GGFRC was established in 2005

comprising 11 Kebeles (eight rural and three urban) bordering the Gilgel Gibe Hydroelectric Dam within about 10 km radius covering four Woredas (Sekoru, Tiro Afeta, Omo Nada, and Kersa). The center is located about 260 km southwest of Addis Ababa, and 55 km northeast of Jimma town.

The center is located surrounding the Gilgel Gibe Hydroelectric dam, within four districts of Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia. Its global position is between latitudes 07.4253 and 07.5558oN and longitudes 037.1153 and 037.2033oE with agroclimatic zone of midland. The center comprised of 11 kebeles (smallest administrative structure in Ethiopia) of which 3 are small towns.

Populations of the center are updated every six months
data are currently entered at Jimma University
data manager using OpenHDS database

The primary purpose of this surveillance system was to monitor basic vital events indicators and generate relevant health, demographic and socioeconomic information for policies and programs. In addition, the center supports graduate and post graduate level research undertakings and conduct molecular to population level collaborative research with local and international stakeholders.

Data Access

Open Access

Data will be freely available for everyone who is interested to use. permission from the network is not required.

Restricted access

Prospective data users shall sign an agreement with the network before data is shared with them.

Closed Access

Data will not be shared with anyone for different reasons like the sensitive/confidential nature of the data.

Individual

location

Out Migration

In Migration

Publications

GGFRC Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center after its establishment has published a lot of papers by using longitudinal data that is collected under the research center. here are some publications that are done by using the data. Go to Archive

Public stigma against family members of people with mental illness

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

Biochemical profile at gilgel gibe field research center, southwest ethiopia.

Ethiop J Health Sci

Hemato Immunological profile at gilgel gibe field research center, southwest ethiopia.

Ethiop J Health Sci

Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors Among “Apparently Healthy” Urban and Rural Residents in Ethiopia

Dove Press journal

Team

Our team members may have different disciplinary backgrounds, different motivations and aspirations, and different cultural backgrounds with more than 30 years of work experience.