Abel Dushimimana

Abel Dushimimana  MD, MPH, PhD is an Associate Professor at the National University of Rwanda’s School of Public Health.  He hold's a medical degree awarded by the National University of Rwanda in September 1970, as well as three degrees from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, including a Diploma of Hygiene--Public and Social Hygiene, a Diploma of Hygiene--Academic and University Hygiene, and a Doctorate in Public Health and Nutrition awarded in 1982. Dr. Dushimimana also holds a Diploma in Superior Specialized Studies (DESS) in Management of Health Projects in Developing Contexts from the University of Bordeaux 2 in France.  Dr. Dushimimana’s career has been oriented towards teaching and academic research and he previously served the National University of Rwanda as Director of the University Center of Public Health and as Director of the School of Public Health and Nutrition.  From 1996-1998, Dr. Dushimimana served as Rwandan Ambassador and from 2002-2004 he served as Rwanda’s Minister of Health.

Professor Dushimimana’s primary areas of public health interest include nutrition, HIV/AIDS, sanitation, and integrated rural development.  He has been highly active in conducting evaluation research in all of these sectors.