July 2019: Pilot training for health care staff from private institutions

The Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in North Kivu/Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in August 2018 posed an increased health threat to Rwanda. Upon an urgent request made by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), a training course focusing on basic hygiene and identification of suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases for health personnel from private health facilities was jointly designed and successfully piloted in July 2019.

People practising a proper doffing of gloves (© RKI)

The 4-day training course was conducted by EFFO trainers and their colleagues from the RBC. They trained 28 doctors and nurses from private hospitals, clinics and health centers.

Prior to this, the EFFO and RBC trainers held a joint workshop to harmonize the training curricula and to prepare health personnel for the management of suspected EVD cases. In response to the EVD outbreak that occurred from August 2018 to June 2020 in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, health care staff in all high-risk regions started to be trained.