Amanuel Yigezu
Mr Amanuel Yiguzu is a PhD candidate in Health Economics working on economic evaluation of comprehensive geriatric assessment. Before joining TCD, Yigezu led the health insurance benefits package redesign and economic evaluation of TT surgery in Ethiopia. Yigezu supported the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia in estimating the cost-effectiveness of the health extension program of the country and in designing the Essential Health Service Package of the country. Whilst undertaking his PhD, Yigezu continues to collaborate with different national and international institutions.
Publications:
Assebe, L. F., Belete, W. N., Alemayehu, S., Asfaw, E., Godana, K. T., Alemayehu, Y. K., Teklu, A. M., & Yigezu, A. (2021). Economic evaluation of health extension program packages in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 16(2), Article e0246207. Public Library of Science.
Alemayehu, S., Yigezu, A., Hailemariam, D., & Hailu, A. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in treatment initiative centers and treatment follow-up centers in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 15(7), Article e0235820. Public Library of Science.
Yigezu, A., Zewdie, S. A., Mirkuzie, A. H., Abera, A., Hailu, A., Agachew, M., & Memirie, S. T. (2022). Cost-analysis of COVID-19 sample collection, diagnosis, and contact tracing in low resource setting: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 17(6), Article e0269458. Public Library of Science.
Memirie, S. T., Yigezu, A., Zewdie, S. A., Mirkuzie, A. H., Bolongaita, S., & Verguet, S. (2022). Hospitalization costs for COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Empirical data and analysis from Addis Ababa’s largest dedicated treatment center. PLoS ONE, 17(1), Article e0260930. Public Library of Science.
Yigezu, A., Mirkuzie, A. H., Misganaw, A., Tesfaye, L., Tilahun, G., Zergaw, A., Hailu, A., Abate, E., & Asnake, W. (2020). The indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in Ethiopia: a modelling study. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3694748
Yigezu, A., Alemayehu, S., Hamusse, S. D., Ergeta, G. T., Hailemariam, D., & Hailu, A. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of facility-based, stand-alone and mobile-based voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 18, 1-12. BioMed Central.