Abebe Genetu Bayih work with Africa CDC as Ag Lead, Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). PAVM is the African Union initiative to expand vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Before joining Africa CDC, he worked in CEPI as the Africa Engagement Lead and was also the Director General of Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Ethiopia from 2018-2021. Abebe is a Molecular Microbiologist trained at the University of Calgary, Canada. He did his PhD in the area of vaccine discovery.