Dr Gloria Neema Bizimana is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Action pour les Droits Solidaires
(ADS). She is a Congolese medical doctor specialising in paediatrics and child health, with professional
experience in clinical medicine, public health, medical research and humanitarian health programmes in the
Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL) and
pursued postgraduate training in Paediatrics and Child Health at Kampala International University (KIU),
Uganda. She has gained clinical experience at several regional referral hospitals in Uganda, including Fort
Portal, Lira and Jinja, and serves as a lecturer in paediatrics at the Université Adventiste de Goma (UAGO).
Beyond clinical practice, Dr Bizimana has experience in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR),
gender-based violence prevention, community health, humanitarian programme management, and
monitoring and evaluation. She has held responsibilities with Youth Alliance for Reproductive Health
(YARH-RDC) and ChainES, contributing to community health initiatives, child nutrition and healthcare
programme coordination.
She has also contributed to scientific publications addressing reproductive healthcare for adolescents,
maternal and child health, infectious disease outbreaks and access to safe abortion services in
humanitarian settings.
As Secretary of the ADS Board of Directors, Dr Bizimana contributes her expertise in healthcare, research,
community engagement and organisational management to strengthen institutional governance and
support the organisation’s strategic priorities in gender justice, SRHR and the protection of vulnerable
populations