Theos Dieudonne Benimana

Dr. Theos Dieudonne Benimana

National Health Intelligence Center (NHIC), Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda
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Turning HEALTH DATA into DECISIONS, and decisions into HEALT...

Biography

Theos Dieudonne Benimana is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate with advanced training in spatio-temporal epidemiology, geospatial analytics, and public health intelligence, combining rigorous academic research with applied health systems analytics to inform evidence-based decision-making. His research focuses on spatial data structures, spatial databases, and GIS-based methodologies for small-area health analysis, including disease mapping, geographic correlation studies, cluster detection, and point-source investigations, with broader applications in disease surveillance, risk assessment, and health system performance. He currently serves as a Health Data Scientist for Geospatial and Spatio-Temporal Analytics at the National Health Intelligence Center (NHIC), Ministry of Health – Rwanda, where he leverages advanced analytics, geospatial modeling, and insight generation to support health policy, program planning, and service delivery, while strengthening institutional analytics capacity through training, mentorship, and the standardization of analytical practices. In parallel, he has served since March 2019 as a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, contributing to epidemiological and spatio-temporal research as well as the teaching of applied epidemiology and spatial analysis. Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda, with conversational proficiency in French and Korean.

Affiliations

Ministry of Health

Kigali, Rwanda

National Health Intelligence Center (NHIC)

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