Araya Kasaye Teka

Digital health systems expert with 8+ years orchestrating the full lifecycle of national health information systems in Ethiopia — from requirements analysis and architecture design through deployment, interoperability, support, and government handover. Embedded within the Ministry of Health, coordinating directly with Regional Health Bureaus, Technical Working Groups, and development partners. Direct hands-on experience with the Extension Essentials App (Deliver training, troubleshooting, implementation and support), HEP Assist AI (trained user), and Moodle eLearning Customization, deployment, configuration and administration, alongside national-scale delivery on DHIS2, eCHIS (CommCare), iHRIS, and OpenMRS EMR. Skilled at translating field-level needs into product requirement specifications and at building institutional capacity for long-term local ownership. Project management using JIRA for issue ticketing for developers.