{"id":53674,"date":"2025-04-02T07:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-launches-factory-producing-over-a-million-syringes-daily\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T23:38:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T23:38:03","slug":"rwanda-launches-factory-producing-over-a-million-syringes-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-launches-factory-producing-over-a-million-syringes-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda launches factory producing over a million syringes daily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The TKMD facility, located in the Mwulire industrial zone in Rwamagana District, aims to meet local demand while also supplying other African nations facing syringe shortages.<\/p>\n<p>Established in partnership with Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization pre-qualified facility employs over 100 people\u201480% of whom are women\u2014enhancing healthcare quality and access.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Nsanzimana described the factory as a game-changer for Africa, addressing a long-standing challenge of syringe shortages across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue of syringe shortages was not unique to Rwanda; it was a widespread challenge due to reliance on imports and limited global production capacity. With this factory, that problem is now solved\u2014not just for Rwanda, but for Africa as a whole,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The first batch of syringes produced was immediately purchased by UNICEF for distribution to Ethiopia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, TKMD has a production capacity ranging from 600,000 to one million syringes per day, with plans to scale up based on market demand.<\/p>\n<p>The factory had been operational for five months before its official launch, undergoing stringent quality assessments to ensure compliance with international standards.<\/p>\n<p>The Rwamagana industrial zone is designed to accommodate 51 factories. At present, 19 are fully operational, four have been completed and are awaiting permits, while 11 are still under construction.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84687 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/17-100a7906-3baa7.jpg\" alt=\"Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana described the factory as a game-changer for Africa, addressing a long-standing challenge of syringe shortages across the continent.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84693 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/19-222-2-df86d.jpg\" alt=\"The TKMD facility, located in the Mwulire industrial zone in Rwamagana District, aims to meet local demand while also supplying other African nations facing syringe shortages.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84686 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/11-100a7560-50d5b.jpg\" alt=\"The state-of-the-art syringe manufacturing plant produces up to one million syringes daily.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84692 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/18-111-2-5723a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84684 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20-333-2-ff544.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84689 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/13-100a7640-89f0c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84688 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/14-100a7667-77c32.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84685 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/21-444-7b927.jpg\" alt=\"Various partners attended official launch of the factory.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, officially inaugurated a state-of-the-art syringe manufacturing plant producing up to one million syringes daily on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000084683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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