IDREAM was established in December 2022 for combating the consequences of the corona pandemic and expanding pandemic preparedness for future pandemics. Supported by Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art (“STMWK”) and German International Cooperation Society (GIZ) through Klinikum University of Munich (KUM).

LAB Infrastructure

Ongoing activities

Building scalable pathogen genomic epidemiology for Ethiopia (EpiGen Ethiopia)

Antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia (GIZ through KUM)-Combat AMR-JUMC)

DHIS2 based stewardship guideline  (GIZ-KUM-HISP India )

SARS-CoV-2 immune response and variant survey (https://covicis.eu/our-consortium/jimma-university/)

Capacity Building (Pandemic preparedness, PhD and M.Sc. trainings)

Relevant publications

Long-term monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and variants in Ethiopia provides prediction for immunity and cross-immunity | Nature Communications

Seroepidemiology and model-based prediction of SARS-CoV-2 in Ethiopia: longitudinal cohort study among front-line hospital workers and communities – The Lancet Global Health

Community Wastewater-Based Surveillance Can Be a Cost-Effective Approach to Track COVID-19 Outbreak in Low-Resource Settings: Feasibility Assessment for Ethiopia Context – PMC

Frontiers | Baseline and early changes in laboratory parameters predict disease severity and fatal outcomes in COVID-19 patients

Tailoring COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies in High-Seroprevalence Settings: Insights from Ethiopia – PubMed