Entrepreneurship Policy for the Health Sector in Rwanda: A Quest for Contextual Social InclusionEntrepreneurship policy assumes that venture creation is important due to its contribution to the economy. Such a policy shapes the institutional environment in which entrepreneurs take their...doi:10.1007/978...
However, in Rwanda, we have established mental health programs and services as well as other various health programs’’.Mental health has been considered as a priority area within the health sector in Rwanda. After the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the country built a mental health ...
Gashumba said the support of the Chinese government in form of infrastructure, education and equipment is very important in the development of Rwanda's health sector. Rao Hongwei, Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda, hailed the medics who were set to leave the country, saying they made "real contributi...
Rwanda has made impressive strides towards universal health coverage, mainly by providing health insurance to the poor in the informal sector through its community-based health insurance (CBHI), the focus of this article. The scheme, also known by its French name, mutuelles de santé, has made...
Besides having donor assistance contributing to a large share of the national health budget, one important difference in Rwanda was that the Ministry of Health has managed to direct donors to align their contributions with national policies [28]. The fragile bond of the CHWs with the health unit...
Additionally, the budget for the health sector has increased significantly, going from 1.2 billion USD in 2021 to 1.8 billion USD in 2024. The government has been able to promote health education and training initiatives, invest in state-of-the-art medical equipment, and raise the pay of healt...
One innovative approach that has been used within the health sector is the pay for performance model, and this is regarded as an opportunity in the research sector.5 and 6 To achieve these goals will require a streamlined focus that recognises the internal and external agendas in the country....
We also manually coded and grouped “Other” responses that could not reasonably be attributed to health-sector roles (e.g., “administrative assistant,”“student” and “self-employed”) Full size table Course usage Three hundred seventy-two learners enrolled in the training, and of these, ...
Rwanda country profile on Occupational Safety and Health 2012 shows that occupational deaths increased from 41 in 2007 to 263 in 2012. The mining sector has high occupational hazards, accounting for 35 percent. Globally, at least 160 million workers are affected by occupational diseases each year,...
The inequality between men and women is especially apparent in the poor state of the public health care sector leading to poor health outcomes for women. For example, despite the successful reduction of maternal deaths, poor maternal health is still prevalent and is particularly apparent within ...