Merid Girma Tekleyohannes
About Merid Girma Tekleyohannes
- Masters degree in Architecture (Hons.) at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
- B.Sc. degree in Architecture and Urban Planning at
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Architect/ Consultant at Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, working on architectural design, contract administration of Health care facilities of the ministry and other technical assistance assignments.
- Lecturer at Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Architecture
Harvard Airborne IC Course Participant
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Architect
Organization
- Addis Ababa University
- Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
Work Location(s)
- Ethiopia
Merid Girma's Communities
Language(s)
- Amharic
- English
Recent Contributions
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Merid Girma Tekleyohannes replied to "MDR TB Isolation" in the TB Infection Control community.
Dear Doug, I believe, as far as separate access is provided it is safe. Potentially infectious air from the new ward will be safely discharged at highest elevation and in my opinion it poses no threat to the lower floor non-TB patients. But, the way visitors approach the new facility should be clear. Sometimes separating the access only may not solve the problem of people wandering in an effort to find their way within the ...
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Merid Girma Tekleyohannes replied to "Naturally ventilated Sputum Induction booth" in the TB Infection Control community.
Dear All, Thank you very much for all these stream of ideas! Merid
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Merid Girma Tekleyohannes started a discussion "Naturally ventilated Sputum Induction booth" in the TB Infection Control community.
It was required to set up a naturally ventilated sputum induction booth in the city of Addis Ababa in an existing hospital. Addis Ababa has average annual temperature is 16 °C (60.8 °F), with daily maximum temperatures averaging 20–25 °C. The booth is proposed to be situated about 6m from the TB lab. The booth is 1.3m x 1.3m in plan with a single door. The enclosing wall has a height of 2.1 meters and ...
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Merid Girma Tekleyohannes replied to "Naturally ventilated Sputum Induction booth" in the TB Infection Control community.
Hello Nii, Thanks for your elaborate explanation and input. The booth is for one facility only, right now there is also no intention of using this as standard or replicating it elsewhere. But most likely this will happen. The location of the booth in the compound is very private, I can say it is located at dead end, no pass through traffic. Definetly people will like the enclosed one, mainly for the sake of privacy. ...
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Merid Girma Tekleyohannes replied to "Naturally ventilated Sputum Induction booth" in the TB Infection Control community.
Thanks alot for the fast reply. We can't really depend on prevailing wind direction, as the facility is found inside heavily built up area with exisitng buildings, fences, vegetation, etc...
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