President Paul Kagame, who is also the AU Champion on Domestic Health Financing, attended a dinner hosted by Prof. Senait Fisseha, Vice President of Global Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which brought together Ministers of Health from across Africa. The attendees also included regional and continental stakeholders in the health sector. “The meeting discussed the importance of building effective national health systems through domestic financing and mutually beneficial partnerships,” the Office of the President wrote on X on Friday, April 4. The participants also attended

President Paul Kagame, who is also the AU Champion on Domestic Health Financing, attended a dinner hosted by Prof. Senait Fisseha, Vice President of Global Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which brought together Ministers of Health from across Africa. The attendees also included regional and continental stakeholders in the health sector. “The meeting discussed the importance of building effective national health systems through domestic financing and mutually beneficial partnerships,” the Office of the President wrote on X on Friday, April 4. The participants also attended the launch of Rwanda’s Health Intelligence Center, which uses artificial intelligence to gather health data from communities and health facilities across the country to enable efficient resource allocation and strengthen national health systems. Rwanda’s Health Intelligence Center employs professionals ranging from medical doctors and data scientists to software developers and programmers. It is located in Kiyovu, in the building that houses the Rwanda Utilities Regulation Authority (RURA). The center’s work includes tracking the use of public equipment, such as ambulances and hospital refrigerators, and collecting data on medical procedure outcomes in hospitals to inform decision-making. It comprises several departments, including a data warehouse that stores and monitors various types of data, such as patient care information, routine reports from health facilities and community health workers, and community feedback, including social media discussions about health services and issues.

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