{"id":7881,"date":"2024-10-15T18:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=7881"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:31:27","slug":"marburg-outbreak-response-rwandas-key-lessons-in-tackling-public-health-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2024\/10\/15\/marburg-outbreak-response-rwandas-key-lessons-in-tackling-public-health-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"Marburg outbreak response: Rwanda&#8217;s key lessons in tackling public health crises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/20957\/opinions\/marburg-outbreak-response-rwandas-key-lessons-in-tackling-public-health-crises\">The New Times<\/a> Rwanda has emerged as one of the models of effective management of public health crises. Through its national pandemic prevention strategy \u2013\u202fapplied during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/195745\/News\/lessons-from-covid-19-have-helped-strengthen-our-health-system-says-rbcasdr-rwagasore\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Covid-19, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Covid-19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/20398\/news\/featured\/how-is-rwanda-faring-in-fight-against-mpox\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Mpox, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mpox<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/20912\/news\/health\/positive-indication-as-marburg-recoveries-outnumber-deaths\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Marburg Virus, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marburg Virus<\/a>\u00a0outbreaks \u2013\u202fthe country has demonstrated the value of early preparation, innovation, and community-driven efforts in safeguarding public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the core of Rwanda\u2019s approach is its Early Warning and Surveillance Systems, which enable swift detection of outbreaks and proactive responses. The Rwanda Health Management Information System (R-HMIS) has been vital in real-time disease tracking, while more than 60,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs) act as the first line of defence in local communities, helping monitor health issues and promoting early interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s investment in public and private health infrastructure has also been critical. The expansion of healthcare facilities, alongside the introduction of nationwide contact tracing, mass testing, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/20886\/news\/health\/rwanda-gets-1000-more-vaccine-doses-for-marburg-virus\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"vaccination campaigns, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;vaccination campaigns<\/a>, starting with frontline workers, has supported effective disease management. Notably, isolation centres and widespread testing have helped contain the spread of viruses like Marburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/20957\/opinions\/marburg-outbreak-response-rwandas-key-lessons-in-tackling-public-health-crises\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Times Rwanda has emerged as one of the models of effective management of public health crises. Through its national pandemic prevention strategy \u2013\u202fapplied during Covid-19, Mpox, and Marburg Virus\u00a0outbreaks \u2013\u202fthe country has demonstrated the value of early preparation, innovation, and community-driven efforts in safeguarding public health. At the core of Rwanda\u2019s approach is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-headlines","category-marburg-virus"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11702,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7881\/revisions\/11702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}