ABOUT
Eshetu Girma Kidane
Eshetu is a Research Scientist in the Chronic Diseases Management Unit. He plays a critical role in co-designing and testing interventions with stakeholders to inform policy and practice on the prevention and management of chronic diseases in various African populations. Currently, he is leading a project on “Addressing the Commercial Determinants of Health in Sub-Saharan Africa,” exploring how three unhealthy commodity industries (alcohol, ultra-processed food, and fossil fuels) influence population health in sub-Saharan Africa to inform the development of coherent policies to promote health and sustainable development.
Eshetu obtained his PhD in International Health from the Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Health Promotion and Behavioral Health Sciences from Jimma University, Ethiopia.