CancerWorld shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Nearly thirty years ago, Rwanda’s health system collapsed in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, which killed one million people and destroyed most of its healthcare workforce.
Today, it is pursuing an extraordinary goal: eliminating cervical cancer by 2027.
In the latest CancerWorld interview, Rwanda’s Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, traces a journey from overcrowded HIV wards in post-genocide Kigali – where treatment was barely available – to leading one of Africa’s most ambitious public health transformations.
“We had to disrupt the system.”
That disruption now includes a “4×4” plan to quadruple the health workforce, AI-enabled health systems, and a strong push to expand community-based care.
At the center of it all is a simple question:
“What are we going to achieve today that will make a difference for someone in a village who doesn’t know we even exist?”
Mission 2027 is not a slogan. It is a strategy in motion.
Read the full CancerWorld interview by Gevorg Tamamyan.“
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