Rwanda: Cuban Medics Set to Enhance Rwanda's Healthcare

A Cuban medical brigade is in Rwanda as part of the early phases of implementing the 4x4 strategy, which aims to quadruple the health workforce in the next four years.

In July 2023, the Government of Rwanda approved a 4x4 Reform, a strategy aimed at increasing the number of healthcare workers in the country to meet the WHO recommendation of at least four healthcare professionals per 1,000 people.

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Following the signing of agreements between Rwanda and Cuba in Havana earlier this year, a Cuban medical team coordinator arrived in Kigali on May 10.