Diane Gashumba


Diane Gashumba MD, MMed, is a Rwandan pediatrician, medical administrator and politician. She served as Minister of Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente. She was appointed to that position on 4 October 2016.
Before that, from 26 March 2016 until 4 October 2016, Gashumba served as the Cabinet Minister of Gender and Family Promotion in the cabinet of Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi.

Background and education

Gashumba holds a Doctor of Medicine and a Master of Medicine, specializing in Pediatrics.

Career

According to the website of the Rwandan ministry of health, Gashumba had been practicing medicine for 17 years as of 2016. For a period of three years she served as the medical director of Kibagabaga Hospital and Muhima Hospitals. Between 2010 and 2016, she worked with a USAID-funded child and maternal health project as "Senior Team Leader" for quality and as "Deputy Chief of Party" The $57.3 million project covered 23 of Rwanda's 30 districts.
Since 2018, Gashumba has been serving on the joint World Bank/WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, co-chaired by Elhadj As Sy and Gro Harlem Brundtland.

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