Immaculate Kyarisiima | Global Health Corps

Immaculate Kyarisiima

Immaculate

Co-fellow

Caitlin

Caitlin Stevens

Placement Country: Rwanda
Title: Health Systems Strengthening Fellow
Health equity to me means every person has the opportunity to attain his/her full health potential and no one is inconvenienced in achieving it.

Immaculate hails from Kigali, Rwanda. Immaculate completed her undergraduate studies in nursing sciences at the Kigali Health Institute on a full scholarship awarded to her from Generation Rwanda Organization. During her undergraduate studies, Immaculate participated in Global Youth Connect where she volunteered in the Mubuga Community of Potters and Kiziba Refugee Camp. There, she assessed human rights violations in these marginalized communities and advocated for them in different ministries. After graduating, Immaculate worked as a school nurse at the Rwanda Turkish International School. Since then, she worked at Kinihira Hospital as Head Nurse of Surgery and as Assistant Chief Nurse.