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Agnes Binagwaho

Rwandan pediatrician, academic and politician · Rwanda · On the map · Politicians · Born 1955 · age 71

Agnes Binagwaho is a Rwandan politician, pediatrician, co-founder and the former vice chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (2017-2022).

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Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences2017

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In 1996, she returned to Rwanda where she provided clinical care in the public sector and held several positions including the position of Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health of Rwanda from October 2008 until May 2011 and Minister of Health from May 2011 until July 2016. She 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. She has served the health sector in various high-level government positions. She resides in Kigali.

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Rwanda
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Politicians
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Politician
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Living
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Born 1955 · age 71

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