Rwanda

Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Rwanda is located in east-central Africa, sharing its border with Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a population of approximately 13 million, it is one of the smallest countries in Africa. The major ethnic groups are the Hutu, the Tutsi, and the Twa, and the official languages of the country are English, French, Swahili, and Kinyarwanda.

The country has a temperate climate with two rainy seasons, and due to its terrain, it is popularly referred to as “the land of thousand hills” because of its numerous mountains, hills, valleys, and wildlife. Rwanda operates a presidential republic system of government and is administratively divided into four provinces and the City of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The economy is largely agrarian, with agriculture accounting for over 60 percent of foreign exports. The country’s major sources of foreign exchange come from Tourism, Coffee, and Tea. The major challenge besetting the country is overpopulation; it is the most densely populated country in Africa. Overpopulation has created the scarcity of fertile land, which is required for agricultural purposes, giving rise to ethnic land tensions.

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Surgery; Clinical Treament Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

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

Rwanda • 2012 • Health

Strategy and Investment Plan for Small Animal Industry in Rwanda

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

This strategy and investment plan focuses on the modernization of the small animal industry in Rwanda. The government of Rwanda is faced with challenges associated with expansion of land available for agriculture. The challenges range...

Rwanda • 2012 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Family Planning Policy

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

This policy on family planning aims to address the various challenges inhibiting the full implementation and success of family planning in Rwanda. It ultimately focuses on ensuring that national and international goals as related to...

Rwanda • 2012 • Health

Strategy and Investment Plan to Strengthen the Poultry Industry in Rwanda (2012-2017)

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

This strategy and investment plan is geared towards revolutionalizing the poultry industry in Rwanda. The government of Rwanda is faced with challenges associated with expansion of land available for agriculture. The challenges range from increasing...

Rwanda • 2012 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Paediatric Emergencies Clinical Treatment Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

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 emergencies at secondary and tertiary health levels.

Rwanda • 2012 • Health

Strategic and Investment Plan to Strengthen Meat Industry in Rwanda

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

This strategy and investment plan is geared towards revolutionizing the meat industry in Rwanda. The government of Rwanda is faced with challenges associated with expansion of land available for agriculture. The challenges range from increasing...

Rwanda • 2012 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Farm Land Use Consolidation in Rwanda

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The government of Rwanda recognizes the extreme difficulty it faces in expansion of lands for farming, to improve productivity. It is subsequently exploring other means to drive the country’s agricultural productivity. Consolidation is one of...

Rwanda • 2012 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Cross-Border Trade Strategy (2012-2017)

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

Rwanda’s CBT occurs both in formal and informal ways with Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These trades occur across sectors including agriculture and manufacturing, among others. This strategy seeks to...

Rwanda • 2012 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Family Planning Strategic Plan (2012-2016)

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

The government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Health has identified family planning as one of its national priorities for the health sector. This is motivated by the need to achieve drastic poverty reduction and...

Rwanda • 2012 • Health

Guidelines for Researchers Intending to Do Health Research in Rwanda

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

The importance of building government policies, strategies, guidelines, and plans on detailed and well carried out research has been emphasized on by the government of Rwanda. Consequently, the ministry of health has developed this guideline...

Rwanda • 2012 • Health

Health Sector Research Policy

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

The government of Rwanda through its ministry of health acknowledges the important role effectively conducted research plays in ensuring sustainability of knowledge-based policies and strategies. Knowledge based policies ensure maximum benefit is achieved from implementation...

Rwanda • 2012 • Health