Alemu Chekole is a senior public health specialist with over 14 years of experience in public health research, health systems strengthening, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), public health emergency management, primary health care, health extension, reproductive health, maternal, neonatal and child health programs.
At Results for Development (R4D), Mr. Chekole is a senior program officer providing technical and program management support to health financing activities in Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Nigeria. Mr. Chekole contributes to strategy, project management, and analytic activities to finance health systems and accelerate improvements in coverage, quality and equity of health services.
Mr. Chekole has managed projects from inception to delivery, including budgeting, planning, surveys and evaluation. He has served in the national technical committee for health and WASH programs in Ethiopia. He led and developed Ethiopia’s 10-year WASH master plan and 5-year WASH strategy and strategic action plan and guidelines.
Prior to joining R4D, Mr. Chekole was a team leader and senior public health advisor for the One WASH National Program (OWNP-CWA) where he worked with national ministries (Water, Health, Education and Finance), local and international non-governmental organizations, consulting firms and donors. He managed and directed WASH and other public health projects and programs funded by donors and international organizations including the World Bank, UNICEF, African Development Bank, DFID, Water Aid Ethiopia and John Snow Inc. He has also served as national health and WASH technical committee member and in a think tank for the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia. He is active in Ethiopian public health and Red Cross society associations.
Mr. Chekole holds master’s degree in public health from Gondar University and a BSc degree in environmental health from Haramaya University. He is a native speaker of Amharic and speaks English.
