Mekdes Daba

Mekdes Daba Feyssa is an Ethiopian politician who was appointed as Minister of Health in February 2024, previously served as the president of the Ethiopian Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association and held a role as team lead at the Deputy Director General Office of the World Health Organization in Geneva. Her notable contributions were acknowledged with the FIGO Award in November 2021 for her exceptional work in obstetrics and gynecology.

Education

Daba completed her undergraduate medical degree at Hawassa University, and undertook residency training in obstetrics and gynaecology at Addis Ababa University, she also completed a family-planning fellowship at St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and a post-doctoral fellowship at WHO. Daba is the first female Family Planning and Reproductive Health sub-specialist in Ethiopia according to Ethiopian's ministry of health.

Awards & recognition

FIGO award for contributions in obstetrics and gynecology.