Doctors attending to a patient in Butaro Hospital. The Rwandan government is under pressure to increase the number of medical doctors. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA
Rwanda government remains under pressure to increase the number of medical doctors in the country to meet the desired international health staffing standards, despite recent increment in enrolment.
The government has set a target of one physician per 10,000 people ratio before the year 2020. According to WHO recommendations, a minimum of 2.5 health workers per 1,000 people is fair, but the organisation’s famous recommendation of one doctor per 1,000 populations is hardly met worldwide.
