1.
Lancet
; 384(9940): 371-5, 2014 Jul 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24703831
ABSTRACT
Two decades ago, the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda led to the deaths of 1 million people, and the displacement of millions more. Injury and trauma were followed by the effects of a devastated health system and economy. In the years that followed, a new course set by a new government set into motion equity-oriented national policies focusing on social cohesion and people-centred development. Premature mortality rates have fallen precipitously in recent years, and life expectancy has doubled since the mid-1990s. Here we reflect on the lessons learned in rebuilding Rwanda's health sector during the past two decades, as the country now prepares itself to take on new challenges in health-care delivery.
Subject(s)
Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , Child , Child Mortality , Genocide , HIV Infections/epidemiology , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV Infections/therapy , Health Policy , Humans , Rwanda/epidemiology , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/mortality , Warfare
2.
Lancet Glob Health
; 3(11): e679, 2015 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26475014