Dr Novat Twungubumwe is currently the Deputy Executive Secretary of the East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC), also head of the Department of Research Capacity Development and the Department of Ethics, Regulatory Affairs and Research Environment. He is a Medical Doctor with a master’s degree in Epidemiology received at Laval University in Canada.
He is a recipient of a certificate on Research for strengthening Health System received at Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. He has also received several capacity building training in quantitative and qualitative methods. Previously, he was the Head of the research department at the National Institute of Public Health and the Director of King Khaled Academic Hospital of Kamenge in Burundi.
He has been involved in research activities that have strengthened the health systems in Burundi. He has produced several reports on the improvement of the quality of healthcare in health facilities and promoting evidence-based health care. He is currently focused on the development of the Regional Ethics review frameworks in East African Community countries.