Course Content
UNIT 1: Overview of the health system in Rwanda
Article 41 of the Rwandan Constitution of 2003 amended in 2015 stipulates that health is a Human Right: “All citizens have rights and duties relating to health. The State has the duty of mobilizing the population for activities aimed at promoting good health and to assist in the implementation of these activities. All citizens have the right of equal access to public services in accordance with their competence and abilities.” Vision 2050 (“The Rwanda We Want”) will translate this health right into socio-economic development strategies in the context of transforming Rwanda into a high-income country by 2050. Through key pillars and crosscutting area, Vision 2050 will be people-centered, thereby encompassing all age cohorts to achieve its short, medium and long-term strategies. The health paragraph of Vision 2050 will address the high population growth rate (2.6% per year), Reproductive Health challenges, the importance of pre-elimination of infectious diseases (including malaria, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and mother to
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Unit 2: District Health Management and Planning
This unit introduces the DHMT members to the important task of district health planning. It gives an overview and introduces the basic concepts of health planning at district level. For an improved health care service delivery, a well-established network of health facilities with good geographical coverage exists with an adequate fleet of ambulances for the pre-hospital and emergencies services: • Health care packages have been defined for each level; • Accreditation standards developed, disseminated and implemented; • Quality assurance teams established in each health facility; and • Coordination mechanisms are in place at each level.
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UNIT 3: Priority Areas in Health Sector
Vision by 2024: all persons in Rwanda equitably receive quality Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health services, aligned to the economic development standards of the country.
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Induction Handbook for Local Governments Employees On Health /Thematic Area: HEALTH
About Lesson

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Vision by 2024: all persons in Rwanda equitably receive quality Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health services, aligned to the economic development standards of the country.

Importance of 1000 days campaign

The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday offer a brief but critical window of opportunity to shape a child’s development. It is a time of both tremendous potential and enormous vulnerability. How well or how poorly a child fares during his first 1,000 days can mean the difference between a thriving future and one characterized by struggle.

 Community Health Programme

In Rwanda, community health workers are a formal part of the national health strategy and are coordinated by the Community Health Desk of the Ministry of Health(RBC).

  Family Planning

Contraceptives and other family planning methods are available in different medical institutions in country as whole.

 Adolescent health

At adolescence, children start growing very quickly, they become big and tall, their sexes become larger, and they start having signs that differentiate a boy and a girl, a man and a woman.

  Nutrition

In Rwanda, nutrition of children has been tackled through a multi-sector approach since 2013. In 2014 the GOR adopted the National Food and Nutrition Policy that has been implemented by different sectors.

Exercise Files
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