Rwanda

The Republic of Rwanda is a member state of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance. We support Rwanda in the implementation of the country’s scorecard tools and upcoming Integrated Disease Control Council and Fund.

Scorecard tools

Scorecard management tools are country-owned tools that provide a snapshot of the country’s national and subnational health performance. The colour-coded scorecard tool helps track performance of priority indicators, identify bottlenecks or gaps, increase accountability, and enhance decision making to drive action.

We support Rwanda with 2 scorecard tools:

  • malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTD) scorecard tool
  • maternal, child and community health scorecard tool

Malaria and NTD scorecard tool

Rwanda’s malaria scorecard tool was developed in 2017 by the National Malaria Control Programme, with support from ALMA and other partners. Since the introduction of the scorecard tool, we have been supporting the Ministry of Health in strengthening and decentralising their malaria scorecard tool. In 2020, Rwanda added neglected tropical diseases indicators to the scorecard tool to create a combined malaria and NTD scorecard tool.

Maternal, child and community health scorecard tool

Rwanda’s maternal, child and community health scorecard tool was developed in 2017 by the Ministry of Health, with support from ALMA and other partners. Since the introduction of the scorecard tool, we have been supporting the ministry of health in strengthening and decentralising their maternal, child and community health scorecard tool.

Integrated Disease Control Council and Fund

During the Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases in June 2022, the Rwanda Biomedical Centre announced plans to establish the national Integrated Disease Control Council and Fund. This multisectoral entity will mobilise financial and in-kind resources and drive advocacy to support the Rwanda’s Integrated Disease Control (‘One Health’) strategy. It will close key gaps limiting the fight against malaria, neglected tropical diseases and other priority health areas (such as non-communicable diseases, TB and HIV/AIDS).

The Integrated Disease Control Council includes many of the features of national End Malaria Councils, the public-private partnerships established to help accelerate progress against malaria. Along with malaria, the Rwandan council also covers neglected tropical diseases. The council is a country-led and owned initiative that brings together senior-level, multi-sectoral stakeholders. It is focused on driving action and accountability, resource mobilisation and advocacy in the fight against malaria and neglected tropical diseases.