Peer Reviewed Books
1. Tawa N, Yolandi B, & Rhoda A, & Urimubenshi G, Enright M, Charumbira M, van Niekerk SM, de Beer A, Gaskin A, Robbertse A, Bardien F, Klop D, Plastow N, Niekerk L, Cloete L, Leibbrandt D, Jacobs-Nzuzi K, L-A, Bester J, Kloppers M, Janine D. (2020). Collaborative capacity development to complement stroke rehabilitation in Africa. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK85
Peer Reviewed Contributions to Books
2. Tawa N., Rhoda A., Brink Y., Urimubenshi G., Giljam-Enright M., Charumbira M., Brown S. & Louw Q. (2020). ‘Stroke rehabilitation services in Africa – challenges and opportunities: A scoping review of the literature’, in Louw Q (Ed.) Collaborative capacity development to complement stroke rehabilitation in Africa. AOSIS, Cape Town: South Africa, pp.3-54.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
3. Gandhi, D.B.C., Mascarenhas, R., Vijayanand, P.J., Fernandez, C.J., Montanaro, V., Kamlakannan, S., Solomon, J.M., Urimubenshi, G., Ngeh Ngeh, E. & Global Consortium of Stroke Rehabilitation (GCSR), 2025. Perceived determinants of clinical practice guideline implementation for stroke rehabilitation in LMICs: a multinational REFORM survey. Scientific Reports, 15, 43120. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16738-3
4. Ayobi B, Hansraj R, Rampersad N and Urimubenshi G. (2025). Prevalence of vision impairment in Rwanda: a hospital-based study. Front. Med. 12:1701330. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1701330
5. Bosch J, Lotlikar R, Melifonwu R, Roushdy T, Sebastian I, Abraham SV, Benjamin L, Li D, Ford G, Heldner M, Langhorne P, Liu R, Malewezi E, Olaleye OA, Pandian J, Urimubenshi G, Waters D, Zhao J, Rudd A. (2025). Prehospital stroke care in low- and middle-income countries: A World Stroke Organization (WSO) scientific statement. Int J Stroke; 20(8):918-927. doi: 10.1177/17474930251351867. Epub 2025 Jun 11. PMID: 40495741; PMCID: PMC12446713.
6. Jokinen K, Oduor M, Urimubenshi G, Gasana J, Bigirimana JD, Tumusiime DK, Aartolahti E, Murtonen K-P and Korniloff K. (2025). Professionals’ perspectives on the challenges of implementing digital solutions in rehabilitation settings in Rwanda. Front. Digit. Health; 7:1489288. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1489288
7. Ayobi B, Hansraj R, Rampersad N, Urimubenshi G. (2025). Prevalence and causes of vision impairment in East Africa: A narrative review. J Public Health Africa;16(1), a1273. https:// doi.org/10.4102/jphia. v16i1.1273
8. Ndahiriwe CC, Bimenyimana GB, Munyaneza JB, Narasabyirumva M, Twagirumukiza KH, Nshimiyimana J, Urimubenshi G, Rukundo JDD, Semana JMV, Mukaruzima L. Effects of Physiotherapy Prescribed Exercises among Elderly Persons in a Selected Geriatric Home in Rwanda: A before-and-after Study. Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2025;8(2): 198-207. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rjmhs.v8i2.3.
9. Niyonsenga T & Urimubenshi G. Perceptions of Wheelchair Users with Spinal cord Injury on Community Re-integration Following Inpatient Rehabilitation in Rwanda: A Qualitative Study. Rw. Public Health Bul. 2025. 6 (2): 25-35. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ rphb.v6i2.5
10. Kumurenzi, A., Jesus, T. S., Richardson, J., Thabane, L., Kagwiza, J., Cockburn, L., Langhorne, P., DePaul, V., Melifonwu, R., Hamilton, L., Urimubenshi, G., Bidulka, P., Kaddumukasa, M., Bosch, J. (2025). A description of functional needs of community-dwelling stroke survivors in Rwanda: a prospective observational cohort study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2490225
11. Ndahiriwe CC, Bucyana E, Nshimiyimana J, Hakizimana M, Assuman N, Urimubenshi G, Uwayezu D, Semana JMV, Rukundo JD, Rajadurai RR, Tuyizere M, Ayyappan J. (2025) Effectiveness of Physiotherapy-Based Ergonomics and Postural Correction on Management of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Practitioners in Tamil Nadu, India: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Rwanda J Med Health Sci.; 8(1): 89-99. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ rjmhs.v8i1.7.
12. Gandhi DBC, Kamalakannan S, Urimubenshi G, Sebastian IA, Montanaro VVA, Chawla NS, D'souza JV, Ngeh E, Mahmood A, Demers M, Hombali A, Solomon JM; GCSR Collaborators. Stroke Rehabilitation Clinical Practice Guidelines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Quality and Unique Features. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025;54(4):429-440. doi: 10.1159/000539999.
13. Niyonkuru, F., Nshimiyimana, J., Girizina, D., Niyitegeka, J. P., & Urimubenshi, G. (31st Dec 2024). Perceptions of stroke patients attending King Faisal Hospital-Rwanda regarding the effectiveness of the rehabilitation services. Rwanda Public Health Bulletin, 5(4), 36-42. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rphb/article/view/285424
14. Allen Ingabire, J., Stewart, A., Sagahutu, J., Urimubenshi, G., Bucyibaruta, G., Uwakunda, C., … Tumusiime, D. (31 July 2024). A qualitative exploration of factors influencing functional outcomes after road traffic orthopedic injuries: perspectives from Rwandan victims and healthcare providers. Impact Surgery, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.82
15. Allen Ingabire JC, Tumusiime DK, Sagahutu JB, Urimubenshi G, Bucyibaruta G, Pilusa S and Stewart A (17 July 2024) Quality of life of survivors following road traffic orthopaedic injuries in Rwanda. Front. Public Health 12:1405697. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1405697
16. Gandhi DBC, Baggio JAO, D’Souza J V, Urimubenshi G, Vijayanand PJ. 2024. Global Access to Stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Synthesis of Comparative Highlights. Stroke,1;55(6):e161–4. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045116
17. Allen Ingabire JC, Stewart A, Uwakunda C, Mugisha D, Sagahutu JB, Urimubenshi G, Tumusiime DK, Bucyibaruta G. Factors affecting social integration after road traffic orthopaedic injuries in Rwanda. Front Rehabil Sci. 2024 Jan 16;4:1287980. https://doi: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1287980. PMID: 38293289; PMCID: PMC10825670.
18. Ingabire JCA, Stewart, A., Sagahutu, J.B., Urimubenshi, G., Bucyibaruta, G., Pilusa, S. et al., 2024, ‘Prevalence and levels of disability post road traffic orthopaedic injuries in Rwanda’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1251. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ajod.v13i0.1251
19. Hombali A, Mahmood A, Gandhi DBC, Kamalakannan S, Chawla NS, D’souza J, Urimubenshi G, Sebastian IA, Solomon JM. 2023. Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for stroke rehabilitation from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): Protocol for systematic review. PLoS ONE, November 2023, 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293733
20. Kumurenzi, A., Richardson, J., Thabane, L., Kagwiza J., Urimubenshi G., Hamilton, L., Bosch, J., Jesus, T. (2023). Effectiveness of interventions by non-professional community-level workers or family caregivers to improve outcomes for physical impairments or disabilities in low resource settings: systematic review of task-sharing strategies. Hum Resour Health, 21(48). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-023-00831-7
21. Junaid Habibi; Jackie Bosch; Patrick Bidulka; Sarah Belson; Vincent DePaul; Dorcas Gandhi; Anne Kumurenzi; Rita Melifonwu; Jeyaraj Pandian; Peter Langhorne; John Solomon; Dimple Dawar; Sandra Carroll; Gerard Urimubenshi; Martin Kaddumukasa; Leah Hamilton. (2023). Strategies for Specialty Training of Healthcare Professionals in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review on Evidence from Stroke Care. BMC Med Educ 23(442); 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04431-w
22. Nsengimana E, Niyonambaza C, Sindayigaya JP, Rutayisire T, Rukundo JD, Semana JMV, Nshimiyimana J, Ndahiriwe C, Nuhu A, Seminega B, Hakizimana M, Urimubenshi G. (2023). Awareness of Stroke among University Employees in Kigali, Rwanda: A Cross Sectional Study. Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 6(1). 9-16. [https://doi.org/10.4314/rjmhs.v6i1.2.]
23. English, C., Ceravolo, M. G., Dorsch, S., Drummond, A., Gandhi, D. B., Halliday Green, J., Schelfaut, B., Verschure, P., Urimubenshi, G., & Savitz, S. (2022). Telehealth for rehabilitation and recovery after stroke: State of the evidence and future directions. International Journal of Stroke, 17(5):487-493. doi: 10.1177/17474930211062480
24. Uwamahoro S., AyabagaboB., Nyamwasa G., Bucyana E. & Urimubenshi G. (Dec 2021). Physical Activity Levels of the Physiotherapy Students in Rwanda during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Lockdown Period. Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 4(3): 334-340. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rjmhs.v4i3.2
25. Gandhi DBC, Kamalakannan S, Chockalingam M, Sebastian IA, Urimubenshi G, Alim M, Khatter H, Chakraborty S, Solomon JM. (2021). Expert consensus for in-hospital neurorehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income. Wellcome Open Res, 6:130. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16715.1
26. Bernhardt J., Urimubenshi G., Gandhi DBC., Eng JJ. (2020). Stroke rehabilitation in low-income and middle-income countries: A call for action. The Lancet, 396 (10260): 1452-1462. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31313-1
27. Pandian JD., Kalkonde Y., Sebastian IA., Felix C., Urimubenshi G., Bosch J. (2020). Stroke systems of care in low-income and middle-income countries: challenges and opportunities. The Lancet, 396 (10260): 1443-1451. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31374-X
28. Urimubenshi G., Dahir JA., Niyotwiringiye S., Furaha D., Asingizwe D. (2019). Exploring the perception of the educational environment among health sciences students at the University of Rwanda: a mixed methods study. Education in Medicine Journal, 11(1):21–30. doi. org/10.21315/eimj2019.11.1.3
29. Urimubenshi G., Cadilhac DA., Kagwiza NJ., Wu O., Langhorne P. (2018). Stroke care in Africa: a systematic review of the literature. International Journal of Stroke, 13(8), 797-805. DOI.ORG/10.1177/1747493018772747
30. Urimubenshi G., Langhorne P., Cadilhac DA., Kagwiza NJ., Wu O. (2017). Association between patient outcomes and key performance indicators of stroke care quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Stroke Journal, 2(4), 287-307.
31. Urimubenshi G., Songa J., Kandekwe F. (2017). Assessment of the education environment of physiotherapy students at the University of Rwanda using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM). Afr J Health Professions Educ; 9(3):103-106. DOI:10.7196/AJHPE.2017.v9i3.828
32. Sander PA, Urimubenshi G, Chevan J, Mann M, Dunleavy K. (2015). Promoting Clinical Reasoning using the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF) Framework for Continuing Education Development in Rwanda. Physiotherapy, 101(Supplement 1), eS1559-eS1560.
33. Urimubenshi G. (2015). Activity limitations and participation restrictions experienced by people with stroke in Musanze District in Rwanda. African Health Sciences, 15(3), 917-924.
34. Rhoda A., Cunningham N., Azaria S. & Urimubenshi G. (2015). Provision of inpatient rehabilitation and challenges experienced with participation post discharge: quantitative and qualitative inquiry of African stroke patients. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 423.
35. Urimubenshi G., Sagahutu JB., Kumurenzi A., Tumusiime D., & Kagwiza J. (2015). Profile of disability in selected districts in Rwanda. African Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, 7(1 & 2), 25 – 31.
36. Urimubenshi G. (2014). Prevalence of low back pain and related factors among nurses at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK). East African Journal of Public Health, 11(1), 688-696.
37. M’kumbuzi VRP., Sagahutu JB., Kagwiza J., Urimubenshi G., and Mostert-Wentzel K. (2014). The emerging pattern of disability in Rwanda. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(6), 472-478.
38. Urimubenshi, G., & Rhoda, A. (2011). Environmental barriers experienced by stroke patients in Musanze District in Rwanda: A descriptive qualitative study. African Health Sciences, 11(3), 398-406.
39. Urimubenshi, G., & Rhoda, A. (2010). Process of physiotherapy services of stroke patients treated at Ruhengeri Hospital in Rwanda: A four-year document review. Journal of Community and Health Sciences, 5(1), 26-33.
