Dr. Manasse Nzayirambaho is the Principal Investigator of the Center of Excellence for Health Systems Strengthening in Rwanda. He is Associate Professor of Public Health at School of Public Health, University of Rwanda where he works since 17 years. In addition to teaching and research activities, he occupied different positions including Head of Department, Deputy Dean and Dean of School of Public Health.  In the SHLC project, Dr. Manasse focuses on Health, particularly on how Health is considered in development of cities and key issues in relation to provision of Healthcare. His recent researches in Rwanda have mainly focused on Universal Health coverage, Penile Cancer, Pregnancy and Delivery complications, Antenatal care and Stunting.

Dr. Manasse holds a PhD in Health Management from the University of Nantes, France.