Government of Rwanda and Kingdom of Belgium signed two financing agreements worth € 35.5 million (approximately RwF 28.5 billion). The agreements which are in form of grants will support health care and decentralization.
One of the agreements is a €21 million, four-year project support to improve the quality of primary health care and health services in Rwanda dubbed Ubuzima Burambye.
The people-centered project will provide integrated and sustainable health care system with quality essential health care services that are as close to the community as possible. The second agreement worth €14.5 million will support decentralization programs in secondary cities.
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Claver Gatete said; “The two financing agreements intend to sustainably enhance capacity of districts to deliver services and to create an enabling environment for local economic development in respect of best governance practice and will also improve health services of the Rwandan population through the provision of preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care thereby contributing to the reduction of poverty and enhancing the general well-being of the population.”
Arnout Pauwels, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Rwanda said; “A lot of work and effort were put in their preparation from both sides. The result are two successful programs which for the first time will almost fully rely on the use of national public finance management systems. This is a first for Belgian Technical Cooperation projects and is a big leap towards more alignment to the country systems as well as project approach modality.”
In alignment with the agreed Division of Labor in Rwanda, Belgium concentrates its activities within the framework of Indicative Cooperation Program for the Rwandan-Belgian development cooperation in health, energy and decentralization sectors.
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