Cyprien Shyirambere

Biographic Data

ID7753954
NAMECyprien Shyirambere
GIVEN NAMESCyprien
FAMILY NAMEShyirambere
SIGNATURESHYIRAMBERE C
AFFILIATIONSPartners In Health
ORCID0000-0002-3203-3873
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Weak economic evidence for WHO’s essential cancer medicines for Africa

    Open AccessAron E van der Steege, James Humuza et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines (MLEM and MLEMc) guide national medicine selection, particularly in low-income and lower middle-income countries (LMICs). Concerns exist about the adequacy and transferability of economic evidence supporting recent cancer medicine additions. METHODS: We systematically examined modifications to cancer medicines on the WHO MLEM(c) between 2017 and 2023 and assessed their adoption into Nationa…

  • Perioperative outcomes at three rural Rwandan district hospitals

    Open AccessGrace Umutesi, Jocelyn Mizero et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: The paucity of data on perioperative outcomes in low- and middle-income countries complicates the design and implementation of targeted interventions to improve the delivery of safe, affordable, accessible and timely surgical and anaesthesia care services. We assessed perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgical care at three Rwandan rural hospitals-Butaro District Hospital, Kirehe District Hospital and Rwinkwavu District …

  • Impact of facilitating continued accessibility to cancer care during Covid-19 lockdown on perceived wellbeing of cancer patients at a rural cancer center in Rwanda

    Open AccessAnne Niyigena, Vincent K Cubaka et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    During the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda, Partners In Health Inshuti Mu Buzima collaborated with the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (BCCOE) to mitigate disruptions to cancer care by providing patients with free transportation to treatment sites and medication delivery at patients’ local health facilities. We assessed the relationship between facilitated access to care and self-reported wellbeing outcomes. This cross-sectional telephone survey i…

  • Procedural fairness for radiotherapy priority setting in a low resource context

    Open AccessRebecca J DeBoer, Cam Nguyen et al.ARTICLEBioethics2022

    Radiotherapy is an essential component of cancer treatment, yet many countries do not have adequate capacity to serve their populations. This mismatch between demand and supply creates the need for priority setting. There is no widely accepted system to guide patient prioritization for radiotherapy in a low resource context. In the absence of consensus on allocation principles, fair procedures for priority setting should be established. Research …

  • Cancer care delivery innovations, experiences and challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessGrace Umutesi, Cyprien Shyirambere et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    We would like to thank the Rwandan Ministry of Health, Ministry of Local Government and the Rwanda National Police that promptly responded to and supported the implementation of these different strategies.Additionally, we

  • Barriers and coping mechanisms to accessing healthcare during the Covid-19 lockdown

    Open AccessAlphonse Nshimyiryo, Dale A Barnhart et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    A large proportion of chronic care patients experienced barriers to accessing healthcare during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, many patients also independently identified positive coping mechanisms to ensure continuation of care - strategies that could be formally adopted by healthcare systems in Rwanda and similar settings to mitigate effects of future lockdowns on patients