| Diane Gashumba | |
| Predecessor: | Agnes Binagwaho |
| Term Start: | October 4, 2016 |
| Term End: | 14 February 2020 |
| Primeminister: | Édouard Ngirente |
| Successor: | Daniel Ngamije |
| Birth Place: | Rwanda |
| Education: | Doctor of Medicine Master of Medicine in Pediatrics |
| Occupation: | Pediatrician, medical administrator, politician, diplomat |
| Nationality: | Rwandan |
| Citizenship: | Rwanda |
| Residence: | Kigali, Rwanda |
| Known For: | Public service |
| Cabinet Minister of Health Rwandan Cabinet | |
Diane Gashumba MD, MMed (Pediatrics), is a Rwandan pediatrician, medical administrator, politician, diplomat and Rwandan Ambassador-designate to the Kingdom of Sweden since June 12, 2021. She served as Minister of Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente.[1] She was appointed to that position on 4 October 2016.[2] [3]
Before that, from 26 March 2016 until 4 October 2016, Gashumba served as the Cabinet Minister of Gender and Family Promotion in the cabinet of Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi.[3] [4]
Gashumba holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) and a Master of Medicine (MMed), specializing in Pediatrics.[3]
According to the website of the Rwandan ministry of health, Gashumba had been practicing medicine for 17 years as of 2016. For a period of three years she served as the medical director of Kibagabaga Hospital and Muhima Hospitals.[3] [4] Between 2010 and 2016, she worked with a USAID-funded child and maternal health project as "Senior Team Leader" for quality and as "Deputy Chief of Party" The $57.3 million project covered 23 of Rwanda's 30 districts.[3]
Since 2018, Gashumba has been serving on the joint World Bank/WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), co-chaired by Elhadj As Sy and Gro Harlem Brundtland.[5]