We coordinate all activities related to preventing new infections of HIV in Rwanda through mobilizing communities and increasing awareness and increasing utilization of HIV prevention, care, treatment and surveillance of HIV/AIDS, STIs, and Viral Hepatitis.
We promote HIV testing services through voluntary HIV testing and counselling, community testing targeting key populations, distribution of HIV self-test kits, recency testing and partner notification services.
We implement programmes to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) namely, prevention of HIV transmission from HIV-infected mothers to their infants, prevention of unintended pregnancies among HIV-positive mothers, and provision of treatment, care and support for HIV-positive women, infants and their families.
We promote voluntary medical male circumcision throughout Rwanda using surgical and device methods, and provide services to prevent HIV transmission and support HIV care and treatment among the populations most at risk and affected by HIV in Rwanda, including female sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed spaces, and mobile populations.
We provide voluntary pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to populations most at risk of HIV infection, including female sex workers and serodiscordant couples, which is effective in preventing HIV acquisition by the HIV-negative partner and can also prevent HIV infection in individuals who may have been recently exposed to HIV. We distribute condoms free of charge in areas of the country at high risk of HIV transmission, at health facilities and in pharmacies.
We provide HIV care and treatment services to mitigate the impact of HIV in Rwanda. These services include paediatric and adult HIV care and treatment services, integrated mental health and HIV services, psychosocial care for people living with HIV, care for HIV-infected and affected children, and HIV clinical mentorship.
We coordinate activities related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and viral hepatitis in Rwanda, including the successful campaign launched in 2019 to eliminate hepatitis C in Rwanda.
