Defence minister Juvenal Marizamunda has said that the establishment of the new Medical Health Service unit in the Rwanda Defence Force is part of efforts to build the military's medical services capacity to reach grassroots levels where all the men and women in uniform operate, as well as playing a key role in treating the citizens.passed by parliament on Thursday, May 2, introduced a number of changes in the law governing the RDF.
"We have many specialists and doctors and we continue to try to get more. They support not only soldiers but the citizens," he added.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. Maj Gen Ephraim Rurangwa who previously served as the Commandant of Rwanda Military Hospital was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Medical Health Service. He will be deputised by Col Dr. John Nkurikiye, an ophthalmologist.