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Dr Della Berhanu

Assistant Professor

United Kingdom

I am an epidemiologist based at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, focusing on large-scale evaluations of public health programs related to maternal, newborn, and child health. My recent work has concentrated on leading implementation research aimed at improving care for women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Central to my work is a commitment to both individual and institutional capacity building, with PhD and postdoctoral training integrated into the research activities I oversee.

Affiliations

Department of Disease Control
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Research

I have professional experience in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria, with a particular focus on enhancing the quality of services for women, newborns, and children at the primary healthcare level. Through implementation research, I design and test interventions to improve maternal and newborn care. I am also interested in improving the quality and utilization of routine data to monitor the coverage and quality of care effectively.

Capacity development is a core aspect of my work. I train PhD and postdoctoral fellows across six partner universities in Ethiopia, fostering research excellence and collaboration. Recently, our partnerships have expanded with a grant supporting longitudinal data analysis at health and demographic surveillance sites across 13 Ethiopian universities.

Research Area
Child health
Complex interventions
Evaluation
Health services research
Health systems
Health workers
Maternal health
Epidemiology
Implementation science
Disease and Health Conditions
Sepsis
Respiratory diseases
Country
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Kenya
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

Selected Publications

BERHANU, D; HASHMI, I; SCHELLENBERG, J; Avan, B;
2021
BMC health services research
BERHANU, D; ALLEN, E; BEAUMONT, E; TOMLIN, K; Taddesse, N; Dinsa, G; Mekonnen, Y; Hailu, H; BALLIET, M; Lensink, N; SCHELLENBERG, J; Avan, BI;
2021
PloS one
Adegnika, AA; Amuasi, JH; Basinga, P; BERHANU, D; Medhanyie, AA; OKWARAJI, YB; Persson, LÃ…; Savadogo, B; SCHELLENBERG, J; Steinmann, P;
2021
BMJ global health
BERHANU, D; OKWARAJI, YB; Defar, A; Bekele, A; Lemango, ET; Medhanyie, AA; Wordofa, MA; Yitayal, M; W/Gebriel, F; Desta, A; Gebregizabher, FA; Daka, DW; Hunduma, A; Beyene, H; Getahun, T; Getachew, T; Woldemariam, AT; Wolassa, D; Persson, LÃ…; SCHELLENBERG, J;
2020
BMJ OPEN
OKWARAJI, YB; Hill, Z; Defar, A; BERHANU, D; Wolassa, D; Persson, LÃ…; Gonfa, G; SCHELLENBERG, JA;
2020
International journal of environmental research and public health
SCHELLENBERG, JR M A; BERHANU, D;
2020
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
Denu, Z; Defar, A; PERSSON, L; Lemma, S; BERHANU, D; Getachew, T; Shiferaw, S; Tariku, A; Guadu, T; Zelalem, M; Taye, G; SCHELLENBERG, J; MARCHANT, T; Alemu, K;
2025
BMC health services research
Delele, TG; Persson, LÃ…; SCHELLENBERG, J; BERHANU, D; Lemma, S; Defar, A; Zemedu, TG; Taye, G; Shiferaw, S; Denu, ZA; Tariku, A; Zelalem, M; Gelaye, KA;
2025
BMC pediatrics
Tariku, A; Alemu, K; SCHELLENBERG, J; MARCHANT, T; BERHANU, D; Lemma, S; Defar, A; Getachew, T; Abdissa, Z; Guadu, T; Shiferaw, S; Taye, G; Zelalem, M; Persson, LÃ…;
2025
Maternal & child nutrition
Yallew, WW; Fasil, R; BERHANU, D; Wolde, K; Teshite, D; Sethi, R; Yenokyan, G; Woldemariam, Y; Suhowatsky, S; Hyre, A; Noguchi, L; Worku, A;
2025
Gates open research