Lia Tadesse

Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin (Ge'ez: ሊያ ታደሰ ገብረመድኅን; born in 1976)[1] is an Ethiopian politician who is leading Ministry of Health since March 2020. Prior to this appointment, Lia served as State Minister of Health from November 2018.[2] She also served as a Program Director at the University of Michigan's Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a CEO and Vice Provost in St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa and as a Project Director of USAID's Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) at Jhpiego-Ethiopia.[2][3]

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Lia, and not as Tadesse.

Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin
ሊያ ታደሰ ገብረመድኅን
The Ethiopia State Minister of Health
In office
November 2018 – March 2020
The Ethiopia Minister of Health
Assumed office
March 2020
Personal details
Born (1976-08-21) August 21, 1976
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Nationality Ethiopian
EducationMD in Medicine, Medical specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and MSc in Health Care Administration
Alma mater

Early life

Lia was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[1] She completed her secondary school at Etege Menen Secondary School with a great distinction, and joined Jimma University to study Medicine;[2] she was among the four eligible female students to enroll. Lia earned a medical degree, and also has taken a specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology from Addis Ababa University, and a Master of Science in health care administration from Jimma University, where she earned medical degree. For she was born to an entomologist father, Doctor of Philosophy of Entomology, and a mother, she had a great passion to become a Doctor of Medicine.[1][4] As some sources reveal, she used to tease her father, Doctor of Philosophy, that some day she will be a "real doctor", Doctor of Medicine.[1]

Career

Lia served as the CEO of St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa Ethiopia for three consecutive years since 2007. Prior to this, she was a senior obstetrician and gynecologist at the Federal Police Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[3] She served over 20 years in this Hospital.[2] Lia has been in the service of Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) since 23 September 2015.[3] On November 2018, Lia was appointed as a State Minister in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health, and was promoted to Minister of Health in March 2020.[2][5][6]

References
  1. "Dr. Lia Tadesse, A women committed to improving health care delivery system". www.ethiojobs.net. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin". Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. "Former Ethiopia hospital CEO named to lead global center for women's health | Michigan Medicine". www.uofmhealth.org. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin Authors | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "H.E Dr. Lia Tadesse | FMOH". www.moh.gov.et. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "Ethiopia's first women attorney general confirmed in the parliament". Borkena. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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