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Dr. Kurt Figueroa (right) and Nurse Sebishyimbo François (left) see patients for their oncology consultations at Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE. Student Profiles: Dr. Kurt Figueroa ’18
Dr. Kurt Figueroa is a student in UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) Class of 2018. Unlike most of his peers, Figueroa is not Rwandan. He moved from working at a small Partners In Health clinic in the Sierra Madre mountains of Chiapas, Mexico—his home country—to a similarly remote hospital that PIH supports […]
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Jean Claude Niyonzima, Clerk of Works for UGHE, addresses volunteers during Umuganda Day in Butaro Rwanda, where 350 participants from Butaro district worked to stabilize the soil at the campus site. Photo courtesy MASS Design Group. Staff Spotlight: Jean Claude Niyonzima
Since 2005, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB), Partners In Health’s (PIH) sister organization in Rwanda, has supported the cost of school fees for students from vulnerable backgrounds. Little did PIH’s leadership suspect that one of these students, Jean Claude Niyonzima, would grow up to play a central role in the construction of the first campus for […]
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Caroline Numuhire, a student in the MGHD Class of 2017, works with rural farmers in Rwanda. Photo by Zacharias Abubeker for UGHE. Student Profiles: Caroline Numuhire ’17
“I use my voice to advocate for the needs of others,” says Caroline Numuhire, a member of the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) Class of 2017, proudly describing her commitment as an activist. As she works to amplify the voices of others, she feels empowered to also share her story. Trained as […]