NSINDAGIZA hopes that this sense of partnership will be extended to the Government of Rwanda and that it will continue to involve civil society in the application of SDGs, including through a clear follow-up mechanism to review HLPF suggestions.
A declaration from the Rwanda Biomedical Center said the sessions began Monday and will operate through August 9 at eight district clinics, involving medics who form “the rapid response team”
The goal is to evaluate their capacity to prevent and respond to the disease ; as they will also take advantage of the chance to polish the abilities they have been equipped with since last year.
The hospitals to participate are Butaro, in Burera District Byumba in Gicumbi District, Kibuye in Karongi District, Ruhengeri in Musanze District, Nyagatare in Nyagatare District, Gisenyi in Ruvavu District, Gihundwe in Rusizi District, and Murunda in Rutsiro District.
“This follows several trainings for the rapid response team. It is actually one of the continuous activities that we are doing for readiness in order to see how far we are with the preparations against Ebola, and look out if is there anything we can improve,” said Mallick Kayumba, the Head of Rwanda Health Communication Center.
The drills will focus on infection control, basic patient care, and patient movement through health facilities.
“They keep doing some practices to make sure that they master what they have to do so that in case we have an Ebola case, it doesn’t spread, and the victim gets treated quickly,” he added.
The exercises will also cover the abilities of wearing protective gear, hand hygiene, isolation and waste disposal, right use of chlorine sprayers (chlorine is sprayed on products to kill Ebola viruses, among others).
More than 1,600 individuals have died from the virus since the present epidemic began in DR Congo in August 2018-more than two-thirds of those who contracted the virus.
Three instances of the epidemic were recorded in June in Uganda, but after the completion of the recommended 42 days without any fresh Ebola event, the World Health Organization proclaimed the nation free from Ebola..
Rwanda has never recorded a case of Ebola.
This month, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola crisis in the DR Congo a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), urging more concerted international efforts to contain the virus.
In an effort to prevent the epidemic from entering its territory, Rwanda took a number of measures.
Last week, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, commended Wanda for her ongoing efforts to prepare for Ebola and confirmed that no Ebola cases have been reported in the country to date.
