Senait Kebede

Dr. Senait Kebede is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Emory University's Hubert Department of Global Health, with over 25 years of experience in global health. She serves as a consultant for Emory Global Health Institute's Decolonizing Global Health Partnership and actively contributes to teaching, advising, and curriculum development, including collaborations with Africa CDC/Emory. Her work focuses on infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and surveillance, supported by affiliations with WHO, UNICEF, and other global organizations.

Education: MD and Pediatrics specialty from Addis Ababa University, MPH from Johns Hopkins University.

Research Interests: Combines clinical pediatric expertise with public health policy, emphasizing equity in global health programs. Specializes in TB/HIV co-infection, child health surveillance, and pandemic preparedness. Develops technical guidelines and contributes to global health forums as a speaker and WHO expert.

Affiliations & Roles:

• Member of Child Health Task Force
• TBTEAM expert (WHO) for TB/HIV and child/adolescent TB
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Technical Expert (WHO)
• Contributor to Mayo Clinic's HIV eCurriculum
• Project Management Professional (PMI)

Awards:

• Gates Strategic Leadership Fellow (Population/Reproductive Health)
• Honorary Associate Professor of Pediatrics at SPHMMC, Ethiopia

Teaching & Mentorship: Leads graduate courses and advises students, emphasizing decolonizing global health approaches. Co-develops training programs integrating African and global perspectives.