From a homeless shelter to founding a nonprofit serving thousands: Jean de Dieu Mukunzi built Ebenezer Healthcare Access to help fellow immigrants navigate the healthcare system he once struggled to access himself.
Getting over the cervical cancer elimination line means both vaccinating girls and screening women. Rwanda’s corps of volunteer health workers are going door to door to get it done. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Build Health International’s new training center in Kigali, Rwanda, is teaching biomedical engineers and technicians how to keep oxygen systems and life-saving medical equipment running in hospitals across East Africa.
The Cameron Award, from the RCSI School for Population Health, honors Professor Agnes Binagwaho for her transformative work rebuilding Rwanda’s health system and advancing equitable healthcare access in resource-limited settings worldwide.
A physician who confronted Marburg in Rwanda and, previously, COVID-19 in New York, demonstrated what’s possible with bravery and supportive systems.