Who We Are
The Rwandan Heart Care and Research Foundation will be the first NGO hospital offering cardiovascular healthcare services free of charge to the people of Rwanda and its regions. Our mission is to offer high quality care to all without any form of discrimination.
Board Members
![Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub OM](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Magdi.jpg)
Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub OM
Vice Chair of the Board
Founder, Chain of Hope
Medical Director, Aswan Heart Centre
![Radegonde Ndejuru](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Radegonde_web2.jpg)
Radegonde Ndejuru
Chair of the Board
Public Health Consultant
![Engineer Samih Sawiris](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Samih.jpg)
Engineer Samih Sawiris
Board Member
Businessman and Philanthropist
![Professor William Wijns MD, PhD](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Wijns-300x300.jpg)
Professor William Wijns MD, PhD
Vice-Chair of the Board
Science Foundation Ireland Research Professor of Interventional Cardiology
National University of Ireland Galway
![David Kamanda](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/David.jpg)
David Kamanda
Treasurer of the Board
Health Economist
![Kamel Saleh](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kemal-saleh.jpg)
Kamel Saleh
Board Member
Financial Advisor
![Prof John Deanfield](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Professor-John-Dean.jpg)
Prof John Deanfield
Professor of Cardiology, UCL
Consultant Cardiologist, Barts Heart Centre
Director, National Institute of Cardiovascular Outcomes
Senior Advisor to Public Health England (PHE)
![Dr David Bradley MD](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dr-David.jpg)
Dr David Bradley MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan
Director of Clinical Operations & Director of Electrophysiology, Michigan Congenital Heart Center
![Dr Matthias Angres](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Matthias.jpg)
Dr Matthias Angres
Consultant Anaesthetist
Director, Robin Aid
![Julia Backhaus](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Julia.jpg)
Julia Backhaus
Associate Professor in Architecture,
University College London
Founding Director, Flux Architects
![Mr Hany Azer](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mr-Hany-Azer-web.jpg)
Mr Hany Azer
Board Member
Civil Engineer
![Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahne](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Karen.jpg)
Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahne
Professor of Cardiology
Director, Cape Heart Institute, Cape Town
![Dr Emmanuel Rusingiza Kamanzi](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dr-Emmanuel.jpg)
Dr Emmanuel Rusingiza Kamanzi
Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist
University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK)
![Professor Thor Sundt](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Professor-Thor-Sundt-web.jpg)
Professor Thor Sundt
Chief of Cardiac Surgery,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Director of Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Edward D. Churchill Professor of Surgery, Harvard University
![Christelle Muvunyi](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Christelle-Muvunyi_web.jpg)
Christelle Muvunyi
Francophone Policy Analyst
African Constituency Bureau
for the Global Fund
![Professor Edda Weimann MD (LMU), Paed (Diab, Endo), MPH (UCT)](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Edda-Weimann-web-1.jpg)
Professor Edda Weimann MD (LMU), Paed (Diab, Endo), MPH (UCT)
CEO, Rwanda Heart Care and Research Foundation
Paediatrician with Masters in Public Health
Researcher, Child Health and Planetary Health
![Lisa Yacoub](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lisa-Yacoub.jpg)
Lisa Yacoub
Project Co-ordinator
Manager, Chain of Hope
Director, Bridge of Hope UK
![Anathole Ndikubwimana](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Anathole-Ndikubwimana_web.jpg)
Anathole Ndikubwimana
Senior Accountant
![Dr Gavin Wright](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Gavin.jpg)
Dr Gavin Wright
Board member (Ex-officio)
Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist
Chairman, Chain of Hope UK
![Zeina Tawakol](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/zeina.jpg)
Zeina Tawakol
Advisor to the Board
Executive Director, Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation
![Helena Beshay](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Helena-Beshay.jpg)
Helena Beshay
Financial Advisor
Training Board Sub-Committee
![Dr Ahmed Afifi MD, FRCS(CTh), FACC](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dr-Ahmed-Afifi.jpg)
Dr Ahmed Afifi MD, FRCS(CTh), FACC
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Head of Cardiac Surgery Department,
Aswan Heart Centre
Senior Lecturer, National Heart Institute – Egypt
![Dr Ahmed El Guindy](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dr-Ahmed-El-Guindy.jpg)
Dr Ahmed El Guindy
Consultant Cardiologist
Director of Cardiology, Aswan Heart Centre
Honorary Senior Lecturer, National Heart & Lung Institute – Imperial College.
Visiting Assistant Professor,
American University of Cairo
![Hatem Hosny, FRCS (CTh), FEBCTS (Congenital), FEBCTS (Adult)](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hatem-Hosny.jpg)
Hatem Hosny, FRCS (CTh), FEBCTS (Congenital), FEBCTS (Adult)
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and
Lead of Data Analytics Team,
Aswan Heart Centre
![Mahmoud Abdelhay](https://www.rwandaheartcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mahmoud-Abdelhey.jpg)
Mahmoud Abdelhay
Director of Nursing
Aswan Heart Centre