Dr. Sadoscar Hakizimana is a medical doctor from Burundi with over 15 years in healthcare and research. He holds a medical degree from the University of Burundi. He completed his residency in Gynecology and obstetrics from the University of Rwanda. He is currently working with Partners In Health/Rwanda as Obstetrician & Gyenecologist based in Kirehe District Hospital in East Province. He also served as senior consultant and Chief of Maternity Department clinics and hospitals across Burundi and Rwanda. Sadoscar has expertise in the area of maternal, newborn and child care and community health. He has developed extensive experience collaborating with local and international stakeholders in the design and implementation of interventions, including developing a maternal mortality and morbidity reduction strategy using quality improvement technics and collaborative strategies. He actively contributed to develop a the Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal care guidelines (EmONC) which is currently used across district hospitals. Dr. Sadoscar has interest and expertise in obstetric fistula repair and in pelvic surgery, work he partnered with International Organization for Women and Development (IOWD) for 6 years. He is currently involved in a number of training and mentorship for junior staff including nurses and GPs in increasing capacity in surgical and obstetric care. From the beginning of the COVID-19, Dr Sadoscar has been nominated to advise the hospital and district preparedness and response task force.