Dr. Christine Mutaganzwa
Dr. Mutaganzwa Christine, MD, MSc, MMSc, is a seasoned global health leader and physician with over 15 years of experience advancing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health across East and Central Africa. Currently serving with Financing Alliance for Health she advises the Minister of Health of Central African Republic on sexual and reproductive health, primary health care, and community health strategies.
Her work has directly shaped national policies and high-impact initiatives, including a presidential program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality and the integration of respectful maternity care into national emergency obstetric guidelines.
Before this role, Dr. Mutaganzwa was a Senior RMNCAH Advisor with Jhpiego Rwanda, where she led large-scale health systems strengthening efforts across 20 districts under USAID-funded programs. She championed innovative approaches to postpartum hemorrhage management, newborn care mentorship, and family planning service delivery, contributing to measurable improvements in quality of care and health outcomes nationwide. Her leadership also supported national policy reforms, workforce capacity building, and the institutionalization of evidence-based clinical practices.
Earlier in her career, she held senior leadership positions with Partners In Health / Inshuti Mu Buzima, directing pediatric development clinics and district-level clinical programs in rural Rwanda. In these roles, she oversaw the scale-up of services for high-risk children, established neonatal care units that significantly reduced newborn mortality, strengthened nutrition protocols, and led infrastructure and quality improvement initiatives across hospitals and health centers. Her work blended clinical excellence with systems-level transformation, ensuring sustainable improvements in care delivery.
Dr. Mutaganzwa's academic background reflects her strong foundation in medicine, epidemiology, and global health leadership. She holds a Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery from Harvard Medical School, advanced public health training from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from University of the Witwatersrand, and a medical degree from University of Rwanda.
Multilingual and deeply committed to equity-driven health systems strengthening, she continues to bridge policy, practice, and research to improve the lives of women and children across the region.
