Strengths and Weaknesses of Strategic Health Purchasing for Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda.

In the context of scarce resources and increasing health care costs, strategic purchasing is viewed as a key mechanism to spur countries' progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), by using limited resources more effectively. We applied the Strategic Health Purchasing Progress Tracking Framework to examine the health purchasing arrangements in three health financing schemes in Rwanda-the Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) scheme, the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) medical scheme, and performance-based financing (PBF). Data were collected from secondary and primary sources between September 2020 and March 2021.

Enabling Access to Medical and Health Education in Rwanda Using Mobile Technology: Needs Assessment for the Development of Mobile Medical Educator Apps.

Background: Lack of access to health and medical education resources for doctors in the developing world is a serious global health problem. In Rwanda, with a population of 11 million, there is only one medical school, hence a shortage in well-trained medical staff. The growth of interactive health technologies has played a role in the improvement of health care in developed countries and has offered alternative ways to offer continuous medical education while improving patient's care.