19 November 2021
Luxembourg stands up for equitable access by donating doses to COVAX – first doses reach Rwanda
As part of a 409,600-dose pledge to COVAX, Rwanda has become the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines donated by Luxembourg, receiving 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. This commitment is part of a Team Europe pledge to donate 500…
14 September 2021
Q&A: Helping teenage mothers access immunisation in Rwanda
The COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly increased the number of teenage mothers across Africa. Inadequate childcare support and stigma can prevent teenage mothers accessing routine immunisation and nutritional support for their infants. Girl Effect…
6 May 2021
Emerging lessons from Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
With 47 African countries now rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and over 17 million doses given on the continent, early insights from Africa’s largest-ever immunization drive offer hope, inspiration and early, yet vital lessons. Here, we shine a…
12 April 2021
Rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in Rwanda
Kigali – Forty-eight hours after Rwanda received shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccinations began in earnest, with high-risk population given priority. The country plans to vaccinate a third of the population in 2021 and double that figure next…
11 January 2021
Lessons from Rwanda’s Fight Against COVID-19
While some of the world's richest and most technologically advanced countries have struggled to contain the spread and morbidity of COVID-19, Rwanda has set a shining example of how to manage a pandemic and safeguard public health. Chief among…
21 September 2020
When I was 12, I received the HPV vaccine just like most girls my age in Rwanda. The day after we got the first dose, my classmates started spreading rumours about the vaccine that they had heard from their families and communities.
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Total population by country, by year, by age | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
Total number of children surviving until 1 year old by country and by year | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
UN Life births per gender | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
Under-five mortality rate by country and by year | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD) (UNIGME). | 2021-12-20 |
Infant mortality rate by country and by year | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD) (UNIGME). | 2021-12-20 |
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | World Bank, The gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population | 2022-07-01 |
Number of zero-dose children | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC). Figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-15 |
% Reduction in number of zero-dose children, 2019-2021 | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC). Figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-15 |
DTP1/DTP3/MCV1 Coverage (%) | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to DTP3 at national level | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to last routine dose of MCV at national level | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Geographic equity: DTP3 coverage in the 20% of districts with lowest coverage | WHO, Joint Reporting Form (JRF) | 2022-07-15 |