Brief
Rwanda joined the HEPRR-MPA programme in 2024. With a population of 13.8M and its capital at Kigali, it carries a composite emergency-risk band of "Moderate". RBC-led, highly digitised system; community-based health insurance; strong EOC and genomic sequencing capacity. Marburg (2024) response experience, cross-border movement with DRC, and a compact but high-throughput air and land PoE network. This profile consolidates the country context that frames every preparedness decision — health-system structure, the hazards most likely to escalate, and the current state of IHR core capacities — into a single citable page that anchors the country knowledge page and feeds the regional dashboard.
Country context
Capital: Kigali. Population: 13.8M. MPA cohort: joined 2024. Composite emergency-risk band: Moderate.
Health-system overview
RBC-led, highly digitised system; community-based health insurance; strong EOC and genomic sequencing capacity.
Emergency-risk profile
Marburg (2024) response experience, cross-border movement with DRC, and a compact but high-throughput air and land PoE network.
MPA preparedness status
Indicative SPAR-style readiness for this profiling round is 72%. The country page links this profile to its NAPHS, contingency plans, assessments and the knowledge products contributed by Rwanda.
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