Solomon Desalegn Ambaw
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ambaw has more than five years of experience in health care. Currently, Ambaw is co-founder and business development manager at Lifeline Addis Home Based Healthcare Services. The company has become one of Ethiopia’s leading comprehensive home care providers, with services including home COVID-19 testing and treatment. Ambaw is also a senior associate at Innova Healthcare Consultancy and a country representative for Tesfa Ethiopia, a charity organization based in the United States that works to improve children’s education in Ethiopia. He holds a medical degree and a master of arts in project management and finance, and is motivated to improve the health care sector in Ethiopia and Africa. After completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, Ambaw plans to use his new skills and network to expand his home care service to all regional capitals of Ethiopia and to three African countries within five years.