RCR Team
Board Members
Dr. Fidel Rubagumya
Founder & Board Chair
Dr. Rubagumya is a consultant clinical and radiation oncologist at Rwanda Military Hospital and a senior lecturer at the University of Rwanda. He completed his medical school at the University of Rwanda and clinical oncology residency at Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Tanzania. Dr. Rubagumya completed a medical oncology clinical and research fellowship at Queen’s University and a Master of Public Health. Dr. Rubagumya’s research interests are in health services research exploring the intersection of access and quality of care, health policy and financial toxicity in cancer care in low- and middle-income countries. His clinical interests are in head and neck and breast, gynecological, and gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Rubagumya is a recipient of awards from many international organizations including the Long-term International Fellowship (LIFe) and Career Development Award from ASCO. He has published his scholarly work in leading journals including Lancet Oncology, BMJ Global Health, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Nature among others.
Dr. Achille Manirakiza
Co-Founder & Board Vice-Chair
Dr Achille Manirakiza is co-founder and current RCR board vice chair. He is Clinical Oncologist at the King Faisal Hospital in Kigali. He completed his residency in Clinical Oncology at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in 2018.
Dr. Diane Andrea Ndoli
Co-Founder & Board Secretary
Dr. Diane Andrea Ndoli is a co-founder and currently a board member of Rwanda Cancer Relief ,she is a clinical oncologist by training with interest in cancer advocacy and research ,more in Psycho-oncology , cervical and breast cancer. She is a member of different cancer associations , and a technical fellowship awardee of the Union for International Cancer Control(UICC). Recently she received the Leadership program for women in oncology(LPWO) award. Dr Ndoli has embarked on health promotion and empowerment in different public health sectors across communities in Rwanda.. Dr Ndoli has a strong focus in promoting cancer care in Africa.