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Risk Capacity. On 15 February 2021, she was Agnes Binagwaho
appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Agnes was born in Nyamagabe, Southern Province,
Organization (WTO). Her term will begin on 1 March Rwanda. She is a renowned paediatrician and
2021, when she will become the first woman and currently the Vice Chancellor of the University of
the first African to hold the office. Global Health Equity. Since 1996, she has provided
clinical care in the public sector as well as held a
In one of her recent interviews, Ngozi is quoted as number of project management, health system
saying, “Investing in women is smart economics, strengthening, and government positions, including
and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health
Rwanda from October 2008 until May 2011 and
Minister of Health from May 2011 until July 2016.
In September 2016, she was appointed as
Professor of Global Health Delivery for the
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Kigali,
Rwanda and in April 2017, she was named as
Agnes Binagwaho
In September 2016, she was appointed as
Professor of Global Health Delivery for the
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
in Kigali, Rwanda and in April 2017, she
was named as UGHE’s Vice Chancellor and
Chief Executive.
Source: Wikipedia
even smarter economics.” UGHE’s Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive. She
co-founded the university on the principle that
She has economics degrees from Harvard every member of the community deserves the
University and Massachusetts Institute of same level of care and opportunity. In 2015, she
Technology and has served as Nigeria’s Minister of received two awards: the 2015 Roux Prize through
Finance twice, both times waging campaigns on the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
corruption and cronyism. (IHME) for her use of Global Burden of Disease
Study data to reduce infant mortality in Rwanda,
In her new role as DG, WTO, all eyes will be on and the Ronald McDonald House Charities Award
her leadership at this critical time where global of Excellence for her contribution to improving the
trade is reeling from the combined impact of trade health of children. She was named among the 100
protectionism policies and the on-going Covid-19 Most Influential African Women for 2020.
pandemic.
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