Africa
Healthcare and travel insurance in Rwanda
$53health spend per person
Healthcare in Rwanda
Good private clinics in Kigali with decent standards; outside the capital care is basic. Serious cases go to Kigali or abroad, so carry evacuation cover.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies are common in Kigali and larger towns; common medicines are cheap and sold without a prescription.
- Doctors: 0.1 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 112 · Ambulance 912 · Fire 111 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Rwanda Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration
- Visit Rwanda (Rwanda Development Board)
- UK FCDO travel advice: Rwanda
- World Bank open data
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