USAID Ireme: Increasing the Healthcare Workforce Through the Midwife Scholarship Program

Launched in July 2023, the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) 4x4 strategy aims to quadruple the country's health care professional workforce over the next 4 years. USAID Ireme partnered with the GOR and local organizations to support the Midwife Scholarship Program, which awarded 500 scholarships at three local institutions for students studying midwifery. Graduating midwives will go on to work across the country, improving national maternal, newborn, and family health outcomes.