Full Name: Temesgen Dinsa Biyi

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Field of specialization: Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain Management

Position: Department Head

Department: Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management

Research interest: Pharmaceuticals supply Chain Management, Digitalization in SC, and Effect of AI on PSCM

Phone Number: +251-964199288

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Publications

• Bekele Boche¹, Temesgen Dinsa², Zemenu Wube Bayleyegn³ and Azmeraw Bekele3*; 2026; The effect of pharmaceutical supply chain management practice on operational performance: the case of the central clusters and central Ethiopian pharmaceutical supply service; Boche et al. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (2026) 12:13 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-025-00533-3

Full Name: Teka Benti Adola

Academic Rank: Lecturer (M.SC , B.Pharm)

Field of specialization: Pharmaceutics

Department: Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management

Research interest: Dosage form science, cGMP, Drug formulation, New drug design

Phone Number: +251-923008219

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Publications

• Adola TB, Assefa D, Ejeta F, Gashe F, Paulos G, Borga DK. Assessment of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) compliance in pharmaceutical manufacturers in Ethiopia: Cross-sectional descriptive study. PLoS One. 2026 Mar 9;21(3):e0343881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0343881. PMID: 41801992; PMCID: PMC12970858.
• Benti T, Asefa D, Ejeta F, Gashe F, Paulos G, Kebebe D. Assessment of Quality Risk Management Systems in Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Ethiopia: Cross-sectional Descriptive Study. Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Drug Res. 2026;18(1):1-13. DOI: 10.25004/IJPSDR.2026.180101

Full Name: Tamirat Alemu Deressa

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Field of specialization: Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain Management

Department: Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management

Research interest: Pharmaceuticals SC, Humanitarian Logistics, Resilient SC

Phone Number: +251-917813938

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Publications

• Tamirat Alemu^a,*, Awol Jemal^b, Fanta Gashe^b, Sultan Suleman^b, Sagaram Sudhakar^a, Ginenus Fekadu^a;2021; Integrated pharmaceutical logistics system implementation in selected health facilities of Ethiopia: The case of four Wollega Zones; Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 17 (2021) 956–968
• Tamirat Alemu & Sultan Suleman(2012):A survey on utilization of Ethnomedicinal plants in Nekemte town,Ethiopia,Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants,18:1,34-57.
• Ginenus Fekadu¹,Firomsa Bekele², Kumera Bekele³, Tsiyon Girma⁴, Getu Mosisa⁵, Mohammed Gebre ¹, Tamirat Alemu¹, Tesfa Tekle¹, Busha Gamachu¹, Amenu Diriba⁶; Adherence to Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment among Pediatric Patients at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Western Ethiopia; Dove Press Journal: Patient Preference and Adherence 2020:14 1259–1265
• Ashenafi Habte Woyessa¹, Adugna Oluma², Thanasekaran Palanichamy³, Birtukan Kebede², Eba Abdissa³,Busha Gamachu Labata⁴,Tamirat Alemu², Lamessa Assefa⁵;2021 A Predictors of Health-Care Workers’ Unwillingness to Continue Working During the Peak of COVID-19 in Western Ethiopia: An Extended Parallel-Process Model Study; Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2021:14 1165–1173

• Ginenus Fekadu,MSc^a,*, Saktu Dereje, BPharm^a,Dinka Dugassa,BPharm^a, Firomsa Bekele,MSc^b,Dawit Simegnew,MPH^c, Ebisa Turi, MPH^d, Tadesse Tolossa, MPH^d, Getahun Fetensa, MSc^e, Tamirat Alemu, MSc^a, Busha Gamachu, MSc^a; Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients’ satisfaction with pharmacy services in Wollega University Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia International Journal of Surgery: Global Health (2020) 3:e28
• Afework Tamiru¹*, Bikila Regassa¹ , Tamirat Alemu¹ and Zenebu Begna²; The performance of COVID-19 Surveillance System as timely containment strategy in Western Oromia, Ethiopia; BMC Public Health (2021) 21:2297
• Tamirat Alemu et al; An Ethno-Pharmacologic Survey of Medicinal plants in Ethiopia: A systematic Review for establishing Medicinal Plants Park Research Project in the case of west and south west Oromia Forest Ecologic Areas, west Ethiopia; Journal of Plant Pathology and Microbiology(2025)

Full Name: Takilu Adisu Dagafa

Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer

Field of specialization: Bachelor of Pharmacy

Department: Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management

Research interest: Pharmaceuticals SC

Phone Number: +251-917033068

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Full Name: Gemechis Megnaka Hunde

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Field of specialization: Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain Management

School & Department: School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management

Research interest: Pharmaceuticals SC, Technology and Innovation in Pharmaceutical SC, The roles of AI in PSCM, Humanitarian Logistics, Resilient SC

Phone Number: +251-910882081

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Full Name: Daba Zeleke Kedida

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Field of specialization: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management

School & Department: School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management

Research interest: Pharmaceuticals SC, Technology and Innovation in Pharmaceutical SC,The roles of AI in PSCM, Humanitarian Logistics, Resilient SC

Phone Number: +251-911033889

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Busha Gamachu (Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy)

Pharmacy Academic and Service Director

Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University

Introduction

Wollega University's School of Pharmacy was established in 2008 to educate students in the field of pharmacy and produce skilled and competent graduates to meet the workforce needs of the nation. As of February 2024, the department of Pharmacy has been promoted to the School of Pharmacy, now officially known as the School of Pharmacy Academic and Service Directorate. The Directorate consists of three departments: the Clinical Pharmacy Academic and Service Department, the Pharmacy Academic and Service Department, and the Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management Academic and Service Department. This new structure effectively integrates academic activities with hospital pharmacy services at Wollega University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital under Institute of health Sciences.

The school of Pharmacy directorate currently has 1PhD holder active staff, 5 Assistant Professors (MSc) active staffs and 20 active lecturers facilitating our academic programs and demonstrating our commitment to high-level expertise. Similarly, three Bachelor of Pharmacy students, eight MSc students and five PhD students are currently on study leave, pursuing advanced doctoral research to further strengthen the school research capacity upon their return.

Vision and Mission

Vision: To be a center of excellence in Pharmacy education, research, and community service at national and international levels.

Mission: To produce competent, ethical, and compassionate pharmacy professionals through high-quality education, evidence-based practice, and community engagement.

Departments under the School of Pharmacy Directorate

• Department of Pharmaceutics and Supply Chain Management
• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Departments planned to be independent

• Department of Pharmacology

Programs planned to be launched and curriculum is being prepared

• PhD in Pharmacotherapy Outcome Research

Academic Programs

The School of Pharmacy directorate currently runs the following programs:

Undergraduate Programs:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (Generic Program)
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (Post Basic Program)

Postgraduate Programs:

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
• MSc in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management

Full Name: Shibiru Lema Akesa

Academic Rank: Candidate of MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Field of specialization: Clinical Pharmacy

Position: instructions and clinical Pharmacy service provision

Department: Clinical Pharmacy

Research interest: Treatment outcome of CLD

Phone Number: 0917359011

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