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Rwanda's Health System and Sickness Insurance Schemes
Author(s) -
Musango Laurent,
Butera Jean Damascène,
Inyarubuga Hertilan,
Dujardin Bruno
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international social security review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1468-246X
pISSN - 0020-871X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-246x.2005.00235.x
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , population , genocide , health insurance , business , economic growth , political science , actuarial science , environmental health , health care , medicine , economics , engineering , law , mechanical engineering
After the war and the 1994 genocide, Rwanda drew up a national health policy with a view to realigning its health system. The reform, which was designed to remedy the deficiencies of the previous system, focused on community involvement in managing and financing health services. Achieving this objective was never going to be easy, but thanks to a growing number of initiatives 37.8 per cent of the Rwandan population now have some degree of sickness insurance cover. However, the system in general, and more particularly the mutual associations organized around the community, needs to be strengthened.