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Rwanda has successfully institutionalised results-based financing (RBF) to improve prenatal care in several of the country's provinces. [1] Institutional Delivery
Device for both vaginal ultrasonography and abdominal ultrasonography Transvaginal ultrasonography to check the location of an intrauterine device (IUD). The examination can be performed by transabdominal ultrasonography, generally with a full bladder which acts as an acoustic window to achieve better visualization of pelvis organs, or by transvaginal ultrasonography with a specifically ...
Health insurance became mandatory for all individuals in 2008; [5] in 2010 over 90% of the population was covered. [6] In 2012, only about 4% were uninsured. [1]President Kagame made healthcare one of the priorities for the Vision 2020 development programme, [7] boosting spending on health care to 6.5% of the country's gross domestic product in 2013, [8] compared with 1.9% in 1996. [9]
[1] Being the largest referral hospital in Rwanda, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, spreads over 7.9 hectares. [ 2 ] It is located in an upscale area and has 18,000 square meters of floor space distributed over 4 floors and an extension building of 2,285 square meters of floor space.
Life expectancy development in Rwanda. The quality of health in Rwanda has historically been very low, both before and immediately after the 1994 genocide. [1] In 1998, more than one in five children died before their fifth birthday, [2] often from malaria. [3] But in recent years Rwanda has seen improvement on a number of key health indicators.
Speculum used in standard vaginal procedures. Cusco's speculum: Bivalved self retaining speculum. Its advantage over Sim's speculum is that no assistance is required to hold it in place. Hence, minor procedures like papsmear, IUCD insertions can be performed independently. Its disadvantage is the limited visualization of vagina walls.
Obstetrics and gynaecology (also spelled as obstetrics and gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN [a]) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynaecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system ...
It includes procedures for benign conditions, cancer, infertility, and incontinence. [1] Gynecological surgery may occasionally be performed for optional or cosmetic purposes, such as hymenoplasty or labiaplasty.