Portrait of Yordanos Sebsibe Delelegn

Yordanos Sebsibe Delelegn

Program Director · Product & Project Management · Digital Health Systems

75.21%
reduction in regulatory processing times
19,603+
adverse events tracked in real time via AEFI
WHO ML3
EFDA maturity milestone, driven by eRIS
13+ yrs
building digital health systems in Ethiopia
About

Building systems that serve millions

5+

National digital health platforms delivered

13+

Years of product & program leadership

Yordanos Sebsibe Delelegn is a program and product management leader with more than a decade of experience building national-scale digital health systems in Ethiopia. From the Electronic Regulatory Information System that digitized the country’s medicines regulation, to real-time vaccine safety monitoring during the COVID-19 campaign, her work sits at the intersection of government, donors, and engineering teams. She currently advises the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority as Program Manager under a Gates Foundation–supported grant.

Passionate about delivering high-quality results through Agile practice, stakeholder engagement, and process improvement.

Program Manager — EFDA Advisor

Gates Foundation–Supported Grant · Dec 2025 – Present

Directing EFDA's digital health initiatives and managing the full eRIS program, including the three-way eRIS–eSW–FaydaPass integration.

Project Director

JLink Digital Solutions · Apr 2025 – Present

Directing the e-Licensing and Master Facility Registry projects for the MOH/JSI engagement.

Program Manager / Technical Lead

First Consult · Jun – Nov 2025

Led the eRIS development team through EFDA's WHO Maturity Level 3 milestone and delivered the national clinical trials system.

Project Manager

JSI · USAID Digital Health Activity · 2020 – 2025

Delivered eRIS, AEFI, NPC, RAS, MFR, Facility Licensing, and DFPIP for EFDA and the Ministry of Health.

Product Manager → Business Analyst → IT Support

JSI · USAID Projects · 2012 – 2020

Grew from data entry and IT support into product management across the ADISFREE and Deliver projects.

Selected Case Studies

Five national systems, one regulatory transformation

75.21%
faster regulatory processing
eRIS
Live System
01

eRIS — Electronic Regulatory Information System

Replaced EFDA’s manual licensing, registration, inspection, and import-permit processes with a single digital regulatory platform.

  • Significantly reduced application processing times, letting EFDA handle more applications with the same resources.
  • Gave authorities and importers real-time visibility into application status, building trust and accountability.
  • Delivered end-to-end product traceability from import to distribution using GS1 global standards.
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Problem

EFDA faced inefficiencies and delays across licensing, inspection, registration, and import permits; limited transparency and real-time tracking; difficult workforce management; poor interoperability across systems; and inadequate product traceability.

What Yordanos did

Defined scope through stakeholder consultations and detailed project planning; oversaw design and development of the eRIS modules (i-License, i-Inspect, i-Register, i-Import, i-Clearance, i-Verify); led change management and role-based training across EFDA departments; facilitated integration with the Electronic Single Window (eSW) and Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service (EPSS); and ran risk management, monitoring and evaluation, and continuous-improvement loops with users.

Result

Faster processing, enhanced transparency, improved data quality through EPSS integration and GS1 barcode standards, end-to-end traceability, and comprehensive reporting for decision-making.

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19,603+
adverse events captured
AEFI
Live System
02

AEFI — Adverse Events Following Immunization Reporting

Real-time vaccine safety monitoring for Ethiopia’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, across mobile, web, and Telegram.

  • 19,603+ adverse events reported across four vaccine brands (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, SINOPHARM).
  • Enabled real-time monitoring so EFDA could act promptly on safety signals.
  • Improved reporting from health workers and vaccinated individuals nationwide.
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Problem

Manual data collection made adverse-event monitoring slow and error-prone. Health workers struggled to report promptly, and regulators lacked real-time data to assess vaccine safety — a genuine public health risk during a rapid rollout.

What Yordanos did

Gathered requirements with stakeholders; oversaw system architecture and user-friendly interface design; managed agile development with regular sprints; ran unit, integration, and user acceptance testing; coordinated migration of manually collected data; trained health workers and set up a helpdesk; deployed across mobile, web, and Telegram; and configured real-time dashboards and alerts for EFDA.

Result

Markedly faster, more accurate adverse-event reporting, with comprehensive real-time data supporting EFDA’s tracking of vaccine safety and effectiveness.

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GS1
global data standards
NPC
Live System
03

NPC — National Product Catalog

A central repository standardizing medical product data across Ethiopia’s health supply chain.

  • Standardized product information across the supply chain, reducing inconsistencies and errors.
  • Automated syncing with eRIS and the Product Directory Service via APIs and scheduled jobs.
  • Gave regulators and health workers real-time visibility into reliable product data.
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Problem

Product information was fragmented across platforms, entered manually, and synced through cumbersome processes — leaving stakeholders without timely, standardized data.

What Yordanos did

Engaged EFDA, USAID, and JSI stakeholders to define scope; managed customization of the NPC to the Ethiopian context on GS1 global standards; integrated it with eRIS and PDS with automated API-based syncing; led data migration with a middleware layer to reconcile catalog structures; and ran full testing through user acceptance.

Result

Standardized, reliable product data with automated updates — improving collaboration, decision-making, and public access to accurate medical product information.

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6
languages supported
RAS
Live System
04

RAS — Rapid Alerting System

A web platform for rapid detection, reporting, and public communication of food and pharmaceutical safety incidents.

  • Cut the time to report and respond to safety incidents, enabling quicker detection and intervention.
  • Built in six languages — English, Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrigna, Somali, and Afar — for inclusive access.
  • Opened a standardized public channel for reporting and publishing safety incidents.
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Problem

Incident reporting was slow, communication channels were inconsistent, the public had few ways to report threats, and EFDA struggled to manage and analyze incident data.

What Yordanos did

Ran stakeholder workshops across government, industry, and the public; oversaw a scalable multilingual architecture integrated with EFDA Directory Services; managed development of an accessible public alert form, an inspector review-and-publish workflow with legal-case handling, and a public incident registry; and led pilot testing, training, and helpdesk support.

Result

Faster incident response, transparent standardized communication, greater public participation in reporting, and stronger data management for tracking safety threats.

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One
source of truth for facilities
MFR
Live System
05

MFR — Master Facility Registry

Ethiopia’s definitive source of truth for health facility records, serving the Ministry of Health and EPSS.

  • Centralized facility identification records with geo-location, classification, and operational status.
  • Integrated with national eHealth platforms for seamless, validated data exchange.
  • Delivered dashboards and KPIs for data quality, facility status, and geographic distribution.
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Problem

Fragmented, conflicting facility records across MOH departments wasted resources on manual cleaning, obscured the national picture of facilities, and constrained evidence-based planning and real-time updates.

What Yordanos did

Defined scope with MOH, EPSS, and stakeholders; oversaw development of the MFR platform with geo-location mapping, facility classification, and status monitoring; led training, change management, and role-specific user guides; coordinated integration and API testing with other eHealth systems; and set up monitoring dashboards, KPIs, and feedback loops for continuous improvement.

Result

A trusted, centralized registry supporting better planning, monitoring, and resource allocation — with quality assurance, risk management, and performance monitoring built into its operation.

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Core Skills & Tools

Professional Skills

Product Management & Development Stakeholder Engagement Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking Project Planning & Scheduling Cross-functional Collaboration Change Management & Process Improvement Technical Documentation Risk Management & Mitigation Training & Capacity Building B2B Communication Resource Allocation Conflict Resolution

Technical Skills

Systems Analysis & Design Software Testing & QA JIRA · Trello · Asana Confluence · Microsoft Project System Integration & API Management Figma · Webflow Cloud-Based Solutions Google Workspace
Certifications
Google

Project Management Specialization

Google

Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World

IBM

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

Pendo

AI for Product Management

Udacity

Data Analysis Fundamentals

Udacity

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

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