Theogene Habumugisha is a researcher at the Centre for International Health (CIH), Department of Global Health and Primary Care. He holds a PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology from the University of Bergen. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Rwanda, earning a bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. He later pursued a master's degree in Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands.

His previous work focused on nutrition in humanitarian emergency settings, where he contributed to various projects with UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP), implemented both locally in Rwanda and internationally.

His research interests include promoting healthy and (environmentally) sustainable diets across the lifespan, with a particular focus on protein transition and healthy aging.

 

 

2021

• Theogene Habumugisha (2021). How do we get people to eat less meat? How do we get people to eat less meat? We need a voice for ignored consumers. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen; Inger Elisabeth Måren et al. (2021). Preliminary findings from the review of randomized trialsreducing meat and/or dairy consumption in adults: Where are they conducted?. (external link)

2023

• Theogene Habumugisha; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen; Inger Elisabeth Måren et al. (2023). Reducing meat and/or dairy consumption in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effects on protein intake, anthropometric values, and body composition. (external link)

2020

• Quraish Sserwanja; David Mukunya; Theogene Habumugisha et al. (2020). Factors associated with undernutrition among 20 to 49 year old women in Uganda: a secondary analysis of the Uganda demographic health survey 2016. (external link)

2026

• Sulemana Baba Abdulai; Julius Kwabena Karikari; Penias Tembo et al. (2026). In-hospital survival and predictors of mortality among stroke patients at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A retrospective cohort study. (external link)

2025

• Theogene Habumugisha; Anna Stubbendorff; Penias Tembo et al. (2025). Adherence to the EAT-lancet dietary pattern among older adults in Rwanda and its association with micronutrient intake. (external link)
• Penias Tembo; Mubanga S. Mulenga; Sulemana Baba Abdulai et al. (2025). Prevalence and Socio-demographic determinants of overweight and obesity among females of reproductive age in Ghana: an analysis of the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Eric Matsiko; Inger Elisabeth Måren et al. (2025). Protein intake and muscle mass of community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study in Kigali, Rwanda. (external link)

2024

• Theogene Habumugisha (2024). Implications of replacing animal-sourced foods in the diet of the older population, focusing on protein intake and muscle mass : A multi-methods study of the available evidence and empirical data from Kigali, Rwanda. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Inger Elisabeth Måren; Eric Matsiko et al. (2024). Older adults' perceptions about meat consumption: a qualitative study in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen; Jutta Dierkes et al. (2024). Implications of replacing animal-sourced foods in the diet of the older population, focusing on protein intake and muscle mass. (external link)

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