{"id":5344,"date":"2025-12-02T17:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/?p=5344"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:48:39","slug":"dr-helina-worku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/2025\/12\/02\/dr-helina-worku\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Helina Worku"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Director of Primary Health Care and Strategic Partnership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr Helina Worku<\/strong> is a public health specialist with extensive experience in health system strengthening, health policy, primary health care, programme design and management, strategic planning and partnerships. 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