Daniel Muhire RUNANIRA

Daniel M. is a dedicated Medical doctor and Global Health Master's student advocate with a strong passion for helping others. He is committed to empowering young people, especially in areas related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and works to ensure they have a voice in decision-making. With experience in community health, Daniel provides compassionate, culturally sensitive care to vulnerable groups. He is also an advocate for health equity, social justice, and the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence. His leadership and communication skills make him a strong candidate for creating positive change in public health

• Community health research and health care delivery: the University of Rwanda and the University of Washington offer an online summer course to enhance students' skills in assessing community health needs, researching methods, and understanding Rwanda's healthcare delivery system, Aug 2021
• Capacity building and leadership of emerging small civic society organizations in Rwanda through the advocacy initiative for sexual reproductive health and rights, human rights, and networking, Oct 2024
• Global Health Course taken in Uganda: Toward analysis, equity, and action in social medicine, Jan 2020
• One Health approach: One-week training on the assessment of health problems associated with mining activities in Wolfram Mining and Processing Ltd, Kayonza District, Eastern Province, in partnership with USAID, the University of Rwanda (UR), the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), and the Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN), formerly OHCEA, September 2020
• CITI Program course: GCP: Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research, Oct 2023
• AO Alliance Course: Attended and completed the AO Alliance Course – Nonoperative Fracture Management, Sep 2023

• Certificate of Appreciation By Rwanda Medical Association (MEDSAR), 01/01/22
• Certificate of Completion - Rwanda Medical Association (MEDSAR), 03/01/22
• Certificate of Achievement, 03/01/2020
• Certificate of Appreciation - Health Development Initiative (HDI) and Amplify Changes, 01/01/20
• Youth Advocacy Certificate – UNICEF Rwanda, 01/01/2024

• In charge of communication, trainer of Trainee, Breast Cancer Initiative for East Africa (BCIEA), Kigali, Rwanda, 05/01/20, 11/30/20
• Chief Operating Officer, Twivuze Ltd (Get Cure), Kigali, Rwanda, 01/01/21, 08/31/22
• Co-Founder, The Smile Foundation, Kigali, Rwanda, 01/01/2023 – current
• Present Vice Chairperson in Charge of Transport (March Meeting), International Federation of Students Association (IFMSA), Kigali, Rwanda, 03/01/20, 03/31/20
• Project Coordinator, Students' One Health Innovation Clubs (SOHICs), 01/01/19, 01/31/20
• Content Developer, Community Health Boosters (CHB), Kigali, Rwanda, 07/01/23, Present
• Volunteer, Vision for Nation, Kigali, Rwanda, 03/01/16, 01/31/17
• Enumerator, Health Development Initiative (HDI), Kigali, Rwanda, 10/01/20, 12/31/20
• Volunteer, Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), Kigali, Rwanda, 08/01/21, 12/31/21;
• Coordinator, The Association of Student Genocide Survivors (AERG), Ngoma, Eastern Rwanda, 01/01/11, 10/31/12;
• Volunteer, International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA2019), Kigali, Rwanda, 12/01/19, 12/31/19;
• Volunteer, World HealthCare Students Symposium (WHSS), Kigali, Rwanda, 11/01/17, 11/30/17;
• Associate choir leader, Chorale Illuminatio, Butare, Rwanda, 06/01/17, 08/31/23;
• A member, GlobeMed at the University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda, 12/01/22, 11/30/23;
• Contestant of iAccelerator 2019, Imbuto Foundation / UNFPA, Kigali, Rwanda, 09/01/19, 10/31/19

• 1. Landscape analysis and implementation of cancer germline genetic testing in Rwanda, 2023
• At the hospital, they do not treat venom from snakebites: A qualitative assessment of health-seeking perspectives and experiences among snakebite victims in Rwanda, 2022 journal homepage: www.journals.elsevier.com/toxicon-x
• Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: An international prospective cohort study, 2022, published on 09 March 2021 in the Association of Anaesthetists journal
• Assessment of adherence to and side effects of tamoxifen therapy in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in Rwanda

• English, Excellent
• French, Good
• Kinyarwanda, Excellent

• Singing
• Soccer
• Handball
• Basketball

• Dr Richard Nduwayezu, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, +250788208847, nradose@gmail.com
• Dr Achille Manirakiza, King Faisal Hospital/University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, +250783294322, achille.manirakiza@gmail.com
• Dr Polyphille Ntihinyurwa , University of Rwanda , Kigali , Rwanda , +41 79 284 73 51 , p.ntihinyurwa@ur.rw