Healthcare system

Rwanda’s healthcare system has made significant strides compared to the pre-1994 Tutsi era. The country boasts three universities offering medical studies (one public and two private), along with five university teaching hospitals, five national referral hospitals, 42 district hospitals, 500 health centers, and 1,700 health posts. In the private sector, there are two general hospitals, two eye hospitals, 50 clinics and polyclinics, four eye clinics, and 134 dispensaries. Today, Rwanda utilizes high-tech drones for the swift delivery of medicine and blood products to health facilities. Life expectancy has increased from 29 during the genocide to 70 years today. Maternal mortality rates have dropped from 10,007 in 2000 to 259 in 2020, and the infant mortality rate has decreased by over 60%. Eighty-four percent of the population is insured by Mituelle de Sante, a public health pool, covering kidney transplants. Rwanda also hosts a vaccine manufacturing plant for Africa.