Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam

Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam has more than seven years’ experience as a public health expert and leader in the Ethiopian health system. Currently, Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam is the General Director of the Office of the Minister where she provides oversight to the operations of various directorates. She monitors the implementation of the 2016-2020 Health Sector Transformation Plan and executes the Minister’s flagship initiatives. In her tenure, she has established the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Prevention and Control program and has championed the first national strategic action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs. She also promotes the national cancer control plan. Dr. Mahlet is the chair of the Ethiopian National Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission on the development of a national investment case for pro-poor policies and an integrated health service delivery platform for NCDs and injuries. She is a Medical Doctor by profession with a Master of Public Health in International Health from University College Dublin. Dr. Mahlet is committed to public health service excellence and aspires to become a prominent public health leader and scholar in the African region.