CDT-Africa marked International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023 at Sefere Selam Campus in honor of its female staffs who are rolling up their sleeves to make a difference in peoples’ lives.

During the luncheon ceremony, Professor Abebaw Fekadu, CDT-Africa Centre Leader appreciated the incredible women working at CDT-Africa. “We are pleased to have such dedicated, hard-working, and inspiring women working with us at CDT-Africa who deserve our recognition.” Discussion was held on what can be done to bring more women in science in leadership positions.

Professor Gail Davey was invited as a guest speaker as an exemplary woman in science. Professor Gail Davey is a medical epidemiologist specializing in skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases. She has worked to raise local and international profile of podoconiosis, advocating for its inclusion in the WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs); guiding the foundation of the Ethiopian National Podoconiosis Action Network (NaPAN); and establishing Footwork, the Internationa Podoconiosis Initiative. In discussions with Dr Tsion Minas, a Fulbright scholar at CDT-Africa, Prof. Gail highlighted her path she followed as a female scientist to reach where she got to.