Curriculum Vitae

I. Demographic Background
Name: Abraham Alano Ali
Date of birth: 11-01-69
Place of birth: Boloso Sorie District, Wolaita Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Marital Status: Married
Number of children: Three Your Name Here
Nationality: Ethiopian
Language: Woliatigna-mother tongue
Amharic and English-second languages (Languages of School and Official
Language of the Country)
Contact Address: Hawassa University
P.O.Box: (Office 5)
(Private 898, Awassa)
Telephone: 251-06-046-220-47-48(Office)
251-06- 046-220-83-59 (Residence)
Mobile: 251-091-658-02-63
E-mail: alanoabraham@yahoo.com

II. Educational Background

A. Higher Education
1. Master of Public Health: Obtained in July 2003, Medical Faculty, Addis
Ababa University.
2. Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing: Obtained from the former Jimma
Institute of Health Sciences, March 1998
3. Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing: Obtained from the former Jimma
Institute of Health Sciences, March 1990
4. Certificate in professional management training for one year (EMDP)
obtained from Hawassa University, June, 2008.

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 B. Secondary High School
1. 11-12 grade completion: Arbaminch Comprehensive Secondary High
School, September 1986-March1988
2. Grade 10 completed: Areka Secondary High School, 1985/1986
3. Grade 9 completed: Wolaita Soddo Comprehensive Secondary High
School, 1981/1982
C. Junior Secondary School
1. Grade 7 and 8 completion: Areka Junior Secondary School, 1980/81
D. Elementary School
1. Grade 5 and 6 completed: Areka Elementary School, 1979/80
2. Grade 3 and 4 completed: Garagodo Elementary School, 1976/77-
1977/78
3. Grade 1 and 2 completed: Adimancho Arifita Elementary School, 1974-
1976
III. Work Experiences
1. Associate Vice President for Development, Hawassa University, March, 2007
2. Coordinator for HIV/AIDS prevention and control office, Hawassa University
April 2008 up to now.
3. Vice Head for Administration and Development, College of Health Sciences,
Hawassa University, February 2004 up to February 2007..
4. Assistant coordinator for project office of the Referral Hospital and
Coordinator for Nursing B.Sc. program College of Health Sciences, Hawassa
University, June –December, 2003.
5. Assistant professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Public Health, College of
Health Sciences, Hawassa University, September 2007 onward.
6. Lecturer, School of Nursing, Faculty of Public Health, College of Health
Sciences, Hawassa University: July 2003 – August 2007
7. Head Department of Nursing, Dilla College of Teacher Education and Health
Sciences: December 1998- September 2001
8. Assistant Lecturer: August, 1999- August 2001, Dilla College of Teacher
Education and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing.
9. Graduate assistant II: August 1998-July, 1999, Dilla College of Teacher

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 Education and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing.
10. Family Planning Expert, Semen Omo Zone Health Department, SNNPR,
March 1998-August 1998.
11. District Health Office Manager: Boloso Sore Wereda, January 1994-
September-1996.
12. Staff Nurse, Arbaminch Hospital: September 1992-December 1993
13. Maternal and Child Health Coordinator, Waka Health Center: April 1990-
August 1992.

IV. Courses Taught

1. Introduction to Public Health for health sciences students 2008-up to
now
2. Introduction to health economics for public health students 2008- up to
now
3. Medical ethics and public health law for health officer students 2008-up
to now
4. Reproductive Health for Nursing and HO students, 2004-2008
5. Health services management for Medical students, 2007/2008 AY.
6. Maternal and Child health for Rural Development and F1amily Sciences
students, degree program, College of Agriculture, 2006.
7. Fundamentals of Nursing and first aid courses for nursing students
2004-2008.
8. Health services and nursing management both for diploma and degree
program since 2003.
9. Epidemiology for nurse degree program since 2003.
10. Biostatistics for nurse degree program since 2003.
11. Introduction to teaching methodology for Health Officer Students, 2005.
12. Medical-Surgical Nursing for both diploma and degree students, from
1998-2004.
13. Obstetric gynecology nursing for diploma nurse students, 1998-2000.
14. Family health for diploma program, 1999.
15. Advanced nursing art for upgrading clinical nurses, 1999-2000.

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V. Work Visit, Workshop and Seminar attended

A. Work Visit
1. Experience sharing visit to Kapchorwa District Land Care Chapter,
“Natural resource management through improved livelihood”
Kapchorwa, Uganada, September 24-28, 2008.
2. Experience sharing visit to Gissen University, German on
international relation office establishment for Hawassa University,
August 2008.
3. Strengthening collaboration between The Center for International
Health, University of Bergen, Norway and College of Health
Sciences, Hawassa
University, Ethiopia, August 23-September 12, 2005.
B. Work Shops and Seminars attended
1. Attended 4th South Africa AIDS Conference at the International
Convention Center, Durban from 31 March- 3 April 2009.
2. A set of training workshops on “ Governance, Leadership and
Management” for University Top Management members
organized by VU University Amsterdam Center for International
Cooperation (CIS), African Institute of Management, Development
and Governance (AIM-DG), and Maastricht School of Management
(MSM) from July – November 2007.
3. Training of trainers on leadership and advocacy organized by
International Training and Education Center on HIV(I-TECH)
Ethiopia in collaboration with Ethiopian Nurses Association (ENA)
from June 28-30, 2007 held in Addis Ababa.
4. Training on HIV/AIDS core competencies organized by The Carter
Center (EPHTI) in collaboration with JHPIEGO from January 22-
February 12, 2007.
5. Essential Nutrition Action (ENA) Approach in the context of

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 HIV/AIDS workshop organized by LINKAGES project in
collaboration with the seven Universities in Ethiopia, Adama,
January 23-30, 2006
5. Teaching Methodology Training: August 2004, Safari Lodge,
Adama, by Ethiopian Public Health Training Initiative (The Carter
Center ) and Emory University
6. In service training on Reproductive health and Post abortion care
organized by Debub University, College of Health Sciences in
collaboration with the Carter Center and Ipas Ethiopia, February
14- 27,2005.
7. TOT for instructors in Reproductive health and Post abortion care
organized by Debub University, College of Health Sciences in
collaboration with the Carter Center and Ipas Ethiopia, February 7-
13,2005
8. Effective Oral Communication and Successful Scientific Writing
Skill Training of Trainers course: November, 2003(Safari Lodge,
Adama), CDC in collaboration with EPHA.
9. Curriculum Development and Staff Strengthening Workshop
organized by The Carter Center (EPHTI) and Alemaya University,
April 18-27, 2001
10. Curriculum Development and Staff Strengthening Workshop
organized by The Carter Center (EPHTI) and Gonder College of
Medical Sciences, October 23-November3, 2000.
11. Curriculum Development and Staff Strengthening Workshop
organized by The Carter Center (EPHTI) and the former Jimma
Institute of Health Sciences, January 24-February 4, 2000
12. Curriculum Development and Staff Strengthening Workshop
organized by The Carter Center (EPHTI) and Alemaya University,
May 24-June5, 1999.
13. TOT for instructors “ on Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting
the Health of Women and Children organized by The National

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 Committee on Traditional Practices in Ethiopia (NCTPE) April 7-
8, 2000, Addis Ababa.
14. Training on Health Services Management organized by SNNPR
Health Bureau, April 10-20,1995
15. Training on Maternal and Child Health/Family Planning organized
and conducted by Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia
(FGAE), May 24- June 23, 1990.

VI. Research, Consultancy experiences and Teaching Material

Development:
A. Research:
1. Factors affecting contraceptive utilization around Wondogenet,
SNNPR, Ethiopia, April 2006, Unpublished.
2. Resistance pattern of malaria species in Southern Ethiopia, December,
2003- February 2004, published.
3. Identifying factors contributing for the difference in contraceptive
prevalence in between Sidama Development Program supported and
FGAE supported Community Based Distribution Agents, Sidama
Zone, SNNPR, December 2002 (master thesis)
4. Assessing knowledge of adolescents towards health problems related to
alcohol abuse conducted in South west Ethiopia, December, 1997
B. Consultancy:
1. Provision of training for youth on reproductive health issues, organized
by the Federal Ministry of Sport and Youth Affair with the Ethiopia
Civil Services College, March, 2009.
2. Organization capacity assessment to undertake mentoring of
community based organization in provision of home and community
based support to people living with HIV/AIDS, FHI, Ethiopia.
3. Research consultancy in formative research on nutritional issues related
to mothers and children in the context of HIV/AIDS. Linkages, AED.
C. Teaching material development:
1. Fundamentals of Nursing, Lecture note series for B.Sc., Nursing

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 students, Hawassa University, September, 2007.
2. Basic Clinical Nursing Skills for Nursing Students Upgraded Lecture
Note Series, Hawassa University, 2006.
3. Module on School Health for the Ethiopian Health Center Team, Debub
University, College of Health Sciences, 2005.
4. Lecture note series and procedure manual for basic nursing art,
supported by The Carter Center (EPHTI), 2002.
5. Module on Intestinal parasitosis, for Ethiopian Health Center Team,
Dilla College of Teacher Education and Health Sciences, Debub
University,2003
6. Module on Measles for Ethiopian Health Center Team, Dilla College of
Teacher Education and Health Sciences, Debub University, 2001.

VII. Other extracurricular activities:

1. Process owner of Resource Mobilization Support Process, Hawassa
University, March 2008.
2. Chair person on staff placement committee Hawasa University, May 2007
3. Chair person on staff recruitment committee Debub University College of
Health Sciences, October 2004 till now
4. Member of main taskforce for Business Process Reengineering, Debub
University
5. Chairperson for task force in developing proposal to be submitted to
Norwegian Center for support in Higher Education and Research.
6. Secretary and member of the Management Committee, College of Health
Sciences, Debub University, July 2004- February 2005.
7. Member of task force for developing a guideline for teaching load analysis for
Debub University.
8. Member of taskforce for developing a guideline on how to utilize the internal
revenue, Debub University.
9. Secretary of national task force in developing proposal for establishing
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 collaboration with The Carter Center (EPHTI).
10. Member of the National Council Member for the Ethiopian Public Health
Training Initiative, The Carter Center
11. Member of the task force for developing of proposal to establish continuing
education program in health sciences faculty, Dilla College of Teacher
Education and Health Sciences, 1999.
12. Secretary and member of the Academic Commission for Faculty of Health
Sciences, Dilla College of Teacher Education and Health Sciences, 2000.

VIII References
1. Admassu Tsegaye, PhD, President and the Former Vice President for
Academic Affair and Research, Hawassa University
2. Sheleme Beyene, PhD, Vice President for Academic Affair and Research,
Hawassa University.
3. Bekele Bulado, Vice President foe Administration and Development,
Hawassa University.
4. Negatu Regasa, PhD, Associate Vice President for Academic Affair, Hawassa
University
5. Zelalem Kebede, MD, MPH, the former Head College of Health Sciences,
Hawassa University
6. Taddese Anteneh MD, Internist and MPH, the former head, College of Health
Sciences, Hawassa University and the former Dean for Health Sciences, Dilla
College of Teacher Education and Health Sciences.
7. Dejene Hailu, BSc., Mphill, the former Dean Public Health Faculty, College
of Health Sciences, Hawassa University.
8. Tesfaye Abicho, MD MPH, former Faculty Dean for Health Sciences, Dilla
College of Teacher Education and Health Sciences.
9. Menna Olango, PhD The former Head Dilla College of Teacher Education
and Health Sciences
10. Zinabu Gebremariam, Professor, the former president of Hawassa University.
11. Dossa Mada, MSc, Pharmasist, Head for Zonal Health Department,
Gamogofa Zone, SNNPR.

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