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Muluken Azage Yenesew PhD, MPH, BSc
Public Health Academician & Researcher
To reduce dementia's impact, we must focus on implementation research to translate evidence-based interventions into real-world practice and evaluate their effectiveness in improving quality of life.
Current Work
Muluken is currently serving as academician and researcher at School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University. He teaches and supervises graduate students (residents, Master of Public Health and PhD students).
Personal Hero
My mom
Words of Strength
Resilience, Having high aspirations, Fostering relationship
Vision
To reduce scale and impact of dementia, Muluken believes we have to develop implementation research to translate evidence-based interventions or programs into real-world settings and evaluate their effectiveness in practice that can improve the quality of life.
Strategy
Currently, Muluken is working with experts to establish and generate population-based evidence on dementia and cognitive impairment which would have a positive impact on policy change and improve clinical practices
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, Muluken's aims are to gain expertise in the field of dementia, impact national policy about dementia via research, and assist in tackling dementia challenges on a global scale
Motivation
In Ethiopia, there is no infrastructure to estimate the burden of dementia within a defined population to improve healthcare practices, develop policy brief, and advocate evidence-based-policies. Muluken wants to establish a population-based studies.
Education & Experience
Muluken received his first degree in Enviromental Health from Jimma university, Master of Public Health and PhD from Addis Ababa University. After completing an MPH, he joined public university as lecturer and now, he is working at School of Public Health, CMHS, Bahir Dar University.
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