Sileshi Demelash

Biographic Data

ID7659597
NAMESileshi Demelash
GIVEN NAMESSileshi
FAMILY NAMEDemelash
SIGNATUREDEMELASH S
AFFILIATIONSEthiopian Public Health Institute
ORCID0000-0002-7273-8923
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Governance, coordination, and accountability in public health emergency preparedness and response

    Open AccessSileshi Demelash, Melkamu Asrat Alava et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Public health emergency preparedness depends not only on technical capacity but also on strong governance, coordinated multisector action, and clear accountability. However, evidence on how these systems function across different contexts remains fragmented. This scoping review synthesized global evidence on governance structures, coordination mechanisms, and accountability frameworks in public health emergency preparedness and response. Peer-rev…

  • Assessing the policy and institutional framework for multisectoral governance and accountability in emergency preparedness and response in Ethiopia

    Open AccessSileshi Demelash, Melkamu Asrat Alava et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Public health emergencies place sustained pressure on health systems, particularly where effective coordination across sectors and levels of governance is required. Although Ethiopia has established policy frameworks and coordination mechanisms aligned with global initiatives, evidence on how these arrangements function in practice remains limited. This study assessed multisector governance for public health emergency preparedness and response, f…

  • Building systems for preparedness

    Open AccessSileshi Demelash, Sileshi Demelash Sasie et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Public health emergencies remain a persistent threat to global health security, with the COVID-19 pandemic exposing critical weaknesses even in advanced health systems. National Public Health Agencies (NPHAs), particularly National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs), have emerged as central actors in coordinating preparedness and response functions. However, institutional maturity, financing, and subnational integration remain uneven, especially in…

  • Community health assets and refugee wellbeing

    Open AccessSileshi Demelash, Sileshi Demelash Sasie et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Refugee populations face heightened and intersecting vulnerabilities across mental health, disability inclusion, women’s health, and end-of-life and palliative care, shaped by displacement, trauma, legal precarity, and systemic marginalization. Although community-centered approaches are increasingly recognized as critical for addressing these challenges, qualitative evidence on how community health assets support refugee wellbeing remains fragmen…

  • Unequal access

    Open AccessB Wolde, Tadele Dana Darebo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    ASRH service utilization is notably low among agrarian and pastoralist communities compared to urban and semi-urban settings, pastoralists being more underserved. Promoting parental involvement, establishing SRH centers in schools and health institutions, and expanding access through mobile services for pastoralist communities are essential. Strengthened efforts by the health sector and stakeholders are critical to addressing gaps and ensuring eq…

  • Depression and anxiety among quarantined population during the Covid-19 outbreak in central Ethiopia

    Open AccessMebratu Abraha, Getinet Ayano et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Evidence suggests that quarantine might have a wide-ranging, substantial, and long-lasting negative psychological impact especially when the necessary preventive measures are not taken. This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety among quarantined population during the COVID-19 outbreak in central Ethiopia. A community-based cross-section study was conducted among individuals under quarantine from June 5 to…

  • A comparative cross-sectional evaluation of the Field Epidemiology Training Program-Frontline in Ethiopia

    Open AccessTolcha Kebebew, Tariku Takele et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    FETP-Frontline trained surveillance officers demonstrated better knowledge, skills, and performance in most surveillance activities compared to the untrained officers. FETP-Frontline can address competency gaps among district surveillance officers in Ethiopia and other countries. Scaling up the program to cover unreached districts can enable achieving the human resource development core capacity requirement of the International Health Regulations…