32 Facts About Agnes Binagwaho

Agnes Binagwaho is a Rwandan politician, pediatrician, co-founder and the former vice chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity.

Agnes Binagwaho has been a professor of global health delivery practice since 2016 and a professor of pediatrics since 2017 at the University of Global Health Equity.

Agnes Binagwaho has served the health sector in various high-level government positions.

Agnes Binagwaho completed her medical degree in general medicine at the Universite libre de Bruxelles from 1976 to 1984 and her master's degree in pediatrics at the Universite de Bretagne Occidentale from 1989 to 1993.

Agnes Binagwaho returned to Rwanda in July 1996, two years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

Agnes Binagwaho began her clinical practice in Belgium and France, where she completed her medical education.

Agnes Binagwaho worked intensely in neonatology and when she returned to Rwanda in 1996, Agnes Binagwaho worked for 20 years in the public health sector in Rwanda, first as a clinician in public hospitals for four years.

Agnes Binagwaho was a member of The Global Fund's Rwanda Country Coordinating Mechanism from 2002 to 2008.

Agnes Binagwaho served on the Rwandan High Level Implementation Committee of the Aid Policy from 2006 to 2008.

Agnes Binagwaho sat on the editorial board for the Public Library of Science.

Agnes Binagwaho served on the United Nations Tracking and Accountability Working Group, co-chairing with Margaret Biggs and Margaret Chan and reporting to the Director General of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Agnes Binagwaho was a member of the Join Action Plan for Women's and Children's Health this same year as a Member of the Innovation Working Group.

Agnes Binagwaho served as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Rwanda from October 2008 to May 2011 and as the Executive Secretary of Rwanda's National AIDS Control Commission from 2002 to 2008.

Agnes Binagwaho served as the Minister of Health of Rwanda from May 2011 until July 2016.

Agnes Binagwaho was a Founding Board Member of the Tropical Institute of the Community Health and Development in Africa, based in Kisumu, Kenya.

Agnes Binagwaho served on the International Strategic Advisory Board for the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London.

Agnes Binagwaho is the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity.

Since 2008, Agnes Binagwaho has been a senior lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Agnes Binagwaho is a professor of the practice of global health delivery and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda as well as an adjunct clinical professor of pediatrics at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

Since 2010, Agnes Binagwaho has served as a member of the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries.

Agnes Binagwaho is a member of the Africa Europe Strategy Group on Health and serves on the Women Leaders Network at the Africa Europe Foundation.

Agnes Binagwaho is a member of the Science Innovation Platform for Rwanda.

Agnes Binagwaho serves as the co-chair of the expert panel of the Commonwealth Road Safety Initiative.

Agnes Binagwaho serves as chair for the steering committee for the Clearly Research Program.

Agnes Binagwaho recently joined the Scientific committee organizing the 5th Edition of the Forum Galien Afrique.

Agnes Binagwaho serves on the editorial team of Annals of Global Health and on the editorial board of the International Journal Of Health Policy And Management.

Agnes Binagwaho is a fellow at The African Academy Of Sciences, the National Academy Of Medicine in the United States.

Agnes Binagwaho has spoken frequently about the significant role research has played in improving health in her country.

When she was serving as Minister of Health, Agnes Binagwaho launched a series of online discussions through Twitter on topics related to global health policy and Rwanda's national health sector.

In 2013, Agnes Binagwaho delivered the University College London Lancet Lecture Series.

Agnes Binagwaho was named among the 100 Most Influential African Women for 2020 and for 2021.

Agnes Binagwaho has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.