Atalay Alem

Atalay Alem is currently Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Addis Ababa University. He qualified as a medical doctor in 1983 from the Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University. He did his psychiatry training in the UK at the University of Manchester and completed his training in 1989. He got his PhD in mental health epidemiology from Umea University, Sweden, in 1997. 

Prof Atalay has served his country in different capacities as a clinician, teacher, and leader of institutions, researcher and advisor in the field of mental health. He has conducted mental health research in Ethiopia extensively and has published 185 scientific papers in reputable international scientific journals. He has received several awards from Ethiopian and international organizations for his scholastic achievements and lifetime service.