Rwanda action medeor

Progress, But Still Great Challenges

Rwanda has achieved significant developmental success in recent years, with its gross national income per capita more than tripling over the last 20 years. However, the proportion of the population living in extreme poverty remains over 50 percent. There have also been improvements in other areas, such as children's education and healthcare for pregnant women and young children.

More than 80 percent of Rwanda's population lives in rural areas, where infrastructure and public services are often still inadequate to provide proper support for the population. 

Medication Deliveries and Promotion of Pharmaceutical Education

As early as the 1970s, in the early days of action medeor, medication deliveries were sent from the warehouse in Tönisvorst to partners in Rwanda. Aid shipments to Rwanda have a long tradition – and continue to this day. 

In addition to these deliveries, action medeor's work in Rwanda focuses on the training and education of pharmaceutical professionals. Several projects have been implemented in recent years: from supporting a master's program in "Health Supply Chain Management," in which an action medeor pharmacist personally taught individual modules, to a large-scale program to improve local drug production, to a current project providing basic pharmaceutical training for healthcare workers in rural areas.

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Your donation to the work of action medeor helps us provide people in countries like Rwanda with access to healthcare! Support us in helping people in disaster situations and in strengthening health systems with well-trained professionals!