Rwanda NCDI Group

Co-Chairs

Jeanine Condo - Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Center

Dr. Jean Pierre Nyemazi - Permanent Secretary of Health, Republic of Rwanda

Commissioners

Rusanganwa Andre

Uhagaze Blaise

Jean Claude Byiringiro

Crispin Gishoma

Bagahirwa Irene

Pacifique Mugenzi

Joseph Mucumbitsi

Marie  Aimee Muhimpundu

Simon Pierre Niyonsenga

Gedeon Ngoga

Gahire Rose

Sephan Rulisa

Clarisse Musanabaganwa

Niringiyimana Ismeal

Umuhoza Stella Matutina

Rwanda NCDI Group Updates

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Network Cohosts National Cardiac Technical Working Group with Rwanda Ministry of Health
Network Cohosts National Cardiac Technical Working Group with Rwanda Ministry of Health

In May, the NCDI Poverty Network, in partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and with support from Team Heart, launched a national Cardiac Technical Working Group.

Rwanda Makes Strides in Cardiac Care Capacity</a>
Rwanda Makes Strides in Cardiac Care Capacity

In March and May, the Ministry of Health of Rwanda offered two weeks of practical training for 24 nurses and doctors from a dozen PEN-Plus district hospitals. The training, which was offered in partnership with Team Heart, Partners In Health Rwanda, and the NCDI Poverty Network, focused on developing the skills needed to diagnose and treat heart failure in rural district hospitals.

Rwanda Successfully Pilots Heart Failure Training Model that Will Facilitate PEN-Plus Scale-up Across the Network
Rwanda Successfully Pilots Heart Failure Training Model that Will Facilitate PEN-Plus Scale-up Across the Network

A training model that combines in-person classroom instruction with a digital, e-learning platform has been successfully piloted in Rwanda to train PEN-Plus nurses and physicians in the knowledge, skills, and competencies to diagnose and treat heart failure.