Digitization Directorate General

The Digitalization Directorate General is dedicated to advancing Healthcare services into the technological era. Our commitment is to improve health service delivery and accessibility through Digital Health

​The vision for Digital Health is to leverage ICT investments to support an efficient health workforce offering cost effective patient-centered services with secure access to data for continuity of care and evidence-based decision-making, resulting in improved health and economic status for all Rwandan citizens.

We uphold these values: Service to the citizen, promote health, emphasizes prevention, public protection, Efficiency and cost-effectiveness, Sustainability,

Our key Responsibilities:

  • Digital Transformation Strategy: Developing a comprehensive strategy to integrate digital technologies into healthcare operations, aligning with the Ministry's goals and fostering innovation.
  • Digital Health System Development: Designing, implementing, and managing robust electronic health systems that improve patient care and streamline administrative processes.
  • Health Information Management: Overseeing the collection, storage, and secure management of health data, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations and enabling data-driven decision-making.
  • Data Security and Privacy: Ensuring strict cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive health data, maintaining compliance with data protection regulations and ensuring patient privacy.
  • Interoperability and Integration: Establishing seamless communication and data exchange between different digital health systems and platforms, promoting collaboration among healthcare stakeholders.
  • Technology Exploration and Advancement: Proactively investigating cutting-edge technologies such as AI, machine learning, and blockchain, evaluating their potential roles in healthcare innovation, and driving research to determine their practical feasibility and impact.
  • Leverage technology to build the capacity of the health work force. and Promote research and development to adapt innovations and the use of emerging technologies in the health sector
  • Interoperability and Integration: Establishing seamless communication and data exchange between different digital health systems and platforms, promoting collaboration among healthcare stakeholders.
  • Technology Exploration and Advancement: Proactively investigating cutting-edge technologies such as AI, machine learning, and blockchain, evaluating their potential roles in healthcare innovation, and driving research to determine their practical feasibility and impact.
  • Leverage technology to build the capacity of the health work force. and Promote research and development to adapt innovations and the use of emerging technologies in the health sector

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