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Law n0 74/2013 of 11/09/2013 establishing Rwanda Food and
Medicines Authority (RFMA) and determining its mission, organisation
and functioning.
Law n° 08/2013 of 01/03/2013 relating to the Control of Tobacco.
Law n°03/2012 of 15/02/2012 governing Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic
Substances and Precursors in Rwanda.
Law no 44/2012 of 14/01/2013 on the organization, functioning and
competence of Medical and Dental Council
Law no 46/2012 of 14/01/2013 establishing the Rwanda Allied Health
Professions Council and determining its organization, functioning and
competence.
Law no 47/2012 of 14/01/2013 relating to regulation and inspection of
food and pharmaceutical products.
Law N° 48/2015 of 23/11/2015
governing the Organisation,
Functioning and Management of Health Insurance Schemes in Rwanda;
Several policies have been adopted:
- The National Health Sector Policy of 2015
- Non Communicable Diseases Policy of 2015
- Rwanda Family Planning Policy of 2012
- Health Sector Research Policy of 2012
- Health Sector Strategic Plan 2012-2018 (HSSP_III)
- M&E Plan For Health Sector Strategic Plan III 2014-2018
- National Health Research Agenda 2014-2018
- Human Resource for Health Strategic Plan 2011 - 2016
- 2013-2018 National Community Health Strategic Plan
- Rwanda Family Planning Strategic 2012-2016 .
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Rwanda boasts of having realized most of the MDGs. There has been
reduction of child mortality rate which forms MDG4. Rwanda increased
immunization against measles at 100% by 2015. Rwanda has considerably
fought and reduced malaria in the country. In 2010, 89% of children under
five years received appropriate treatment against malaria and the
Government increased efforts and achieved 96% in 2014. Therefore, the
period of 2010 to 2015 there has been a marked decrease in malaria mortality
rates, from 12.9 % to 4.7 %. Furthermore Rwandan women up to 98% receive
antenatal care from a skilled provider and over 91 % of children are born in
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