The challenges of providing health services globally are numerous and in Africa they are even intimidating. This arises from the fact that Africa is home to most of the least developed countries of the world with serious shortage of resources in all sectors of the economy. In the case of Rwanda, the war and genocide of 1994 created a critical shortage of health workers to deal with the ordinary and ensuing health problems. The Government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, therefore responded to this challenge by establishing the Kigali Health Institute on 5th June, 1996. The status of the institute was later ratified through an Act of Parliament No 07/2002 of 22nd February, 2002. The institute thus became a semi-autonomous organisation with the two ministries as major stakeholders.
Vision
“To be a centre of excellence in training and development of health professionals”
Mission
“To train and improve the capacity of health workers”
In order to realise the above vision and mission, Kigali Health Institute will have to put special
emphasis on the goals identified in KHI strategic plan 2007 - 2012.
CORE VALUES
The institute attaches the following values as part and parcel of its corporate integrity and
credibility when dealing with the public, collaborators, partners and stakeholders.
Healthy lifestyle;
Equity and respect;
Creativity and research;
Professionalism;
Accountability;
Transparency;
Good governance;
Quality assurance and standardisation
