About Egide

About Egide

Egide is a medical doctor and public health specialist with five years of public health experience and two years of clinical practice. He has collaborated with stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health in Burundi, UN agencies, the US Embassy in Burundi, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to sustain health systems and deliver evidence-based interventions. He has designed and managed many health-related projects. These projects have empowered over 50,000 people, most of whom are vulnerable and live-in difficult circumstances. Egide has received numerous scholarships due to his involvement in the community, the most recent of which is the Chevening scholarship, which recognizes outstanding leaders around the world. The scholarship enabled him to pursue his master’s degree in public health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Upon completion, he returned home and established the Centre for Health Policy Analysis and Research in Burundi, a leading independent, not-for-profit global health research Think Tank, to support the design of cutting-edge research, the translation of evidence into policies, and the implementation of effective interventions. Finally, he is the chair and founder of Village Health Action, a youth-led organization, and a strategic director at the Centre Tertiaire des soins Oculaires de l’Enfant, the Burundi country’s leader in eye care and prevention.