Dr. Oliva Bazirete RM, MScN, PhD

Designation: 
Senior Lecturer/ Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery
School of Affiliation: : 
University of Rwanda/ College of Medicine and Health Sciences/ School of Nursing and Midwifery
Telephone: : 
+250788541013
Email: : 
o.bazirete@ur.ac.rw, baziretoliva@gmail.com
Research interest: : 
Maternal & new born health, Midwifery

 

Oliva is a highly experienced midwife with over 20 years of clinical, professional, and academic expertise. She has worked on health systems of low and middle-income countries and is a member of the Safe Motherhood Technical Working Group at Rwanda Biomedical Center. Oliva is responsible for Continuous Professional Development at Rwanda Association of Midwives, and has been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research, and community outreach. She is has been developed and taught different modules for nursing and midwifery students. These include: Normal midwifery, abnormal midwifery, Women’s health, advanced new born health care, Research and Innovation in Midwifery, Evidence Based Practice project in Midwifery, & Advanced research methods.

Oliva has been involved in research supervision for undergraduate students for several years, and currently focuses the research supervision for both Master’s and PhD students. Her clinical experience includes working in maternity units in Rwanda. She has presented at numerous national, regional, and international conferences, focusing on nursing and midwifery education as well as maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. In terms of consultancy, Oliva has worked on several projects, including a research project on midwife-led birthing centers in low- and middle-income countries, analyzing the midwifery workforce in East and Southern Africa, and developing and implementing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for the 50,000 Happy Birthdays and More Happy Birthday projects in Rwanda. Oliva has been recently appointed by the Director General of the World Health Organization as member of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE), FOR Maternal, new born, child, adolescent health and nutrition.

Research publications:: 
  1. Sabera Turkmani, Andrea Nove, Oliva Bazirete, Kirsty Hughes, Sally Pairman, Emily Callander, Vanessa Scarf , Mandy Forreste, Shree Mandke, Caroline SE Homer, Exploring networks of care in implementing midwife-led birthing centres in Low- and Middle-Income countries:  A scoping review, Under review
  2. Andrea Nove, Oliva Bazirete, Kirsty Hughes, Sabera Turkmani, Mandy Forrester, Shree Mandke, Sally Pairman, Caroline Homer ,Which low- and middle-income countries have midwife-led birthing centres and what are the main characteristics of these centres? A scoping review and scoping survey, Under review
  3. Yamuragiye A, Ndayisenga JP, Nkurunziza A, Bazirete O, Uwimana MC. Benefits of a Mentorship Program on Interprofessional Collaboration in Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Rwanda: A Qualitative Descriptive Case Study. Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2023 Mar 28;6(1):71-83.
  4. Musabwasoni M.G, Ngoga E, Sitini B, Muganda J, Kanyamanza E., Uwimana M. C. Muganwa K., Bazirere O., Mukeshimana M., Uhawenimana T.C, Lived experience of healthcare professionals providing safe abortion in Rwanda. Journal, Vol. 2022;79(3):70-7.
  5. Bazirete, O., Nzayirambaho, M., Umubyeyi, A., Karangwa, I., & Evans, M. (2022). Risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage in the Northern Province of Rwanda: A case control study. PloS one, 17(2), e0263731.
  6. Uwisanze S, Ngabonzima A, Bazirete O, et al..  Mentors’ perspectives on strengths and weaknesses of a novel clinical mentorship programme in Rwanda: a qualitative study  . BMJ Open 2021;11:e042523. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-042523
  7. Bazirete, O., Nzayirambaho, M., Uwimana, M.C., Umubyeyi, A. and Marilyn, E.,2020. Who is at risk? The development of a tool to predict and prevent postpartum hemorrhage.Journal of Nursing education and Practice, 11(4):62
  8. Bazirete O., Nzayirambaho M.,Uwimana M.C.,Umubyeyi A. Marilyn E. (2020). Factors affecting the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A scoping review of the literature..Journal of Nursing Education and Practice,11(1),66-77; DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v11n1p66
  9. Bazirete, O., Nzayirambaho, M., Umubyeyi, A., Uwimana, M.C. and Marilyn, E., (2020). Influencing Factors for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage and Early Detection of Women at Risk in The Northern Province of Rwanda: Beneficiary and Health Worker Perspectives. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.20 (678).1-14, doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03389-7
  10. Mukama, E., Rusanganwa, J., Uwimana, M.-C., & Bazirete, O. (2019). Uko bandika ibyagaragajwe n’ubushakashatsi, isobanura bwite n’imyanzuro [How to write findings, discussion, conclusion and acknowledgement]. In E. Mukama, & L. Nkusi, Ubushakashatsi mu bumenyi nyamuntu n’imibanire y’abantu [Research in humanities and social sciences] (pp. 152-168). Cape Town: African Minds. ISBN Paper: 978-1-928331-97-1. ISBN eBook: 978-1-928331-98-8. ISBN iPub: 978-1-928331-99-5.
  11. Bazirete, O., Mbombo, N. and Adejumo, O., 2017. Utilization of the partogram among nurses and midwives in selected health facilities in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. Curationis, 40(1), pp.1-9. a1751. htps://doi.org/10.4102/ curatonis. v40i1.1751
  12. Bazirete, O., Murekezi, J., & Niyokindi, J., (2015). Clinical Practice Realities: World and African Perspectives. Rwanda Journal, 2(2), pp.31-35 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rj.v2i2.5F
  13. Bazirete, O.,Ruhumuliza C. 2015. Introducing Rubrics as an Objective Assessment Strategy. Rwanda Journal, 2(2), p.77., http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rj.v2i2.15F
  14. Sabera Turkmani, Andrea Nove, Oliva Bazirete, Kirsty Hughes, Sally Pairman, Emily Callander, Vanessa Scarf , Mandy Forreste, Shree Mandke, Caroline SE Homer, Exploring networks of care in implementing midwife-led birthing centres in Low- and Middle-Income countries:  A scoping review, Under review
  15. Andrea Nove, Oliva Bazirete, Kirsty Hughes, Sabera Turkmani, Mandy Forrester, Shree Mandke, Sally Pairman, Caroline Homer ,Which low- and middle-income countries have midwife-led birthing centres and what are the main characteristics of these centres? A scoping review and scoping survey, Under review
  16. Yamuragiye A, Ndayisenga JP, Nkurunziza A, Bazirete O, Uwimana MC. Benefits of a Mentorship Program on Interprofessional Collaboration in Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Rwanda: A Qualitative Descriptive Case Study. Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2023 Mar 28;6(1):71-83.
  17. Musabwasoni M.G, Ngoga E, Sitini B, Muganda J, Kanyamanza E., Uwimana M. C. Muganwa K., Bazirere O., Mukeshimana M., Uhawenimana T.C, Lived experience of healthcare professionals providing safe abortion in Rwanda. Journal, Vol. 2022;79(3):70-7.
  18. Bazirete, O., Nzayirambaho, M., Umubyeyi, A., Karangwa, I., & Evans, M. (2022). Risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage in the Northern Province of Rwanda: A case control study. PloS one, 17(2), e0263731.
  19. Uwisanze S, Ngabonzima A, Bazirete O, et al..  Mentors’ perspectives on strengths and weaknesses of a novel clinical mentorship programme in Rwanda: a qualitative study  . BMJ Open 2021;11:e042523. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-042523
  20. Bazirete, O., Nzayirambaho, M., Uwimana, M.C., Umubyeyi, A. and Marilyn, E.,2020. Who is at risk? The development of a tool to predict and prevent postpartum hemorrhage.Journal of Nursing education and Practice, 11(4):62
  21. Bazirete O., Nzayirambaho M.,Uwimana M.C.,Umubyeyi A. Marilyn E. (2020). Factors affecting the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A scoping review of the literature..Journal of Nursing Education and Practice,11(1),66-77; DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v11n1p66
  22. Bazirete, O., Nzayirambaho, M., Umubyeyi, A., Uwimana, M.C. and Marilyn, E., (2020). Influencing Factors for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage and Early Detection of Women at Risk in The Northern Province of Rwanda: Beneficiary and Health Worker Perspectives. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.20 (678).1-14, doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03389-7
  23. Mukama, E., Rusanganwa, J., Uwimana, M.-C., & Bazirete, O. (2019). Uko bandika ibyagaragajwe n’ubushakashatsi, isobanura bwite n’imyanzuro [How to write findings, discussion, conclusion and acknowledgement]. In E. Mukama, & L. Nkusi, Ubushakashatsi mu bumenyi nyamuntu n’imibanire y’abantu [Research in humanities and social sciences] (pp. 152-168). Cape Town: African Minds. ISBN Paper: 978-1-928331-97-1. ISBN eBook: 978-1-928331-98-8. ISBN iPub: 978-1-928331-99-5.
  24. Bazirete, O., Mbombo, N. and Adejumo, O., 2017. Utilization of the partogram among nurses and midwives in selected health facilities in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. Curationis,  40(1), pp.1-9. a1751. htps://doi.org/10.4102/ curatonis. v40i1.1751
  25. Bazirete, O., Murekezi, J., & Niyokindi, J., (2015). Clinical Practice Realities: World and African Perspectives. Rwanda Journal, 2(2), pp.31-35 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rj.v2i2.5F
  26. Bazirete, O.,Ruhumuliza C. 2015. Introducing Rubrics as an Objective Assessment Strategy. Rwanda Journal, 2(2), p.77., http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rj.v2i2.15F