📍 ICEMR Annual Workshop 2026 | Hile Grand, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
🌍 Tackling Anopheles stephensi: Ethiopia’s Frontline Battle Against Urban Malaria
We are proud to spotlight Prof. Delenasaw Yewhalaw, PhD—Country Director of the ICEMR Ethiopia Project and a distinguished researcher at Jimma University’s and Head of Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Centre (TIDRC).
At the just-concluded ICEMR Annual Workshop 2026 (April 26–28, Hile Grand, Addis Ababa), Prof. Delenasaw delivered a compelling presentation titled
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“Anopheles stephensi Distribution, Bionomics,
Insecticide Resistance and Control Efforts in Ethiopia”
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🔬 Key Highlights from the Presentation:
✅ Distribution Mapping – Tracking the spread of Anopheles stephensi across Ethiopian urban settings
✅ Bionomics – Understanding the behavior, breeding habitats, and feeding patterns of this invasive vector
✅ Insecticide Resistance – Documenting emerging resistance patterns threatening current control tools
✅ Control Efforts – Ethiopia’s strategic response to contain and eliminate this urban malaria threat
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Representing both TIDRC Jimma University and the Ethiopia ICEMR Project, Prof. Delenasaw’s work is critical to understanding and combating Anopheles stephensi—an invasive mosquito species that threatens to reverse malaria gains across Africa.
His presentation sparked rich discussions among the 12 ICEMR country teams, particularly on cross-border surveillance and shared strategies for urban vector control.
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🎓 About Prof. Delenasaw Yewhalaw, PhD
• Country Director – ICEMR Ethiopia Project
• Lead Researcher – Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Centre (TIDRC), Jimma University
• Expert in vector biology, insecticide resistance, and malaria control
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🙏 Thank you, Prof. Delenasaw, for your leadership and for putting Ethiopian science on the global map.
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