Publications

Publications: (Since 2021)
• Getaneh A, Berhanu L, Gume B, Deneke Y, Kassa T, Dadi LS, Suleman S, Tegegne D, Bediru H, Merta ST (2025). Occurrences and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Listeria monocytogenes in Raw Meat samples from Abattoirs and Butcher Shops in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, HELIYON, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42589.
• Dubale S, Usure RE, Mekasha YT, Hasen G, Hafiz F, Kebebe D and Suleman S (2025) Traditional herbal medicine legislative and regulatory framework: a cross-sectional quantitative study and archival review perspectives. Front. Pharmacol. 16:1475297. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1475297.
• Suleman S, Hasen G, Melaku T, Belew S, Thitiri J, Shangala J, Obiero C, Ngari M, Berkley J (2025). Effect of tropical climates on the quality of commonly used antibiotics: the protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 15: e090849. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2024-090849.
• Tegegne AA, Mekasha YT, Ayu AA, Hasen G, Suleman S (2024). A review on emerging pharmaceutical residues in Ethiopia: occurrence, ecotoxicological aspects, and regulatory concerns. Front. Microbiol. 15:1499487. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1499487.
• Milkesa A, Hasen G, Mohammed T, Mekasha YT, Dedefo D, Umeta B, Suleman S (2024). In vitro comparative quality evaluation of different brands of Amlodipine Tablets Commercially available in Jimma Town, South-western Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0310828. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310828
• Getahun H, Belew S, Hasen G, Tefera G, Mekasha YT and Suleman S (2024) Quality evaluation of selected expired fluoroquinolones medicines obtained from the public hospitals in Jimma zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. Front. Med. 11:1420146. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1420146.
• Gudina EK, Elsbernd K, Yilma D, Kisch R, Wallrafen-Sam K, Abebe G, Mekonnen Z, Berhane M, Gerbaba M, Suleman S, et al. (2024). Tailoring COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies in High-Seroprevalence Settings: Insights from Ethiopia. Vaccines 2024, 12, 745. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12070745.
• Ibro SA, Ahmed Kasim AZ, Seid SS, Abdusemed KA, Senbiro IA, Suleman S Wega, Abamecha F, Azalework HG, Soboka M, Gebresilassie A, Tesfaye S, Abafogi AA, Merga H, Husen A, Beyene DT. Mapping the evidence on integrated service delivery for non-communicable and infectious disease comorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open 2024;14: e084740. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084740.
• Hasen G, Birhane W, Suleman S and Ashenef A (2024). Development and validation of a quantitative minilab system for quality evaluation of selected medicines: Albendazole, arthemether-lumefantrine combination (Co-artem®), and mebendazole finished pharmaceutical products. Acta Chromatographica 2024; 10.1556/1326.2024.01197.
• Usure RE, Kebebe D, Mekasha YT, Hasen G, Chura Waritu N, Dubale S and Suleman S (2024), Traditional herbal medicine regulatory implementation in Ethiopia: a qualitative study. Front. Pharmacol. 15:1392330. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1392330
• Tefera Y, Getahun H, Belew S, Hasen G, Suleman S (2024). Assessment of the extent and monetary loss in the selected public hospitals in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: Expired Medicines perspectives. Front. Med.
Sec. Regulatory Science Vol. 11 – 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1283070.
• Tegegne AA, Feissa AB, Godana GH, Tefera Y, Hassen HK, Ozalp Y, Suleman S (2024). Substandard and Falsified Antimicrobials in Selected East African Countries: A Systematic Review. PLoS ONE 19(1): e0295956.
• Zeleke, G., Duchateau, L., Yewhalaw, D., Suleman, S., & Devreese, M. (2024). In-vitro susceptibility and ex-vivo evaluation of macrocyclic lactone endectocides sub-lethal concentrations against Plasmodium vivax oocyst development in Anopheles arabiensis. Malar J (2024) 23:26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-04845-x
• Zeynudin A, Degefa T, Suleman S, Abamecha A, Hajikelil Z, Wieser A (2023). Prevalence and Determinants of Geohelminthiasis among School-Age Children in Jimma City, Ethiopia. J Trop Med. 2023 Nov 27;2023:8811795. doi: 10.1155/2023/8811795.
• Zeleke G, Duchateau L, Yewhalaw D, Suleman S, Devreese M (2023). Pharmacokinetics of macrocyclic lactone endectocides in indigenous Zebu cattle and their insecticidal efficacy on Anopheles arabiensis. Exp Parasitol 2023: 253:108605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2023.108605.
• Tefera Y, Diriba G, Hasen G, Suleman S (2023). Assessment of the Magnitude and Contributing factors of Expired Medicines in the Public Pharmaceutical Supply Chains of Western Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res 23, 791. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09776-y.
• Dubale S, Abdissa N, Kebebe D, Debella A, Zeynudin A, Suleman S (2023). Ethnomedicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge for the treatment of different infectious diseases in Ethiopia. J Herb Med. 40, 100669. DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2023.100669.
• Mekasha YT, Ummeta B, Bekele A, Hasen G, Kebede H, Suleman S (2023). Quality Evaluation of the Azithromycin Tablets commonly Marketed in Adama, and Modjo towns, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 18(3): e0282156. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0282156.
• Benti T, Debela A, Bekele Y, Suleman S (2023). Effect of seasonal variation on yield and leaf quality of tea clone (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) in South West Ethiopia, Heliyon 9 (2023) e14051, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.heliyon.2023.e14051.
• Ibro SA, Seid SS, Akuma AO, Haso TK, Ahmed AA, Senbiro IA, Moga TT, Fata GA, Ahmed MB, Hebo HJ, Suleman S Wega , Melkamu G, Reta EY, Chala SL, Lippi M, Mould-Millman NK (2023). Quantification of local populations’ demand for prehospital emergency care in Jimma city, Ethiopia. Pan African Journal of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 2023; 1(1):28-39.
• Ibro SA, Seid SS, Akuma AO, Haso TK, Ahmed AA, Senbiro IA, Moga TT, Fata GA, Ahmed MB, Hebo HJ, Suleman S, Melkamu G, Reta EY, Chala SL, Lippi M, Mould-Millman NK (2023). Barriers to access prehospital care in Jimma City, Oromiya Region of Ethiopia. Pan African Journal of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 2023;1(1):16-27.
• Dubale S, Kebebe D, Zeynudin A, Abdissa N, Suleman S (2023). Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation of Selected Medicinal Plants in Ethiopia. J Exp Pharmacol 15, 51-62, DOI: 10.2147/JEP.S379805.
• Melaku T, Zeynudin A, Suleman S (2023). Ethical challenges and dilemmas in the rationing of health commodities and provision of high-risk clinical services during COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: the experiences of frontline health workers. Philos Ethics Humanit Med 18, 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-023-00136-6.
• Girma M, Umeta B, Hasen G, Suleman S (2022). Quality of Antimalarial Drugs in East Africa: A Systematic Review. Infect Drug Resist 15:6085-6092. https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S373059.
• Zeynudin A, Degefa T, Tesfaye M, Suleman S, Yesuf EA, Hajikelil Z, Ali S, Azam K, Husen A, Yasin J, Wieser A (2022). Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among household heads living in the peri-urban areas of Jimma town, Oromia, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274702. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274702.
• Gashe F, Wynendaele W, De Spiegeleer B, Suleman S (2022). Degradation kinetics of artesunate for the development of an ex-tempore intravenous injection. Malar J 21, 256. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04278-4.
• Tiffo TB, Tola YB, Bote AD, Suleman S (2022). Influence of clone and nitrogen application level on quality of green tea in some selected tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) in Southwest Ethiopia. Heliyon 8 (2022) e10179.
• Wado TE, Suleman S, Mohammed T (2022). Antimicrobial Evaluation of Sequentially extracted Leaf of Vernonia auriculifera Hiern (Rejicho). BMC Complement Med Ther 22, 219. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03690-2.
• Gashe F, Assefa D, Tesema S, Zeleke G, Tatiparthi R, Kebebe D, Suleman S (2022). Characterization of Boswellia rivae Engl Resin as a Potential Use for Pharmaceutical Excipient”, BioMed Res Int, V. 2022, Article-ID 5791308, 9 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5791308
• Demeke H, Hasen G, Sosengo T, Siraj J, Tatiparthi R, Suleman S (2022). Evaluation of Policy Governing Herbal Medicines Regulation and Its Implementation in Ethiopia. J Multidiscip Healthc 15: 1383–1394.
• Tekassa T, Hasen G, Merga H, Cavin AL, Graz B, Suleman S (2022). Knowledge of Malaria and Its Uncomplicated Treatment with Argemone mexicana L. in Selected Districts of Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey. Infect Drug Resist 15:3087—3095.
• Suleman S, Belew S, Kebebe D, Duguma M, Teshome H, Hasen G, Wynendaele E, Duchateau L, De Spiegeleer B (2022). Quality-by-Design Principles Applied to the Establishment of a Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory in a Resource-Limited Setting: The Lab Water. Int J Anal Chem. 2022 Apr 21; 2022: 2062406. doi: 10.1155/2022/2062406. eCollection 2022.
• Kebebe D, Fufa FG, Zeleke G, Welde M, Suleman S (2022). Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal Plants to Treat Human Illness in Gimbo and Didessa Districts in the Southwest of Ethiopia. J Herbs Spices Med Plants 28: 293 – 308. DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2022.2059732.
• Zeleke G, De Baere S, Suleman S, Devreese M (2022). Development and Validation of a Reliable UHPLC-MS/MS Method for Simultaneous Quantification of Macrocyclic Lactones in Bovine Plasma. Molecules, 27(3):998.
• Zeleke G, Duchateau L, Yewhalaw D, Suleman S, Devreese M (2022). Pharmacokinetics of macrocyclic lactones endectocide in indigenous zebu cattle and its insecticidal efficacy on Anopheles arabiensis. J Vet Pharmacol Ther, 46(S1):63. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.13237.
• Dana D, Suleman S, Workineh N, Massa D, Levecke B, Kifleyohannes T, Zamman A, Mekonnen Z (2021). Cystic echinococcosis, a food-borne zoonotic neglected tropical disease in slaughtered cattle at Jimma Town municipal abattoir, Southwest Ethiopia. Ann Parasitol, 67: 627–635.
• Aman A, Hasen G, Usman H, Suleman S (2021). Regulatory Compliance and Associated Quality of Amoxicillin in Drug Retail Outlets of Southwestern Ethiopia. Drug Healthc Patient Saf 13:241-249.
• Berhanu L, Gume B, Kassa T, Sena LD, Tegegne D, Masrie G, Bedru H, Getaneh A, Suleman S, Tiku SM (2021). Microbial quality of raw cow milk and its predictors along the dairy value chain in Southwest Ethiopia. Int J Food Microbiol 350: 109228.
• Berhanu L, Tiku SM, Gume B, Kassa T, Berihun G, Sena LD, Suleman S, Tegegne D, Getaneh A, Bedru H (2021). Effect of Microbial Quality of Washing Water on Hand Hygiene Status of Food Handlers in Jimma Town: Implication for Food Hygiene and Safety. J Multidiscip Healthc 14: 1129–1134.
• Gutema G, Ali S, Suleman S (2021). Trends of community-based systemic antibiotic consumption: Comparative analyses of data from Ethiopia and Norway calls for public health policy actions. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0251400.
• Hasen G, Hussen H, Suleman S (2021). Repurposing of herbal medicine used for the treatment of respiratory infections to aid the control of COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Complement Alt Med. 14(3):97‒98.
• Hasen G, Ashenef A, Suleman S (2021). Development and Validation of Quantitative Minilab System for Quality Evaluation of Selected Medicines: Albendazole, Co-Artem® and Mebendazole Finished Pharmaceutical Products. SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3835212.
• Abraham W, Abuye H, Kebede S, Suleman S (2021). In-Vitro Comparative Quality Assessment of Different Brands of Doxycycline Hyclate Finished Dosage Forms: Capsule and Tablet in Jimma Town, South-West Ethiopia. Adv Pharmacol Pharm Sci 2021:6645876. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6645876.
• Hasen G, Edris R, Chala G, Tefera Y, Hussen H, Tekassa T, Suleman S (2021). Medicines dispensing practice during the era of COVID 19 pandemic: a commentary. J of Pharm Policy and Pract (2021) 14:1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-020-00285-5
• Amme S, Shemsi S, Lippi M, Awol A, Ahmed G, Jarso H, Koshe T, Ahmed M, Suleman S, Gizaw G, Melkamu G, Olani A, Yimam E, Legese S, Mould-Millman NK (2021). The morbidity burden from emergency conditions in Jimma city, Southwest Ethiopia. Int Emerg Nurs (2021) 55: 100874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100874.
• Belew S, Suleman S, Wynendaele E, Duchateau L, De Spiegeleer B (2021). Environmental risk assessment of the anthelmintic albendazole in Eastern Africa, based on a systematic review. Environ Pollut (2021) 269: 116106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116106