Currently enrolled in a PhD programme in Transformational leadership and holistic Development in Ivory Coast, Dr Crispin Siwamunda is a medical doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He is a Senior expert in development and public health with more than 10 years working experience in humanitarian and development contexts in insecure environments and fragile states in Africa, especially in the Great Lakes region.  He worked recently on an assignment in WCAR (West and Central African Region) as an IRMA associate.

Throughout his career, he has been coordinating, advising, implementing, monitoring and evaluating numerous projects at local, national and regional levels on epidemic control and management, peace building, HIV, health promotion and strengthening primary health care. He has been working closely in partnership or in consultancy with national, international NGOs and UN Agencies including UNICEF.

He is fluent in French, English, Swahili, Lingala, Kinyarwanda.