Prior to being appointed Chief Operating Officer, Gilbert Rwigema served PIH as a District Program Director of Burera District. Mr. Rwigema holds an MBA and has had a quite extensive experience of more than 21 years in leading development programs, working with International NGOs including World Vision International and SPARK Amsterdam. The current COO role oversees districts as implementation sites, and all non-clinical programs of PIH-IMB , including social and economic programs, health infrastructure and support functions like logistics, transport and administration. He is in charge of establishing, implementing and evaluating all necessary systems to supports the delivery of PIH clinical programs.