ABOUT Amanuel Abajobir

Amanuel Abajobir is an Associate Research Scientist working with Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Unit of the Health and Wellbeing Research Theme. He manages and leads large-scale transdisciplinary research projects that leverage innovations (e.g., digital interventions, community co-design) to improve access and utilization of quality reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services among marginalized, low-income women from low-income families and settings. His works enhance Universal Health Coverage by increasing access to basic RMNCH services and improving quality of care in Africa, particularly for marginalized and low-income populations.

Amanuel holds a Ph.D. in Public Health and Health Services from The University of Queensland (Australia), specializing in reproductive medicine, pediatrics, community child health, and maternal/adolescent mental health. He also holds a Master of Public Health in Reproductive and Family Health from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, with a focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health program implementation. He previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Public Health in higher institutions and as a Research Assistant at The University of
Queensland.

Amanuel is inspired by generating impactful evidence for inclusive societal wellbeing in Africa. He has led multi-country projects across African under the Countdown to 2030 initiative, generating evidence to strengthen health systems, inform policy, and improve MNCH outcomes. He has managed major interventions including the i-PUSH digital health trial, KIDS WASH-BCC, CHARTer (MNCH-climate change), and maternal mental health projects, funded by major funders (EDCTP, CIFF, Wellcome Trust, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among others). Amanuel received Dean’s award for Ph.D. thesis excellence, two Young Public Health Researcher Medal Awards by EPHA and EPHOA and their affiliates, and EDCTP Career Development Fellowship (2021–2024).