Dr. Anatole Manzi serves as deputy chief medical officer and director of clinical quality and health systems strengthening at Partners In Health. He is also an assistant professor of global health at the University of Global Health Equity and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Prior to these roles, he led various departments, including Clinical Practice and Quality and PIH’s Global Learning and Training.
Anatole moved to the United States after ten years of working in various capacities, from HIV care and treatment to strengthening comprehensive health systems across PIH-supported districts in Rwanda.
He designed and directed interventions that were credited with helping to make huge leaps in quality improvement across core clinical domains, including maternal health, infectious diseases, and mental health in Rwanda, Malawi, Lesotho, and Haiti.
Born and raised in Rwanda, Anatole lived a happy life until all changed. His father was an agronomist, and his mother was a housewife and farmer. Like many young Rwandans in the post-genocide era, Anatole’s life was full of uncertainties and second chances. Extreme poverty and hopelessness hit his family. Despite his passion, his dream to go back to school was almost impossible. His uncle, who lived in Kigali, decided to take him in and support his schooling. This call restored his hope and opened doors for further academic and career opportunities. Meeting some of the world’s best trainers and mentors equipped him to become a global health leader. However, he never stopped thinking about children who sleep hungry, with no hope for the next day, who lack school supplies and drop out, or those who lose parents and reach a dead-end prematurely.
With support from friends, Dr Manzi founded Move Up Global, a nonprofit organization aiming to improve access to better health and education in resource-constrained communities. This organization could not exist without people who care about giving a second chance. We hope you will join and support our cause.
In solidarity!
