Agnes Binagwaho

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Agnes Binagwaho
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Professor at UGHE
Born
Rwanda
Alma mater
OccupationVice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity; Senior Lecturer, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Awards
  • Roux Prize (2015)
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities Award of Excellence (2015)

Agnes Binagwaho is a Rwandan pediatrician and currently the vice chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity. Since 1996, she has provided clinical care in the public sector as well as held a number of project management, health system strengthening, and government positions, including Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Rwanda from October 2008 until May 2011 and Minister of Health from May 2011 until July 2016.[1] In September 2016, she was appointed as professor of global health delivery for the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Kigali, Rwanda and, in April 2017, she was named as UGHE's vice chancellor.[2] She currently resides in Kigali.

Early life and education[]

Binagwaho was born in Nyamagabe, Southern Province, Rwanda. When she was three years old, she and her family moved to Belgium where her father was completing his medical degree. She completed her medical degree (MD) in general medicine at the Université libre de Bruxelles from 1976-1984 and her master's degree in pediatrics (MA) at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale from 1989–1993. In 2010, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from Dartmouth College in the United States.[3] In 2014, she became the first person to be awarded Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) from the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Rwanda.[4] Her PhD dissertation was titled, "Children's Right to Health in the Context of the HIV Epidemic: The Case of Rwanda".[5]

Binagwaho earned a Certificate of Tropical Medicine from the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium, between 1984 and 1985. At the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, she completed three certificates: a Certificate in Axiology (General Emergencies) (1991-1992); a Certificate in Pediatric Emergencies (1992-1993); and a Certificate in HIV Patient Care and Treatment (1994-1995). She returned to Rwanda in July 1996, two years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.[6] From July to August 1997, she completed a training program in AIDS prevention and surveillance studies in Kigali through the World AIDS Foundation, hosted by the University of New Mexico School of Medicine's Health Sciences Center. From November 2009 to April 2010, she completed a certificate in Health and Human Rights - Dimensions and Strategies with InWEnt - Capacity Building International (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH)[7] She was also awarded a Social and Behavioral Research Investigators Certificate by the US-based organization Citi Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative.[8]

Medical career[]

Binagwaho began her clinical practice in Belgium and France, where she completed her medical education. She specialized in pediatrics, after her earning her master's in pediatrics, she sub-specialized in emergency medicine for adults and children, and the treatment of HIV/AIDS in children and adults. She worked intensely in neonatology and, when she returned to Rwanda in 1996, she served clinically in public hospitals.[citation needed]

Former positions[]

Binagwaho served as the Minister of Health of Rwanda from May 2011 until July 2016.[9] On July 12, 2016, after five years of service, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame relieved her of her duties as Minister of Health.[10] Prior to this, she served as the Permanent Secretary[11] 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 2002–2008. During the time that she served as the Executive Secretary of Rwanda's National AIDS Control Commission from 2002–2008, she was also the chair of the Rwandan Steering Committee for the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).[12] In addition, she was responsible for the management of the World Bank MAP Project in Rwanda.[13]

From 2013 to 2015, she was a member of the International Advisory Board for Lancet Global Health Journal.[14] In 2004, she also served on the Health Advisory Board for Time magazine.[15] She sat on the editorial board for the Public Library of Science.[16] She also served on the United Nations Tracking and Accountability Working Group, co-chairing with Margaret Biggs (CIDA) and Margaret Chan (WHO) and reporting to the Director General of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She was also 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, which also reported to United Nation's Director General Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

She first served as a member of The Global Fund's Rwanda Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) from 2002–2008.[17] Then, during her time as Permanent Secretary of the Rwanda Ministry of Health from 2008 to 2011, she also served as the Chair of The Global Fund's CCM. Finally, from 2009 to 2010, she served as a Member of the Fund's Policy and Strategy Committee from 2009 to 2010.

From 2006–2009, she co-chaired the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA),[18] an independent alliance of researchers, implementers, policymakers, activists, and people living with HIV. JLICA has had an influence on how important global players, such as PEPFAR and the Global Fund, allocate funds for orphans and vulnerable children today. Between 2006 and 2008, she was a Member of the Rwandan High Level Implementation Committee of the Aid Policy. From 2004 until 2009, she also served as a member of the Steering Committee for the Multi-Country Support Program on SSR/HIV/AIDS and of the Advisory Body of the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[19]

She was a Founding Board Member of the Tropical Institute of the Community Health and Development in Africa,[20] based in Kisumu, Kenya. Additionally, she served on the Advisory Board of the Friends of the Global Fund Africa,[21] and the Advisory Committee of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.[22]

She also served on the International Strategic Advisory Board for the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London[23][24] In addition, she served an Advisory Committee Member of the Disease Control Priorities 3 (DCP3).[25]

From 2001 until 2005, she also held the position of Co-Chair of the United Nations[26] Task Force of Millennium Development Goals[27] Project for HIV/AIDS and Access to Essential Medicines, under the leadership of Jeffrey Sachs for the Secretary General of the United Nations.


Current Activities[]

In 2017, Professor Binagwaho was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity [28] (UGHE), an initiative of Partners In Health.

Since 2008, Professor Binagwaho has been a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.[29] She is also 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.[30] Currently, Professor Binagwaho serves as a faculty affiliate to the Center for African Studies[31] at Harvard University.

Professor Binagwaho serves on the board of AMP Health[32] and in 2019, she joined the Rockefeller Foundation board of trustees[33] and became a member of the executive advisory board for the Wellcome Trust Global Monitor.[34]

Since 2020, she became a member of the advisory board for the Women Political Leaders[35] Global Survey on Immunization and a member of  the board of directors for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health.[36] In 2021, she became the co-chair of the Board of commissioners for the Independent Commission on Multilateral approaches to pandemics, security, pandemics, security and sustainable development [37](COMPASS).

Since 2010, Professor Binagwaho has served as a member of the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries.[38] Professor Binagwaho is a member of the joint scientific committee for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations/ China Ministry of Science and Technology.[39]

Professor Binagwaho is a member of the Africa Europe Strategy Group on Health [40] and serves on the Women Leaders Network at the Africa Europe Foundation. She is also a member of UNESCO Global Independent Expert Group on the Universities and the 2030 agenda.[41]

Since 2021, she serves as a member of the advisory group for Plateforme de l’observatoire Africain de la Santé sur les systèmes et les politiques(AHOP),[42] as well as a member for the Africa CDC Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE). In addition, she serves as a member of the Cochrane Convenes Group [43] and a member of the Science Innovation Platform for Rwanda.

She serves as the co-chair of the expert panel of the Commonwealth Road Safety Initiative.[44] She serves as chair for the steering committee for the Clearly Research Program. Since 2021, she serves as co-chair for the International Conference for Public Health in Africa.

Since 2021, Prof. Binagwaho serves as a member of the Expert Advisory Group (NCD Agenda-Setting Paper) for the Non Communicable Disease Alliance.[45]

She also serves as the Co-chair of the Science & Strategic Advisory Council (SSAC) for the International Covid-19 Data Research Alliance [46] and as Co-chair for the Global Health and Covid-19 Task Force for the T20.[47] Since 2021, she is a member of the African Commission on COVID-19 for the African Union.

Professor Binagwaho is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of the Health and Human Rights Journal[48] and the Health Economics and Management Review.[49] She also serves on the editorial team of Annals of Global Journal[50] and on the editorial board of the International Journal Of Health Policy And Management.[51] Since 2017, Professor Binagwaho has been on the editorial board for the East African health research journal[52] and serves as a member of the editorial board for the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.[53]

Professor Binagwaho is a fellow at The African Academy Of Sciences,[54] the National Academy Of Medicine in the United States [55] and THE WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCES(TWAS)[56] for the Advancement Of Science In Developing Countries.

Professor Binagwaho also serves on the TWAS Policy Development and Future Action (PDFA) Committee 2021-2022.

Research and activism[]

With a focus on research in the intersection of health, social justice, and political sciences, her studies and publications aim to improve access to prevention, care and treatment for HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Binagwaho has spoken frequently about the significant role research has played in improving health in her country.[57] She actively fights for children's rights and equality in Rwanda and around the world. She is at the vanguard of the fight against HIV/AIDS, and striving to disseminate implementation research methodology to advance interventions for better response to the burden of disease especially for the most vulnerable. Her PhD dissertation focused on the analysis of missed opportunities for children affected by HIV to fulfil their human right to health.[58]

When she was serving as Minister of Health, Binagwaho launched a series of online discussions through Twitter on topics related to global health policy and Rwanda's national health sector.[59] During her tenure as Minister, Twitter users from around Rwanda and the world joined her in biweekly discussions on topics such as family planning policy in Africa, building a national health sector, the introduction of new vaccines, cross-sectoral policies to combat malnutrition, combatting substandard and counterfeit medicines, and the role of national and international institutions in global health using #MinisterMondays. In December 2011, she partnered with the Rwandan-American ICT company Nyaruka to allow Rwandans who did not have access to the Internet to contribute their questions and comments to #MinisterMondays discussions via SMS.[60]

Dr.Agnes Binagwaho speaks at the NIH.

Honors and awards[]

In 2013, Binagwaho delivered the University College London Lancet Lecture Series. In 2015, she was the Honorary David E. Barmes Global Health Lecturer[61] through the National Institutes of Health and presented the lecture, "David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture: Medical Research and Capacity Building for Development: The Experience of Rwanda."[62]

In 2015, she received two awards: the 2015 Roux Prize[63] through the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) for her use of Global Burden of Disease Study data to reduce infant mortality in Rwanda,[64] and the Ronald McDonald House Charities Award of Excellence for her contribution to improving the health of children.[65] She was named among the 100 Most Influential African Women for 2020 and for 2021. [66] [67]

Publications[]

Binagwaho has published over 235 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.[68]

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