Binagwaho, Agnes

University of Global Health Equity

Agnes Binagwaho is a Rwandan pediatrician and is the co-founder and Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), an initiative of Partners in Health which focuses on changing how healthcare is delivered around the world by training global health professionals who strive to deliver more equitable, quality health services for all. 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. 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. She currently resides in Kigali, Rwanda.