Marie Chantal Uwimana

Heam Marie Chantal Uwimana is a registered nurse–midwife and is currently a lecturer in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Rwanda. In addition, she has served as the head of the Midwifery Department in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. She is actively involved in developing and delivering modules for midwifery and nursing students. She completed midwifery education in Rwanda in 2000 and subsequently pursued her honors degree in Nursing and a Master’s Degree in Nursing Management from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in 2011. She has been teaching at the University of Rwanda since 2006. Her previous professional experience includes clinical practice in maternity at the University Teaching Hospital and in healthcare centers. She has given oral presentations focusing on nursing and midwifery education and practice at regional and international conferences. Her research interests focus on maternal and child health. She believes that well-trained nurses and midwives are key health providers in improving maternal, newborn and child health. She is currently a PhD student and CARTA person at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.