Hiwot Darsene

Biographic Data

ID7985859
NAMEHiwot Darsene
GIVEN NAMESHiwot
FAMILY NAMEDarsene
SIGNATUREDARSENE H
AFFILIATIONSFederal Ministry of Health
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Understanding barriers and facilitators of integrating management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) into the Ethiopian primary health care system using Consolidated Framework for Implementation Res…

    Open AccessAlinoor Mohamed Farah, Samson Gebremedhin Gebreselassie et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Existing studies focus on moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) management, with little attention to integrating MAM services into the health system. This study examines barriers and facilitators to integrating m (MAM) services into primary health care. We conducted a qualitative exploratory study at the policy, primary health care, and community levels in six regions of Ethiopia. We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) …

  • Multisectoral Approach to Nutrition in Ethiopia Assessed Through the Lens of the Collective Impact Framework

    Open AccessYetayesh Maru, Stanley Chitekwe et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2025

    The drivers of malnutrition are complex and multifaceted, requiring multisectoral interventions. The benefits of effective multisectoral approaches to nutrition have been recognised by nutrition policies in Ethiopia, but in practice, multisectoral coordination remains a challenge. This study aimed to identify facilitators and challenges to effective multisectoral coordination by applying the collective impact framework. Key informant interviews (…

  • Rethinking Growth Monitoring and Promotion in the Era of Universal Health Coverage

    Open AccessBereket Gebremichael, Kaleab Baye et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2025

    Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) programmes have been implemented for decades in almost all countries. Despite this long history of implementation, GMP has been criticised for being ineffective, calling for a rethink of the programme. With a view of contributing evidence towards the redesign of GMP, we conducted a qualitative evaluation of the programme in various contexts of Ethiopia. We conducted focus-group discussions (FGDs; n = 28) and …

  • Unveiling Disparities and Missed Opportunities in Vitamin A Supplementation Among Children Under Five in Ethiopia

    Open AccessTsedey Moges, Meron Girma et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2025

    Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is an effective and low-cost strategy for improving vitamin A status and reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. Ethiopia started nationwide biannual VAS in 2006, but routine VAS coverage consistently remained low, necessitating the use of multiple delivery approaches. This study aimed to determine coverage, existing disparities, and missed opportunities for VAS among children under 5 years of age in Ethiopia. …

  • Revolutionising multi-sectoral nutrition policy

    Open AccessTaddese Alemu Zerfu, Amare Abera Tareke et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024

    The global nutrition and food security crisis, characterised by troubling trends in various forms of malnutrition ranging from hunger to obesity, has significantly worsened [1,2]. In 2021 and 2022, nearly one-third of the global population faced moderate to severe food insecurity, underscoring a persistent challenge in accessing healthy and sustainable diets [1,3]. This decline in [...]

  • Estimating the minimal cost of delivering nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions in Ethiopia

    Open AccessYetayesh Maru, Firehiwot Mesfin et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    The Ethiopia Food and Nutrition Strategy (FNS 2021-2030) aims to provide evidence-based, nutrition-specific, and sensitive interventions to address malnutrition. A costing exercise was done to estimate the minimum financing needed to implement nutrition interventions for the ten-year FNS, and further analysis was made to estimate the investment required to implement the prioritised recommended Lancet series interventions for 10 years. Activity-ba…

  • Effect of a simplified approach on recovery of children 6–59 months with wasting in Ethiopia

    Open AccessYetayesh Maru, Dessalegn Tamiru et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Worldwide, nearly 45 million children under the age of 5 years were affected by wasting in 2022. Ethiopia has been challenged by disasters increasing the caseload of children with wasting. This study aimed to determine the effect of a simplified approach on recovery of children with acute malnutrition as compared with the standard protocol. A cluster randomized, controlled, noninferiority trial was carried out in three regions of Ethiopia from De…