Health Needs Assessment for Mekelle, Ethiopia - Millennium Cities ...

Acknowledgements
The MCI would like to thank everyone at the Tigray Health Bureau and Mekelle Municipal Health
Office for their advice, guidance and unwavering support. Without their assistance and generous
supply of data this analysis would not have been possible. In particular, MCI would like to thank the
following:
Mekelle City Administration
His Excellency Ato Fesseha Zerihun, Mayor of Mekelle
Tigray Health Bureau
Dr. Gebre Ab Barnabas, Bureau Head, Tigray Health Bureau
Mekelle Health Office (MHO)
Ms. Tsehaynesh Abay, Department Head, MHO
Mr. Fesseha Tamrat, Health Prevention and Control of Communicable Disease Department, MHO
Mr. Yemane Tadesse, HIV/AIDS Coordinator, MHO
UNDP MDG Support Team
Mr. Brian Lutz, former Consultant, UNDP
MCI, Mekelle
Ms. Aberash Abay, MCI Social Sector Specialist
MCI, New York
Dr. Susan M. Blaustein, Co-Director, Millennium Cities Initiative
Dr. Moumié Maoulidi, Social Sector Research Manager, Millennium Cities Initiative
Ms. Janina Franco, former Associate Research Scholar, Millennium Cities Initiative
Note from authors:
We would also like to recognize our incredible support network at the Earth Institute. To Dr. Susan
Blaustein, thank you for your patience and all of your guidance. Thank you for this opportunity to
work in Mekelle, Ethiopia, and for the freedom to do the work that we needed to get done.
Lastly, we would like to thank all the non-governmental organization and community-based groups
that work in Mekelle and contribute to a healthier, safer, and stronger city. Without these dedicated,
responsible and magnanimous organizations, many of the people of Mekelle would not have the
resources and services that they utilize every day.
Genessa Georgi and Kripa Krishnan
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