Jemal Haidar
MD. MSc.
Associate Professor,
School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Presently; work as an Associate Professor at school of Public Health and involves in the following activities;
- Teaching undergraduate medical students
- Teaching and advising graduate students
- Involved in operational researches
- Public Health services at school and national levels
- Review manuscript for various health and nutrition journals
Presentations
- To assess the zinc status of selected Ethiopian mothers and its impact in pregnancy outcome
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Professional Experiences
Over 20 years of experiences in health and nutrition fields; working in a challenging environment; problem solver with proven leadership qualities; supervises employees in a professional manner in the government sectors and also provided various consultancy service to local and international organisations;
Publications (over 30 in national and international journals)
- Jemal H, Demissie T. Malnutrition and xerophthalmia in rural communities of Ethiopia. East. Afri. Med. J. 1999;76(10):590-593.
- Jemal H, Demissie T. Nutrition situation in Ethiopia. South Afri. Med J. South Africa, 1999;89(2):177-200.
- Demissie T. Jemal H. Process evaluation of vitamin A intervention in SNNPR, Southern Ethiopia. South Africa Med J. 2003;16(1):17-20.
- Umeta M, West C, Jemal H, Deurenberg P, Hautvast J. Zinc supplementation and stunted infants in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2000; 355:2021-26.
- Umeta M, West C, Hans Verhof, Jemal H. Factors associated with stunting in infants aged 5-11 months in the Dodota-Sire District, Rural Ethiopia: J. Nutr. 2003; 133:1064-1069.
Award
- Swiss Trans-disciplinarily Award. Zurich, March 2000.
- Certificate of Recognition, the Development Market place Global Competition, 20003, December 4-5, 20003, Washington.
Affiliations
- Member of Ethiopian Medical Doctors Associations (EMA), Ethiopian Public Health Associations (EPHA), and Food and Nutrition society of Ethiopia.
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