests at EHNRI. (2009). Policy & Practice for Action, FMoH, Quarterly Health Bulletin; V2(1): 35-38

3.      Amha Kebede, Yonas Tafesse, Ambaye Degefa, Girum Taye, Woldemariam Girma,Abebe Bekele, et al. Impact Evaluation of Ethiopia's National Response to HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria: District Comprehensive Assessment, Final Report 2008  Amha Kebede, Yonas Tafesse, Ambaye Degefa, Girum Taye, Woldemariam Girma,Abebe Bekele, et al. Impact Evaluation of Ethiopia's National Response to HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria: Health Facility Assessment, Final Report 2008

4.      Tekola E, Patricia M., Estifanos S, Teshome G,Berhan A, Gideon Y, Mulat Z, Asrat G, Berhanu M, Amha K, Daddi J, Zerihun T, Jeremiah N, Aryc W. M, Frank R, Paul E. (2010). Comparison of Parascreen Pan/Pf, Paracheck Pf and light microscopy for detection of malaria among febrile patients, Northwest Ethiopia. Tran R Soc. Trop. Med.& Hyg. 104 (2010) 467-474

5.      Amha Kebede, Verweij, J.J., Endeshaw, T., Messele, T., Tasew, G., Petros, B. and Poldreman, A.M. (2004). The use of real-time PCR to identify Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar infections in prisoners and primary-school children in Ethiopia. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 98 (1): 43-48

6.      Amha Kebede, Jaco Verweij, Beyene Petros and Polderman Ton. (2004) Misleading microscopy in
amoebiasis. Trop.Med, Intl. Health 9(5): 651-652.

7.      Amha Kebede & Anthon M. Polderman. (2004). Ethiology of Acute Diarrhea in Adults in Southwestern Nigeria.  J. Clin. Microbiol. 42(8): 3909-3910. (Letter to the editor).

8.      Amha Kebede, Jaco Verweij, Wendelien Dorigo-Zetsma, Eduard Sanders, Tsehaynesh Messele, Lissete van  Lissehout, Beyene Petros and Polderman Ton (2003) Overdiagnosis of amoebaisis in the abscence of  Entamoeba histolytica among patients presenting with diarrhoea in Wonji and Akaki, Ethiopia. Trans.R.Soc.Trop.Med.Hyg. 97(3):305-307

9.      Amha Kebede, Endale Kassa, Senaite Ashenafi, Wendelien Dorigo, Tilahun Woldemichael, Polderman Ton and Beyene Petros (2004) Amebic liver abscess: A 20-year retrospective analysis at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia. Eth. J. Health Dev. 18(3): 199-202  

10.    Amha Kebede, Jaco Verweij, Wendelien Dorigo-Zetsma, Eduard Sanders, Tsehaynesh Messele, Lissete van Lissehout, Beyene Petros and Polderman Ton. In: Sileshi Lulseged, M.M., (Ed.) Differentiation of Entamoeba  histolytica/E. dispar using coproantigen ELISA among patients presenting with diarrhea in Akaki and Wonji, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa: ENARP/EHNRI. (2001)

11.    Amha Kebede , Donker, S., Arevalo, J., Le Ray, D. and Dujardain, J.C. (1999). Size-polymorphism of mini-exon  gene-bearing chromosomes among natural populations of Leishmania, subgenus Viannia. Int.J.Parasitol. 29 549-557.

12.    Amha Kebede, Hussein Mohamed and Tilahun Woldemichael (1995) Comparative studieson two cultures methods for hookworm species identification. Ethiop.J.Helath Devept. 9 (3):189-191.

13.     Amha Kebede, Seyoum Taticheff, Tesfaye Bulto, Wondimu Wokneh and Dejene Tilahun (1993)     Effect of  ivermectin treatment on microfilarial load in patients with Onchocerca volvulus in Bebeka, Ethiopia. Eth.Med.J.  31 (129):127-135.