Portrait of Martine Mukabandora (42), a lab technician who received training in Ebola infection control, at the Gisenyi District Hospital lab, Rwanda, on August 20, 2019. "I'm not afraid because I know all of the prevention methods that we've put in place," said Mukabandora. "If [the virus] does cross I've been trained to collect samples safely and avoid infection." Rwanda has a detailed National Preparedness Plan in place and is training health workers in early detection and response, educating communities about Ebola, vaccinating health workers in high-risk areas, equipping health facilities, and conducting simulation exercises to maintain a high level of readiness.

RwandaÕs health gains in the last decade are among the worldÕs most dramatic. Health insurance Ñ called Mutuelle de SantŽ Ñ is nearly universal, life expectancy rose from 29 to 68 years between 1994 and 2015, and mortality during childbirth fell by 70% over the same period. (Photo by Nichole Sobecki/VII for The Global Fund)