Tuberculosis research in Ethiopia

Three PhD students and two experienced Ethiopian researchers worked on methods to improve case finding, and improve access to diagnosis and treatment for rural populations:

1. Endrias Markos worked to improve new tools to find tuberculosis cases in rural Sidama in Ethiopia. He also studied the potential effect of in-door air pollution on tuberculosis occurrence

2. Mesay Hailu worked on a project about how tuberculosis occurrence varies from year to year, and to describe the geographical variations in the occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis. He defended his thesis in 2016.

3. Shallo Daba worked on a project to look at the geographical distribution of tuberculosis in the Arsi area of south-central Ethiopia, and to measure tuberculosis prevalence and multidrug resistance pattern. He defended his thesis in 2017.

Two former PhD students at CIH (Dr. Meaza Demissie, PhD 2002, and Daniel Gemechu PhD 2011) also worked on this project, and served as co-supervisors for the PhD students.