Dr. Sisay has been a Nutrition International technical assistance provider in Ethiopia since 2017, serving as the senior program manager at the Seqota Declaration Federal Program Delivery Unit in the Ethiopian Ministry of Health. He provides technical and administrative leadership for the federal and two regional program delivery units.
He has more than 19 years of international experience in the field of developmental and emergency health and nutrition, multi-country programs, and program leadership. Previously he has coordinated and provided technical support for 26 African country nutrition programs. Dr. Sisay has also provided nutrition leadership and technical guidance in emergency and development contexts in nine East African countries.
He has a Doctorate in Medicine from Addis Ababa University, and a Master of Public Health degree and PhD in Public Health Nutrition from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.