Rwanda unveils fifth Health Sector Strategic Plan to advance universal health coverage
Rwanda’s Ministry of Health has launched the fifth Health Sector Strategic Plan to strengthen healthcare and achieve universal health coverage by 2030. Focus areas include workforce, infrastructure, quality care, and innovation, with a funding gap of 21%-32%. The...
Forum highlights sustainable healthcare spending in India, the Philippines, and Rwanda
At a recent Global Fund event in Geneva, leaders from 14 countries, including India, the Philippines, and Rwanda, shared strategies for optimizing healthcare spending through improved public financial management.From July 3-5, 2024, the Global Fund hosted a forum in...
African Health Systems Push for Financial Sustainability at World Health Assembly
African nations are advancing towards sustainable health financing by implementing innovative strategies, legislative reforms, and inter-ministerial collaborations, as highlighted at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly. The Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly...
Gender blindness in social health protection could deter Africa’s progress towards universal health coverage
In recent years social protection has gained increased recognition as a powerful tool for poverty alleviation and vulnerability reduction. The International Labour Organization acknowledges its significance, and it's explicitly incorporated into the United Nations...
Rwanda gets more support for its vaccine manufacturing plant, manages to raise US$3.5 Million
As the African continent battles with the coronavirus pandemic, Rwandan president Paul Kagame is planning to establish the first mRNA vaccine plant in Africa. The government of Rwanda has so far gotten support from several development partners including...
New documents available on Rwanda country page
Three new documents have been posted on the document section of the Rwanda page. They include two government documents which are the fourth heath sector strategic plan and the health financing strategy as well as one peer reviewed article on the financial...
Rwanda receives $109.4 million to support war on COVID-19
Rwanda received $109.4 million funding to support war against COVID-19 in April, 2020. The money was approved on thursday, April 2, 2020 and was disbursed through the rapid credit facility (RCF). The funds are meant to support Rwanda’s efforts in...
USAID HEALTH INSURANCE PROFILE: RWANDA
Extract from the Country Profile Introduction: "Rwanda has made substantial gains in the health and welfare of its population over a relatively short period of time, including stand-out achievements on the Millennium Development Goals (see Table 1). Universal access...
UNICEF 2017/18 Health Budget Brief Rwanda
This health budget brief explores the extent to which the Government of Rwanda addresses the health needs of children under 18 years of age and mothers in Rwanda. The brief analyses the size and composition of the budget allocation for the 2017/18 fiscal year, and the...
ILO Country Note Rwanda: Progress towards Universal Health Coverage
"The Government of Rwanda has made significant efforts to develop its health-care system at the national and community levels, making it possible for most people in the country to access affordable health care. This has helped to achieve near universal health...
Planned Social Health Protection EAC Conference – June 2012
The Ministry of Health (MoH) requests GIZ’s assistance in the development of a concept paper for a regional conference among countries in the East African Community (EAC). The overall objective of the conference is to highlight various approaches for the development...
Training on SHP for HFU Staff and District CBHI Managers – February 2012
Recognizing the need for basic understanding of social health protection (SHP) and Health Financing (HF) principles, concepts and best practices, the Ministry of Health (MoH) asks P4H partners for a curriculum on SHP for its technical staff at central level (e.g....
Strategic Planning Retreat on Health Financing for HSSP III – February 2012
Following the sector-wide Health Sector Strageic Plan III (HSSP III) retreat on strategic priorities, the health financing stakeholders propose to further develop a logframe for key result areas, including resource generation, pooling, purchasing and stewardship...
MoH needs help in development of a Health Financing Strategic Plan – February 2012
Rwanda is currently developing its Health Sector Strategic Plan III(HSSP III) for the period 2013 to 2017. Strategic priorities for the next five years have been identified based on health financing functions and the Rwanda Health Financing Policy. To implement the...
HFU calls for Organizational Planning Retreat on Health Financing – January 2012
31 January 2012 -Under new leadership, the Health Financing Unit (HFU) in the Ministry of Health (MoH) is in the process of strengthening and developing its core processes and operating functions. In view of its challenging mandate as the implementing arm for the...