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Abiy also advises the ministry of health and health development partners in Ethiopia and the World Health Organization in Geneva on newborn and child health research, program design and evaluation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Abiy leads a consortium of global and national research partners supporting the Ministry of Health and six Regional Health Bureaus in Ethiopia to implement the Saving Little Lives (SLL) project, a large-scale project funded by the Global Financing Facility and coordinated by UNICEF Ethiopia. The project is designed to accelerate the scale-up of package of interventions for preterm and low birth weight babies across 290 hospitals in Ethiopia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Abiy leads other large-scale projects run by the center including<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Optimizing place of treatment and antibiotic regimens for young infants presenting with signs of possible serious bacterial infection: a multi-country Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. 2021 \u2013 2023 (Funded by BMGF and coordinated by World Health Organization)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation Research to Scale-up and Evaluate the Impact of Antenatal Corticosteroids on Preterm Newborn Outcomes: a multi-country implementation research. 2022 \u2013 2027 (Funded by BMGF and coordinated by World Health Organization)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation research to accelerated scale-up of immediate Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia: a multi-center implementation research. 2023 \u2013 2026 (Funded by BMGF and coordinated by World Health Organization)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation research to accelerate scale-up of specialized lactation support to optimize breastmilk feeding practices and nutritional outcomes among preterm and\/or low-birth-weight infants, Ethiopia (Funded by BMGF and coordinated by Addis Ababa University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Publications: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6833-9823<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abiy Seifu Estifanos is a public health specialist with 15 years of experience in design, implementation, and evaluation of maternal and newborn health, quality improvement, and health systems strengthening programs. 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