- The Ministerial order n°09 of 13/07/2010 determining the modalities of electing workers representatives and fulfilment of their duties was established. 120. Employees are by law required to subscribe to a health insurance scheme and the total insurance coverage stood at 95%, with 89% subscribing to community-based health insurance –RAMA and about 6% to MMI and private insurance offered by financial companies. The Law N°45/2010 of 14/12/2010 establishing Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) and determining its mission, organisation and functioning has been enacted to cater for social security for all working force. This has proved to be a one stop centre which has drastically reduced the bureaucracy that was formerly associated with administration. 121. Social Security and healthy insurance are under the state guarantee and the tutelage is ensured by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. The purpose of the Board is to provide social protection to people from effects based on lack or reduction of input due to the following reasons: old age, death, disability, occupational hazards, sick leave, maternity leave and medical insurance. RSSB is financed by employers and employees contributions. The law establishing Community Based Health Insurance Scheme provides for compulsory health insurance for all Rwandans. This has not only enhanced the guarantee of social security of all peoples under the Rwandan territory but has also been easy in terms of social contributions because premiums are set on a rather lower end. Article 16: The right to an adequate standard of living The right to adequate food 122. New legislative measures have been adopted since the submission of the 2009 periodic report Particularly, under the law No. 38/2010 of 25 th November 2010, the Government of Rwanda established Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) with a general mission of developing agriculture and animal husbandry through their reform and using modern methods in crop and animal production, research, agricultural extension, education and training of farmers on new technologies. Also, environmental and land issues have been among priority concerns of the GoR. It is in this regard that International Page 45 of 105

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