Dr. Sandra NKURUNZIZA is currently Professor and Researcher on the Community Health and Head of the Public Health Department at Medicine Faculty of Burundi University. She is graduated as Medical Doctor in 2007 and she is obtained the Master degree in Public Health/System Management and Policy in 2014 at the University of Antwerp in Belgium and she is still student for PhD degree at this same Belgium University. She has expertise in performance based financing-health system strengthening- capacity building- Quantitative and Qualitative Research and data analysis- Monitoring and Evaluation program-Evidence on nutrition interventions. She worked as Independent consultant for the « African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA-Burundi), RENAFOGED. From September 2007 to July 2012, she was Head of medical service in Centre Nouvelle Espérance (HIV patients’ management center). She is serving as member of Empowering Response Burundi “ERB” from September 2017.

Her contribution is highly appreciated in research on the community health and formulation and implementation strategies related to the community based care as a strategic objective of ERB.