Past President, East Africa NCD Alliance, Rwanda

Prof. Joseph Mucumbitsi is a Chief Consultant Pediatrician and Cardiologist at King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, and an Honorary Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Rwanda. He holds an MMED in Pediatrics, a Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology, and an MSc in Clinical Research from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Belgium. As Rwanda’s first Pediatric Cardiologist and Coordinator of the National Cardiac Surgery Program from 2006, he has led the development of cardiac care services in partnership with the Ministry of Health. Joseph is a longtime member of the Rwanda National Technical Working Group on NCDs, shaping national policy and guidelines. He is a Founder and President of the Rwanda Heart Foundation and the Rwanda NCD Alliance. A founding member of the NCD Alliance East Africa, he served as Vice-President and President until February 2025, leading significant progress in advocacy for NCDs across Rwanda and the East African Community.