This policy brief discusses Rwanda's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes the progression of the pandemic through multiple phases, from initial imported cases to periods of increased transmission and mortality. A total of 11,032 cases and 142 deaths were reported between March 2020 and January 2021. The brief examines the public health interventions implemented to curb transmission and mitigate the socioeconomic impact. It concludes by recommending that Rwanda further strengthen its capacity to detect and respond to pandemics. Social protection programs must also support poorer households most at risk from pandemic-related economic shocks.

2. • Executive summary/ or summary
The policy belief doesn’t have executive summary
• introduction/context
• Is it brief
Yes it is clear and understandable
• Does it introduce the reader why the problem is important and probably urgent
because it does concisely describe the situation on Covid-19 within Rwanda and explain the magnitude by prevalent and incident of an outbreak from national level to
the extent of internal level, and propose the contribution of this policy against the COVID-19.
.The COVID-19 burden has resulted in unprecedented pressure on the public health systems across the world, including many African countries.
• Does it describe key research aims and questions
This report seeks to document the interventions put in place to flatten the curve of COVID-19 transmission, examine the impact of COVID-19 on health outcomes in
Rwanda, and describe interventions to mitigate the socioeconomic impact.

3. • Research Overview
Magnitude the of problem was clearly stated
Research method: it was not mentioned in this policy brief
The research approach has answered the research questions, whereby the finings
A total of 11,032 cases and 142 deaths were reported between 14 March 2020
and 17 January 2021 in Rwanda. During this period the epidemic in Rwanda
progressed through multiple phases.

4. • • Discussion/analysis of key findings
From beginning:
There are number of phases of COVID-19 in Rwanda
Phase1: it was a stable period with cases linked or either imported cases
Phase2: disease become transmitted and an increased mortality and mass testing
Phase3: the cases dropped and there was low case fatality,
phase4 : second wave of the outbreak rebounded back and more case fatality was observed and around 400 partnerships were
gathered.
After then, there were strictly partnership to disseminate the PPE, and other control measures and some small treatment of
some key symptoms.
The testing for second attack rate were established,
Asymptomatic mothers have taken way their babies to the day care

5. • Concluding section that presents both policy recommendations and implications of the research
or conclusion/recommendation
Policy implementation
The COVID-19 pandemic underlines the need to further strengthen capacities to detect and
respond to major public health events and threats.
Policy brief suggested that,
The social protection programme must take into account poorer households as they are
the most at risk to shocks from the pandemic. More effort is needed to mobilize, pool, and
share resources during pandemic, including testing capabilities, trained and specialized
human resources for health, and infrastructures to facilitate the quarantining of members
coming from poor families.