Mekdes Daba

Mekdes Daba
Minister of Health
Assumed office
8 February 2024
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Taye Atske Selassie
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byLia Tadesse
Personal details
Born
Mekdes Daba Feyssa
Alma materHawassa University
Addis Ababa University
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College

Mekdes Daba Feyssa (Amharic: መቅደስ ዳባ ፈይሳ) is an Ethiopian politician who was appointed as Minister of Health in February 2024, previously served as the president of the Ethiopian Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association (ESOG) and held a role as team lead at the Deputy Director General Office of the World Health Organization in Geneva. Her notable contributions were acknowledged with the FIGO Award in November 2021 for her exceptional work in obstetrics and gynecology.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Mekdes Daba Appointed as New Health Minister". ENA English. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ Standard, Addis (2024-02-08). "Breaking: Intelligence chief Temesgen Tiruneh appointed deputy prime minister". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-08.