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About: Dr. Melkamu Tiruneh Zeleke is a seasoned senior public health specialist with over 18 years of experience in the field. His core expertise lies in the design and implementation of health research, training of health workers, and teaching undergraduate and graduate students. He played diverse roles, including district health office leadership, clinical expert, public health advisor, researcher, trainer, and consultant. He has served as both principal and co-investigator on multiple research initiatives, with a focus on communicable and non-communicable diseases. Dr. Zeleke is a results-oriented technical advisor, researcher, and consultant with a strong background in project design and implementation across communicable and non-communicable disease areas, particularly malaria, supported by partners such as PMI/USAID and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He brings valuable skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, data analytics, communication, guidance, stakeholder engagement, needs assessments, and developing tailored project frameworks. With a proven ability to improve service delivery through comprehensive mapping and capability analysis, he consistently demonstrates excellence in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating public health programs.