Getnet Tadele is Professor of Medical Sociology at the Department of Sociology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. In recognition of his contributions in research, he was awarded the “Distinguished Research Award” for 2015/16 academic year by AAU. He has received a number of prestigious academic grants and fellowships including grants from NIH and Research Council of Norway, among others. Getnet has also taught and/or researched in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Norway. He has co-edited two books and published a book and over 50 journal articles and book chapters.