This national policy on the health sector spans 7 years. It hopes to serve as guidance for the coordination and implementation of activities in the health sector. It builds and learns from the HSSP III. It analyses the health sector holistically and is aligned with other relevant national and international declarations including Rwanda’s vision 2050, National Strategy for Transformation, and the UN’s SDGs.

This national strategy for eye health aligns with the health sector policy and the HSSP IV. These policies strive to ensure the citizens of the country have equitable access to quality health services. The strategic plan work towards addressing issues relating to avoidable blindness and visual impairment.

This policy highlights the government’s resolve to coordinate all efforts and activities in the health sector. It enshrines government goals and targets for the sector as contained in the vision 2020, the EDPRS and the HSSP. It recognizes the need to change priority areas in line with the change in epidemiologic and socio-economic conditions of Rwandans. “It sets the health sector’s objectives, identifies the priority health interventions for meeting these objectives, outlines the role of each level in the health system, and provides guidelines for improved planning and evaluation of activities in the health sector.” It is the first point of call for all stakeholders in the health sector.

The guidelines contained in this document serve as a guide for the safe and efficient disposal and decommission of obsolete and unserviceable health equipment. It underlines the need for new health equipment as changes evolve. It also emphasizes the need to ensure disposal and decommissioning is done safely (both to humans and the environment), economically, and efficiently, in line with best practices.

This strategic plan pursues facilitating the implementation of the fourth Health sector strategic plan, HSSP IV. It focuses on pooling resources, sourcing for finance, and purchasing health services. It strives to ensure the goals and targets of the HSSP IV in conjunction with other crucial policies are attained by the set date.

This procedural manual represents the effort of the government of Rwanda to holistically regulate the activities of the health sector. It works towards coordinating both the financial and technical aspects of the delivery of health sector activities. It covers all policies and strategies that align with the set goals of the health sector including vision 2020, the EDPRS, the HSSP, among others.

A series of guidelines on selected high-risk clinical conditions in some speciality areas. It is targeted at professional healthcare managers to serve as a resource for delivering standardized health care at all levels across the country.

The third HSSP is a continuation of HSSP I and HSSP II. It hopes to consolidate the achievements of both plans in line with the government’s resolve to tackle the health challenges of the population. It addresses critical areas like maternal health and non-communicable diseases. It holistically covers every aspect of the health sector from prevention, treatment, and control of diseases, to general strengthening of the health sector

Concerned organizations have risen over the years to offer eye health screening to school children. These organizations have been solely in charge of determining procedures, equipment, workers, as well as fees charged for the activities. However, the government is concerned about the uncoordinated way in which these screenings are carried out. The guidelines contained in this document, therefore, push towards addressing these concerns and coordinating the activities of eye health screening in Rwandan schools.

The ministerial order clearly determines and highlights al necessary fees related to registration of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and other related services. It categorises the fees by services provided. All prior provisions contrary to this order are subsequently repealed.

This document identifies the important role played by the community health service in the overall development of the country’s health sector. It notes the challenges that need attention to ensure improved efficiency in discharging the sector’s mandate. This policy has been designed to complement other key government policies like the EDPRS, vision 2020, and international goals like the MDGs.

The NFNP strives to consolidate the achievements recorded in the areas of food security and nutrition in the country. It serves as an update on the National Nutrition Policy of 2007. The NFNP highlights and aims to address the gaps and changes in prevailing conditions since 2007. It understands the linkage and interrelation that exists between food security and nutrition and the need to significantly improve both.

This plan details strategy directed towards improving healthcare as it relates to ear and hearing. It attests to the challenges associated with awareness, detection, and management of ear and hearing issues. Its objective is to improve healthcare access, affordability, quality and efficiency towards achieving universal health coverage.

The national health research agenda seeks to coordinate researchers in the health sector. It acknowledges already existing research efforts in the country and the uncoordinated way in which they have been conducted. It also perceives the need to ensure government policies, strategies, plans and efforts are research-driven. It aims to ensure relevant and strategic areas are prioritised and the whole research efforts in the health sector are purposefully planned and coordinated.

This novel plan charts the 6-year directional course for safe and quality delivery of surgical, obstetrics and anaesthesia care for Rwandans. It assesses the prevailing situation, highlights the plans for the future, outlines procedures and processes, targets, as well as key performance indicators to enable effective monitoring and evaluation as the plan unfolds. It ultimately intends to complement other national and international health sector policies in ensuring universal health coverage.

This policy serves as a source of guidance and direction to healthcare professionals. Its ultimate goal is to facilitate effective management of the intricacies involving children’s emergencies at secondary and tertiary health levels.

This national policy on Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine is for the integration of conventional medicine to achieve the government’s vision of universal health coverage. It outlines the framework, laws and legislation, quality control, regulation, registration, supply chain development, monitoring and evaluation among other necessary elements to ensure the smooth running of the process.

This policy seeks to improve the provision and access to safe and quality medications for the Rwandan people.

The government of Rwanda recognises the prevalence of mental health disorders arising from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda against the Tutsis. These disorders include epilepsy, and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) among others. It pursues improvement in access to health care facilities at the community level as a means of effective control of mental health issues in the country. It discusses the challenges faced in delivering effective healthcare and the need to continuously train mental health care providers and handlers.

The law establishes the Rwanda food and medicines authority (RFMA). It determines its mission, organization, and functioning. The authority enjoys financial and administrative autonomy, as well as legal personality. The RFMA is charged with quality control and standardisation concerning food and pharmaceutical products.