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Cohort 1
Principal Investigator
Abera Kumie Takele, MD, MSc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Unit Head, Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences
Addis Ababa University
Principal Investigator
Lynn M. Atuyambe, MPH, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences
Makerere University
Principal Investigator
Etienne Rugigana, M.D, MSc, MPH
Lecturer
University of Rwanda , College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Consultant
Augustine Otieno Afullo, PhD, MSc, MPhil, BSc, PGDHE, PGDE,PGD Env Sci
Associate Professor / Principal Consultant
Brainstorm Management consultants
Makerere University
Cohort 2
Principal Investigator
Etienne Rugigana, M.D, MSc, MPH
Lecturer
University of Rwanda , College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Co-Principal Investigator
Belay Simane, BSc, MSc, PhD
Professor of Environmental Studies
Center for Environment & Sustainable Development,
College of Development Studies
Addis Ababa University
Co-Investigator
Samuel Etajak, MPH, BEH
Research Fellow
Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health; School of Public Health; College of Health Sciences
Makerere University
Co-Investigator
Theoneste Ntakirutimana, BSc, MSc, PhD
School of Public Health
University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Abebe Beyene Hailu, PhD, MSc
Cohort 3
Co-Investigator
Rahel A.Kebede, MD
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics and Child Health
Subspecialist in Pediatrics Pulmonary and Critical Care
Strategic and Reform Head, to the rank of Vice President
Addis Ababa University
Principal Investigator
Otienoh Oguge, BEd (Sc), MSc, PhD
Professor of Environmental Policy
Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law & Policy,
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
University of Nairobi
Co-Investigator
Felix Walyawula, MPH (in progress), BEH
Research Associate
Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health
School of Public Health
College of Health Sciences
Makerere University
Graduate Student Trainees
Ethiopia
Genet Walle Dagne, MPH 2024
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Thesis Title:
Assessment of Occupational Heat Stress-Related Illness and Associated Factors among Workers in Secondary Aluminium Production Factory around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research assessed occupational heat stress-related illness and associated factors among workers in secondary aluminium production factory and water bottling factory. The overall result showed higher prevalence of heat related-illness among aluminum factory workers (85.3%).
Eden Teshome, MPH Student
Addis Ababa University, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ethiopia
Thesis Title:
Assessing spatio-temporal trend of ambient PM2.5 concentration and association with respiratory disease among preschool children, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
My research focuses on Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms and Associated factors Among Under-Five Children, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia .The study design Comparative Cross Sectional Study where the aim of the study is to compare the prevalence and associated factors (exposure variables like biomass fuel exposure and living proximity to high air pollution factor and other control variables are contributing factor for respiratory symptoms among under five.
Sisay Shine, MPH, PhD Candidate
Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Ethiopia
Dissertation Title:
Examining Maternal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Pregnancy Outcomes in Rural Butajira, Ethiopia
Research interests include studying the relationship between air pollution and human health especially maternal health and pregnancy outcome in order to better understand the mechanisms through which pollutants affect the body and to develop strategies for mitigating their harmful effects.
Dawit Siraw, MPH, PhD Candidate
Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health
Dissertation Title:
Assessment of Occupational Heat Stress, Exposure Levels, Health Risks, and Associated Factors Among Sugar Estate Workers in Ethiopia
My research focus is on climate change and health more specifically on the assessing the level and intensity of occupational heat stress and its health risks on workers in the sugar estates of Ethiopia. The study will measure heat exposure across seasons, evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of workers and managers, and examine the prevalence of kidney disease and its associated factors in this workforce.
Belay Gezahegn, Masters Student
Thesis Title:
Assessment of Heat Exposure, Heat-Related Illness, and Associated Factors among Workers at the Lemi Injera Baking Center, Addis Ababa: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Beimnet Fitawek, Masters Student
Thesis Title:
Analysis of Patterns and Trends of Admission from Infectious Diseases Using Predictive Modeling
Gezehagn Gutema, Masters Student
Thesis Title:
Prediction and Comparative Analysis of Heat Stress in Four Sugar Estates of Ethiopia Using Machine Learning
Eyerusalem Tesfaye, Masters Student
Thesis Title:
Assessment of Chronic respiratory symptoms, reduced lung function and associated factors among traffic police personnel of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kenya
Joshua Nyamondo, MPH Student
Department of Public and Global Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Nairobi
Thesis Title:
Characterization, Seasonal Variation and Health Risk Assessment of Black Carbon in Nairobi City
Many studies have used costly methods to measure air pollutants such as carbon. My research is focussing on the use of a unique, low cost and rapid method to quantify the black carbon (BC) concentration in Nairobi city, Kenya. I will achieve this by analyzing photographs of BC collected on BAM-1022 filter tapes. Subsequently, I will assess the deaths attributable to BC exposure as recorded by BAM-1022; then explore the chronic effects of ambient BC on respiratory symptoms. The insights gained will be used to drive effective public health policy changes.
Noah Adera, MSc
PhD in Medical Statistics Candidate
Department of Public and Global Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Nairobi
Dissertation Title:
Time series Analysis of Ambient Air Quality and Cause-Specific Hospitalization and Mortality in Nairobi County
Research areas include statistical modelling of short-and long-term effects of ambient air pollution, associated respiratory outcomes among school going children and cause specific hospitalization and mortality in Nairobi city county.
Odiver Dancan, Masters Student
Maurice Kavai, Masters Student
Thesis Title:
Monitoring of Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in Selected Early Childhood Education Centers, Nairobi City County, Kenya
Beldine Okoth, MA in Environmental Planning and Management Student
Thesis Title:
Source apportionment and the influence of urban morphology and meteorological conditions on ambient PM2.5 air pollution in the City of Nairobi, Kenya
Uganda
Arnold Tigaiza, MSc
Graduated with MPH, 2024
Makerere University School of Public Health
Thesis Title:
Household Air Pollution Exposure and Respiratory Health Among Primary School Children: A Case of Kampala City, Uganda
Research areas include household air pollution and respiratory symptoms among primary school children aged 10-12 years in Kampala city, Uganda
Andrew Mubiru, Masters Student
Thesis Title:
Assessing the Impact of PM₂.₅ Air Pollution on the Burden of Respiratory Infections: A Case of COVID-19, Tuberculosis, and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections in Kampala City, Uganda.
Stephen Kwajja, Masters Student
Thesis Title:
The Influence of Seasonal Variation and Meteorological Factors on PM₂.₅ Concentrations and Their Association with Upper Respiratory Infections (URIs) in Kampala, Uganda.
Additional Trainees
Co-Investigator
Worku Tefera, BSc, MPH
Lecturer, Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences
Addis Ababa University