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The Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, has revealed that Rwanda plans to quadruple the number of health workers to address the challenges facing the health sector. The health sector is undermined by understaffing.
Minister Nsanzimana made this revelation on July 13, 2023, at the end of the Ingobyi Activity project, which aimed to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.
Dr. Nsanzimana also disclosed that his Ministry intends to build the capacity of health centers to perform cesarean surgeries with minimal complications, thereby eliminating the need for long-distance patient transfers to referral hospitals.
Furthermore, the Rwandan statesman emphasized the strengthening of primary health care services to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates. Through these initiatives, hospitals will mainly focus on complex cases, which will lead to a reduction in ambulance traffic transporting patients to hospitals.
One of the factors contributing to maternal and child mortality is the shortage of health professionals in Rwanda. Due to a shortage of health care providers, a single doctor is caring for multiple patients, which has delayed access to health care for some people.
“The plan has been finalized and approved. We will quadruple the number of health workers in the next four years,” Minister Nsanzimana said.
The plan includes the recruitment of nurses, midwives, medical laboratory scientists and other health professionals.
The Ingobyi Activity project was implemented in 20 districts in Rwanda, covering 325 health centers and 27 hospitals. Initiatives included research to identify the causes of maternal and child mortality, training of health workers and community health workers in malaria prevention, equipment donations, and the establishment of toll-free telephone lines that will remain operational beyond the end of the project. Thanks to these interventions, infant mortality rates have decreased significantly, from 177 in 2018 to 87 in 2022 and 59 in 2023 in the health centers and other hospitals involved in the project. (END)
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