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Highlight Core Values & Collective Expertise
Our multidisciplinary team brings together over 30 years of combined expertise in global health, digital innovation, and large-scale system design. We transform complex challenges into award-winning, sustainable solutions that are grounded in evidence, powered by technology, and driven by purpose. With extensive experience working across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), our team is committed to advancing equity and resilience in health systems worldwide.
What Unites Us
Excellence in Digital Health
We design and launch award-winning eHealth platforms and telemedicine solutions that expand access, enhance engagement, and strengthen health systems.
Commitment to One Health
We integrate human, animal, and environmental health to detect, prevent, and respond to zoonotic and environmental threats.
Health Financing & Policy Expertise
We design sustainable financing models, conduct cost-effectiveness analyses, and advise governments on policy reforms that strengthen health systems.
EGovernment & IT Innovation
We architect and deploy secure, interoperable eGovernment systems built on user-centered design, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and trust.
Rigorous Project & Program Management
We manage complex, high-impact initiatives from inception to delivery with a focus on transparency, accountability, quality assurance, and stakeholder alignment.
Our Core Disciplines
| Discipline | Profiles & Roles |
| Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance | Epidemiologists, Zoonoses Specialists, Public Health Officers |
| Clinical & Veterinary Medicine | Physicians, Veterinarians, One Health Practitioners |
| Digital & Data Science | Software Engineers, Data Scientists, UX/UI Designers, Bioinformatics Analysts |
| Health Economics & Financing | Health Economists, Policy Analysts, Financial Modelling Experts |
| IT Architecture & Cybersecurity | Systems Architects, DevOps Engineers, Information Security Specialists |
| Program Management & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation Officers, Change Management Leaders |
Collective Achievements
- 120+ years of combined multidisciplinary expertise across Africa, Europe, and the United States
- Experience in global health, digital health, One Health, health policy, software and hardware engineering, artificial intelligence, and evidence synthesis
- International recognition for innovation in digital health and health system strengthening
- Collective experience managing and delivering $50M+ in project budgets across public, academic, and development-sector initiatives
- Growing technical capacity in AI-enabled clinical decision support, retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, agentic AI workflows, and living evidence synthesis
Why This Matters
We combine innovation, integrity, collaboration, and deep sector expertise to deliver digital health and AI-enabled solutions that are ethical, practical, scalable, and designed for real-world impact.
Our work is not only about technology. It is about building trusted systems that respond to real health system needs, strengthen decision-making, improve continuity of care, and support more equitable access to quality health services.
By bringing together expertise in health, One Health, software engineering, artificial intelligence, evidence synthesis, policy, and programme management, ABAY-CHR helps partners move from fragmented information to connected, intelligent, and actionable health solutions.
Our Team
We are a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, public health experts, One Health specialists, policy advisors, software and hardware engineers, artificial intelligence practitioners, evidence synthesis experts, and project managers. Together, we bring more than 120 years of combined experience across Africa, Europe, and the United States. Our strength lies in connecting health expertise with digital innovation to design practical, secure, and scalable solutions for real-world health systems. We work across connected health records, digital health platforms, clinical decision support, One Health surveillance, retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, agentic AI workflows, and evidence intelligence. Through collaboration, we help partners transform fragmented information into trusted, actionable health solutions.
Merra Kokebie
CTO
More than 20 years of experience working in different software and hardware products. Experience in developing, designing and implementation of web-based and desktop based software systems. (Java Script, Angular JS, CSS, HTML5, Bootstrap),Testing, designing and implementing software for different telecommunication (5ESS) and data networking systems (ATM Switches and Frame Relay Switches). He holds BSc in Computer Science Chicago State University, Chicago, IL (USA); Masters in Computer Science specializing in telecommunication and computer networks Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL (USA);
Dr. Girma Azene
Health Specialist-Economist
Over 30 years of work experience in the public sector holding positions at the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. He has a track record of serving for many years in both public and non-public health sector, including outside Ethiopia (LSHTM and Oxford University) as a health planner, Director, researcher, course instructor in health policy and management of postgraduate education at Jimma University and Chief Health Economist at the Ministry of Health-Ethiopia and Director of Plan and Program. He holds BA in Economics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, M.SC in Health Planning and Finance ,London School of Economics and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Post-doctoral TDR/WHO-Geneva.
Brook Habteselassie
Local Country Representative for Ethiopia
A seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience across the core pillars of organizational management: Finance, Administration, and Logistics. Over the course of his career, he has built a reputation for designing and implementing robust financial systems, optimizing complex supply chains, and providing strategic oversight for large-scale administrative operations. His leadership is defined by operational excellence, strong governance, and a deep commitment to organizational efficiency and accountability.
Prof. Luis FLD Loureiro
Director, ABAY-CHR PT
Professor Loureiro is an accomplished academic and international executive with nearly 30 years of leadership experience in global health, One Health, and institutional development. Over the course of his career, he has led high-level programmes, coordinated multidisciplinary teams, and advised governments and international organizations on strategy, implementation, and systems strengthening. Known for his strategic vision, operational leadership, and ability to build strong partnerships across sectors, he brings deep experience in driving impactful, accountable, and sustainable solutions in complex environments. In addition to his executive roles, Professor Loureiro has a solid academic and research background. His scholarly work spans global health governance, health systems resilience, One Health integration, and the interface between public health, policy, and technology. He has taught and supervised at the postgraduate level, contributed to international research collaborations, and published on topics related to health security, institutional capacity building, and cross-sectoral coordination. His academic contributions reinforce his reputation as both a practitioner and a thought leader in translating evidence into policy and practice. As Director of ABAY-CHR PT, Professor Loureiro leads and coordinates the Portugal-based consultant team supporting ABAY-CHR’s AI-enabled digital health portfolio. This includes strategic oversight of work in clinical decision support, retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, agentic AI workflows, evidence synthesis, and responsible AI governance. Through this role, he helps ensure that ABAY-CHR’s AI solutions are ethically grounded, context-appropriate, policy-relevant, and aligned with real health system needs.
