Deogratias RUTEBUKA

Health Data & Digital Health Expert | MEAL Specialist | Data-Driven Decision Making | AI & Analytics , (Ready to relocate)

Kigali, Rwanda

Digital Health; Data Science and M&E leader with 10+ years driving national-scale health systems transformation across Rwanda and the African continent, supporting USAID, GIZ, CHAI, Rwanda Ministry of Health, and the Rwanda Ministry of Local Government. Expert in M&E framework design (RBM, LogFrames, Theory of Change, DQA), AI/ML model deployment for clinical decision support.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
  • Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
  • Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
Professional Experience:

Transforming Health Systems Through Data, Technology & Strategy:

For over a decade, I've worked at the intersection of digital health, data systems, and governance — partnering with some of the world's most impactful organizations, including USAID, GIZ, IntraHealth International, Abt Associates, Pact, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and Rwanda's Ministry of Health, RBC, and Ministry of Local Government.
My work is about turning information into action — building the systems, capacities, and strategies that help countries make better decisions and deliver better outcomes.
What I do:
-Digital Health Systems: Led national-scale implementation of HMIS (eTracker) and eLMIS(e.g eVLMIS) across Rwanda, strengthening health service delivery and supply chain performance end-to-end.
-Health Data & Analytics: Leveraged EMRs and data analytics to enable evidence-based decision-making and improve patient outcomes at scale.
-Capacity Building: Designed and deployed large-scale eLearning initiatives to upskill thousands of Community Health Workers (CHWs) across Rwanda.
-Governance & Strategy: Led nationwide citizen participation reporting and co-developed Rwanda's Local Government Capacity Building Strategies (2020–2024 evaluation and 2025–2029 development) in partnership with GIZ.
-Advisory: Serve as an advisor to digital health implementers across Africa, helping organizations navigate complex health system challenges with practical, scalable solutions.
I believe that strong data systems are the backbone of resilient health systems — and that the right technology, thoughtfully implemented, can transform how communities access and experience care.

Education:

Master's Program (2014-2016):
Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Science in Information Technology;
Language of instruction: Fully Taught in English.
Majored in: Data Science, Business and strategy analysis, Research methods, market analysis in High tech, Computer Networking and Telecommunication.

Bachelor's Program (2008-2011):
National University of Rwanda
Bachelor of Applied Sciences,
Language of instruction: Taught in both French& English.
Majored in: Computer Science and Systems.

Secondary School (2004-2006):
Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare
Certificate of high School Studies,
Language of instruction: fully taught in French
Majored in: Math-Physics

Affiliations and Achievements:

• Certified in AI Literacy by IBM in 2026
• Certified MEAL Expert by Udemy in 2026
• Advisor-in-residence at InnovateHealth Africa since 2025 (providing expertise to digital health startups and digital health projects across Africa)
• Member of Rwanda Health Informatics Alliance (RHIA) since 2025
• Member of HELINA (Health Informatics in Africa) since 2025, a Pan-African professional association in Digital Health
• Well-known contributor/Advisor at OpenMRS for Health in Africa since 2024.
• DHIS2 Community member in Africa
• Active member of Africa Digital Health Networks (ADHN) since 2024
• Member of the Rwanda ICT Chamber
• Certificate of HL7 FHIR on the Standards of electronic exchange of healthcare information. Issued Aug 2025
• Machine Learning, Python, and R. Issued by Udemy in December 2024
• Project management Essential Certificate issued by DisasterReady in 2024
• Attended training on Data Analysis of Geospatial data in partnership with GIZ-Rwanda
• Certified Data Engineer by DataCamp issued in December 2023
• Certified Data Scientist in Python issued in 2023
• Certified in IELTS&GRE, French languages at fluent level; issued in 2013 and 2009 respectively.
• Certified in Cyber Security Intelligence using QRadar by IBM Africa issued in 2018.
• Certified in Security, privacy in HIS (Health Information Systems) issued in 2019 by Centre of Excellence-UR in partnership with AfDB.
• Certified in data analysis using R and Advanced Excel in November 2019 by ERP Statistics.
• Certified in Statistical Analysis and Monitoring Tools: STATA and SPSS issued in September 2017.
• Certified in Health Mobile Applications development using modern Open Sources.
• Certified in Advanced Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) and Microsoft Certified and Technology Specialist (MCTS) certify, and Web designing issued in Oct 2011.
• Certificate of Capacity in Websites development using modern tools, Issued in 2010 by Rwanda gateway
• Programming languages: OOPs languages (e.g., Java and python) and Web Design languages.

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Internships / Fellowships

Years of Experience:

10-15 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, French, Kinyarwanda and Swahili

Nationality:

Rwanda