Rwanda
Rwanda Biomedical Centre
- Country:
- Rwanda
- Entity type:
- National public-health institution
- Relationship:
- Health-system partner; Implementation partner
- Connected work:
- Rwanda Cervical Cancer Collaboration; SEVIA adaptation
Rwanda Biomedical Centre provides national public-health and health-system leadership within Rwanda’s cervical-cancer implementation work. Its collaboration with Queen’s University and BIO Ventures for Global Health has supported the adaptation of cervical-screening approaches to Rwanda, including local implementation, provider preparation and the integration of SEVIA within district health services.
How we work together
RBC brings national health-system priorities, implementation leadership and local operational knowledge into the adaptation and evaluation of cervical-screening approaches.
Contribution to the collaboration
Its leadership helps ensure that new tools and approaches are shaped around Rwanda’s health system rather than simply transferred from another setting.