Haileab Wolde
Research Assistant, PhD Candidate
BSc, MPH
haileab.wolde@thekids.org.au
+61 451 195 964
Haileab Fekadu Wolde is a PhD Candidate at Curtin University under the supervision of Dr. Kefyalew Alene. He is also a Research Assistant at The Kids Research Institute Australia, Australia. His PhD project focuses on spatially targeted interventions to end tuberculosis in Ethiopia. He applies geostatistical models to identify areas and population groups at high risk of TB and undetected TB. He is interested in the spatial epidemiology of infectious diseases and has strong statistics skills including geospatial analysis. He has more than six years of teaching and research experience and he is also an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Public Health at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Published research
Health system and environmental factors affecting global progress towards achieving End TB targets between 2015 and 2020
Health system and environmental factors play a significant role in achieving the World Health Organization End Tuberculosis (TB) targets. However, quantitative measures are scarce or non-existent at a global level. We aimed to measure the progress made towards meeting the global End TB milestones from 2015 to 2020 and identify health system and environmental factors contributing to the success.
Spatial co-distribution of tuberculosis prevalence and low BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia
While bacille-calmette-guerin (BCG) vaccination is one of the recommended strategies for preventing tuberculosis, its coverage is low in several countries, including Ethiopia. This study investigated the spatial co-distribution and drivers of TB prevalence and low BCG coverage in Ethiopia.
An Oxygen Supply Is Not Enough: A Qualitative Analysis of a Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen Plant Program in Ethiopian Hospitals
In response to critical gaps in medical oxygen access, 2 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen production centers were established using an ecosystem-strengthening strategy in Amhara, Ethiopia, in 2019. A qualitative study was conducted to assess enablers and bottlenecks to oxygen access at the hospital level after installation.
Education and Qualifications
- 2015-2017: MPH in Biostatistics
- 2010-2014: BSc in Public Health
Awards/Honours
- 2022: Full Curtin HDR tuition and Stipend Scholarship, Curtin University, Australia
- 2021: Scholarship to attend “Non-communicable Diseases” course at Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
- 2020: Scholarship to attend “Multivariable Analysis” course at Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
- 2016: Scholarship award to study “Linear Models” course from Hasselt University, Belgium
- 2015-2017: Full Master’s degree scholarship award University of Gondar, Ethiopia