MD, MPH, specializing in health policy and systems research. Full Professor of Health Services Management at Jimma University, Ethiopia. I focus on researching community health systems to improve their performance. I have more than 20 years of experience working as a researcher, public health educator, and public health practitioner. I currently work as a senior research advisor to the Ministry of Health, Ethiopia, mainly supporting the translation of research evidence into policy and practice. I am the Deputy Director of Evidence to Policy at Fenot, implemented by Fenot Associates Social Services Plc.