About me

Dr Koku is a public health researcher with over 10 years of experience in health service delivery, teaching, and research. He holds a PhD in Public Health from Monash University, Australia and an MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Gondar. His research focuses on maternal and child health, cancer risk and survival, and health inequities.

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Awards

Monash Graduate Scholarship and Monash International Tuition Scholarship
Monash University (Australia, Melbourne), 2021
Travel grant
Belgian Directorate General of Development Cooperation (DGD), 2020
President Malaria Initiative for field epidemiology operational research support
Federal Ministry of Health (Ethiopia, Addis Ababa) - FMOH, 2021

Organisational Affiliations

Research Associate, Ngangk Yira Institute for Change, Murdoch University

Past Affiliations

Research Assistant , Monash University (Australia, Melbourne)

Lecturer of Epidemiology, University of Gondar (Ethiopia, Gonder)

Hospital and Health Centre Public Health officer , Ministry of Health, Ethiopia

Education

Public Health
2022–2026, Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University (Australia, Melbourne)
Epidemiology and Biostatitsics
2015–2017, Master of Public Health (MPH), University of Gondar (Ethiopia, Gonder)
Public Health
2008–2011, Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH), University of Gondar (Ethiopia, Gonder)