Francoise Mukagaju

General and Plastic Surgeon
King Faisal Hospital

Graduated December 2022 as the first female Plastic Surgeon in Rwanda, and won the first Jimmy James Prize of the best Plastic Surgery examination candidate.
Graduated in General Surgery by the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa in 2017 and worked as a General Surgeon at King Faisal Hospital before pursuing a training in Plastic Surgery.
Passionate about teaching, inspiring and motivating younger doctors and students especially women and serves as the vice chair of Rwanda Women Surgeons and she is a Treasurer of the Women in Surgery Africa.
Volunteer at Operation Smile,
Wife and mother of two.

Event Schedule

DAY 1
19 July 2023
Start Time End Time Session Description Action
08:00 am EEST 09:30 am EEST The Power of Peer Mentorship to Transform Global Health 
Side Event
Kigali Convention Center - Room MH3-1

Join Operation Smile for a dynamic event highlighting “The Power of Peer Mentorship to Transform Global Health.” Explore how interpersonal investment can Read More

Speakers
Françoise Nizeyimana

Anesthesiologist

CHUK

Elizabeth Cote

Vice President, Global Medical Education

Operation Smile Inc.

Francoise Mukagaju

General and Plastic Surgeon

King Faisal Hospital

Speakers

Magdalene Dorto

Not applicable Not applicable

Deborah Nyirenda

Not applicable Not applicable

Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Stella Anyangwe

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Melania Chiponda

Gender and Climate Advisor The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda