Staff Profile

PUBLICATIONS

1. Alebachew Amsalu, Getaneh Atikilt, Wubet Taklual, Anemut Tilahun, . Progress of water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in public primary schools of south Gondar zone, Northern Ethiopia. PAMJ - One Health. 2022;7:19. [doi: 10.11604/pamj-oh.2022.7.19.30874] 2. Alebachew Amsalu, Hailemariam Kassaye, Healthcare workers' compliance and factors for infection prevention and control precautions at Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, Ethiopia. PAMJ - One Health. 2022;7:35. [doi: 10.11604/pamj-oh.2022.7.35.32202]

3. Demissie B, Yenew C, Amsalu A, Yideg Yitbarek G, Dagnew Baye N, Walle G, Asnakew S, Minuye B, Tadele Adimasu F, Tilahun Mulu A, Sisay E, Teshome Dagnaw F, Tegegne E. Magnitude of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Associated Factors Among Computer User Bankers in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. Environ Health Insights. 2022 Sep 25;16:11786302221125048 doi: 10.1177/11786302221125048. PMID: 36185497; PMCID: PMC9516420.

4. Anemut Tilahun, Endeshaw Chekol, Awgchew Behaile Teklemaryam, Melaku Mekonnen Agidew, Zelalem Tilahun, Fitalew Tadele Admassu, Nega Dagnaw, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Alebachew Amsalu, Enyew Fenta Mengistu, Yibeltal Akelew, Tadesse Asmamaw, Berihun Bantie, Prevalence and predictors of dyslipidemia among HAART treated and HAART naive HIV positive clients attending Debre Tabor Hospital, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia, Heliyon,Volume 8, Issue 11,2022,e11342,ISSN 2405-8440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11342.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2021-Present Ecohydrologically Integrated Solution for Impacts of Urbanization on Carrying Capacity of Gumara River Basin, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia A national project, lead by Guna Tana integrated field research and development center. Developed in depth knowledge of literature searching, basic integrated waste management intervention approaches.(generation rate determination, characterization, proposing appropriate management options, and implementing interventions) 2018 Energy recovery from fecal sludge Masters degree research project, supervised by prof. A.Beyene and Prof. Sebastian Werle. Developed in-depth knowledge of literature searching, basic calorific value of waste techniques, and biochar productions.

TEACHING AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Oct 2015 –Present Lecturer and researcher at Debre Tabor university  Supervising degree and masters students (research and community service)  Integrated waste management  Water, sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH)  Environmental pollution and control  Environmental impact assessment  Ecotoxicology and risk assessment  Food microbiology and chemistry  Infection prevention and safety  Etc April 2013-Oct 2015 Lecturer and researcher at Teda health sciences college, Ethiopia

COURSES TEACHING

 Waste management  Water supply and public health  Sanitation and hygiene  Climate change and air pollution  Food hygiene and safety  Infection prevention and safety  Occupational health and workplace safety

SUPERVISION

1. Birhanu Nega [prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among rural and urban residence children aged 1-9 years in farta woreda, south gondar zone north central, and ethiopia], 2023.

2. Infection prevention and control Safety precaution compliances and factors among cleaners, 2023

3. Household water treatment practices and associated factors in estie woreda, amhara region, north western ethiopia.

4. safety precaution compliance and associated factors among pesticide applicators in Fogera district, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023

TRAINING (CERTIFIED ON)

 Trainer of trainees (TOT) on COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC), case management and surveillance, apr 2020  Providing training on COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC), case management and surveillance, apr 2020  Providing training on safe occupational health and safety practices and COVID-19 prevention and control for municipal solid waste collectors, may 2020  Solve the environmental sanitation and hygiene problems in Mendera primary school, Jan 2018  Higher diploma license in professional teacher education, Mar 2021  Successful completion of a twenty five hours training on EPI-DATA and SPSS statistical software programs

FUNDING AND AWARDS

 Scholarship has been awarded an Erasmus Mundus action 2 scholarship for a Master exchange in environmental health and technology at Silesian university of technology, Poland  Food safety precautions and micrbiological quality meat at slaughterhouses and butcher shops  Status of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) facilities in public primary schools of south Gondar zone,Northern Ethiopia  Effects of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) on adverse birth outcomes among pregnant mothers in south Gondar zone, Amhara region: a prospective cohort study  Training on COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC), case management and surveillance  Training on pesticides and health risks for farmers and other stakeholders

Other skills

 SPSS, EpiData, EpiInfo, GIS, AUTOCAD