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CDC Division of Global HIV & TB country profile : Rwanda
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September 2021
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Description:Since 2002, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been committed to supporting the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen its capacity to prevent and detect diseases and respond to public health threats. Together we are working to address HIV and tuberculosis (TB) through workforce capacity building, epidemiology, HIV prevention among key and priority populations, improved case finding, provision of high-quality HIV and TB treatment, strengthening the national surveillance systems, laboratory infrastructure, health informatics network, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity.
Strengthening Clinical Services: CDC provides direct support and technical assistance (TA) to build expertise for MOH’s facility-based HIV/TB clinical services to provide comprehensive, integrated clinical prevention and treatment, including TB Preventive Treatment and 6 multi-month dispensation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) at all 189 CDC-supported care and treatment sites.
Strengthening Laboratory Systems: CDC supports a national testing laboratory network and quality management system, laboratory commodity procurement and distribution, workforce development, and laboratory information systems (LIS) for HIV and TB. Support towards sustained HIV epidemic control includes surveillance, recency testing, early infant diagnosis, and HIV viral load (VL). CDC also supports reduced turnaround times of core HIV test results, effective use of LIS by healthcare providers, and improved site-level lab/clinical interface.
Strengthening HIV Prevention Activities: CDC provides MOH with financial support and TA in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT), Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC), and targeted HIV case finding and prevention, including amongst key and priority populations.
Strengthening Health Information Systems and Surveillance: CDC supports and provides TA on use of electronic health information systems to collect and analyze data of HIV prevention, detection, treatment, and reporting. Using data from multiple digital systems, a case-based surveillance system (CBS), and a national, unique patient identifier will improve decision-making regarding HIV transmission, HIV prevention and treatment program performance, and individual health outcomes such as viral suppression, drug toxicity, co-morbidities, and mortality. CBS is providing HIV-related case data on newly identified HIV positives and people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are on treatment in health facilities that receive PEPFAR support. CDC, together with PEPFAR partners, provides updates on Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Surveys and Population Size Estimation data for the selected key populations (female sex workers, men who have sex with men) every three years.
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