Concrete spending targets established
Rwanda has consistently prioritised health including NCDs in its national development agenda and is among the few African countries that have met the Abuja target of allocating at least 15% of its national budget to health, demonstrating true commitment to domestic health financing and investment.
Strategic access levels to lower costs of medicines and devices
Rwanda has used health financing reforms to make NCD care more affordable and accessible. Its health financing system combines risk pooling through community-based health insurance with strategic purchasing of health services, helping to improve the efficiency and equity of health spending. Rwanda has also decentralised service delivery through community-based care, bringing essential services closer to people who need them. Together, these approaches support broad access to NCD prevention and care while reducing financial barriers to treatment.
Investment in/prioritisation of data and surveillance
Rwanda is investing in data and digital tools to strengthen evidence-based health and financing decisions. The National Health Intelligence Center, launched in 2025, integrates and analyses data from across the health system, including health financing and NCDs, to inform policy and resource allocation. Since 2022, Rwanda has also used a DHIS2 NCD tracker to monitor hypertension and diabetes screening, increasing coverage of the target population from 30% to more than 91%. A Health Resource Tracking Tool further monitors health spending, including on NCD prevention and care.
Optimised and coherent fiscal policies
Not yet assessed