Rwanda

MSF has ended its activities in Rwanda after 16 years in the country. Over the years, MSF’s work has included assistance to displaced persons, war surgery, programmes for unaccompanied children and street children, support to victims traumatised by the conflict, programmes to improve access to healthcare, responding to epidemics such as malaria, cholera and tuberculosis, and projects linked to maternal and reproductive health. Rwanda has now begun a clear shift towards long-term development plans. The number of organisations in the country now covers the needs of the population. The AIDS epidemic appears contained due to the high level of investment by local authorities and the support of many international actors. As a result, MSF felt able to end its presence in the country at the end of 2007.