RAHPC Professions
The Council regulates the health professions in the country in aspects pertaining to registration, education and training, professional conduct and ethical behavior.
Our Professional Advisory Boards
The Professional Boards are co-ordinating bodies for all the allied healthcare practitioners registered with the Council. The respective advisory boards that are established for a specific profession, deal with any matters relating to a specific profession. These boards consist of members appointed by their fellow practitioners but can also be nominated on the basis of their expertise.
Physical Therapy Practitioners
Physiotherapy also known as Physical Therapy is the branch of medical/health science specifically with a general role of promoting health and the prevention of health related problems by means of education and promoting self-care of individuals and communities. This can extend to advising and teaching associated careers and healthcare professionals in order to provide a coherent approach, which maximizes the individual’s independence.
Public Health Practitioner
Public Health is to provide and continually improve affordable promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care services of the highest quality and enhancing the general well-being of the population
Biomedical Engineering Technology Practitioner
A Biomedical Engineering Technologist is a professional who applies engineering principles and techniques to the field of medicine and biology.
Environmental Health Practitioners
Environmental health professionals work to ensure that the food we eat is safe and of good quality, to improve housing conditions, to safeguard standards of workplace health and safety, and to create a better environment.
Anaesthesia Practitioners
Non Physician Anaesthetists are members of the anaesthetic care team, trained both in the underlying scientific and medical knowledge pertinent to anaesthesia, and in the skills of administering anaesthesia.
Biomedical Laboratory Practitioners
Biomedical laboratory Science also known as Medical Laboratory Science (Laboratory Medicine) is the branch of medical science specifically concerned with the laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of disease. Only graduates from biomedical science programmes which are accredited and/or approved by the RAHPC are eligible to register as biomedical laboratory practitioners without undertaking further education.
Clinical Medicine and Community Health
A Clinical officer is a legally recognized Health Professional who is licensed to perform independently general medical duties such as diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury in all age group, ordering and interpreting medical tests, performing routine medical and minor surgical procedures. The clinical role of Clinical Officers includes primary and specialty care in medical and surgical practice settings. Professional competencies for clinical officers include the effective and appropriate application of medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, patient care, professionalism, practice-based learning and improvement, and systems-based practice. Patient-centered, clinical officer’s practice reflects a number of overarching themes. These include an unwavering commitment to patient safety, cultural competence, quality health care, lifelong learning, and professional growth. Furthermore, the profession’s dedication to the physician-Clinical Officer team benefits patients and the larger community. The medical clinical officer comparable to medical assistants may perform health care tasks in any setting authorized by the supervising authority, including physician offices, clinics, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, patient homes, nursing homes and other health care institutions.
Emergency Care
Emergency Care Practitioners are often the first health care professionals entrusted with the care of the critically ill or injured patient. A career in emergency care is both exciting and demanding, requiring mental alertness and rigorous physical fitness to make life and death decisions in an environment that can be difficult and dangerous.
Prosthetics & Orthotics
Prosthetists / orthotists supply prostheses and orthoses to patients. A prosthesis is a device that replaces a missing body part. An orthosis is fitted to an existing body part
Social Work
A social worker is a mental health professional who works to improve the lives of vulnerable populations. They work with individuals and communities to overcome challenges and effect social change
Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences
Medical Imaging previously referred to as Radiography is a unique medical profession that involves both clinical and technical knowledge and skills. It is a field that applies science, arts and technology. The areas of practice and specialty in radiography include diagnostic imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnostic ultrasound, Nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, management, medical physics (radiation protection) and information technology (imaging informatics). These are well spelt out in the roles of the radiological technologist, which are patient care, the use of technology, optimization of radiation dose, clinical responsibility, management, quality assurance and research.
Ophthalmic Clinical Officers
Ophthalmic Profession is mandated to educate the next generation of eye professionals while striving to improve eye health in the region by providing trusted high-quality eye care for the indigent inner city population, innovating and making discoveries.
Oral And Dental Health
A dental therapist is a licensed oral health professional who practices as part of the dental team to provide educational, clinical and therapeutic patient services. Dental therapists provide basic preventive and restorative treatment to children and adults, and extractions of primary (baby) teeth under the supervision of a dentist.
Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology study both normal and abnormal functioning and treat patients with mental and emotional problems. They also study and encourage behaviors that build wellness and emotional resilience.
Nutrition Practitioners
Nutrition is about getting essential nutrients from food for growth, energy, and health. It involves understanding what nutrients our bodies need, how they work, and making smart food choices to stay healthy.
Occupational Therapy Practitioners
Occupational therapy (OT) helps people engage in daily activities despite challenges like injury or disability. Therapists use exercises, tools, and environmental changes to improve function and independence in tasks like self-care, work, and leisure.
Professional Conduct and Ethics
The Rwanda Allied Health Professions Council was established to regulate the Allied Health Professions in the Republic of Rwanda. As part of its mandate to protect the public, the Code of Professional Conduct was developed to set the standards of conduct and behaviour expected of registered allied health practitioners. This Code was developed based on a health professional's obligation to act in the best interest of patients and the public and ethical principles of:
- Beneficence, this refers to doing good to others;
- Non-maleficence, this refers to doing no harm to others;
- Respect for your patient's privacy and confidentiality;
- Respect for your patient's autonomy, this refers to their right to refuse or choose their treatment;
- Fair and just provision of health services; and
- Personal integrity
Allied health practitioners provide a wide range of services to the public in both the health and social care environment and have a duty to promote and protect the health and safety of the patients at all times. The Code of conduct lays down a set of principles for the professional relationships, practice and conduct with respect to users of health professional services and amongst the various healthcare professions.
Other Professional Services
Certificate of Status
- May only be issued to a registered practitioner.
- No complaint pending against the name of practitioner.
- Certificate of Status will be issued to a Practitioner after submission of evidence that no criminal or unprofessional conduct proceedings are pending against him/her.
Certificate of Good Standing
- May only be issued to a registered practitioner.
- No complaint pending against the name of practitioner.
- Certificate of Status will be issued to a Practitioner after submission of evidence that no criminal or unprofessional conduct proceedings are pending against him/her.
Duplicate Registration Certificate or License
- May only be issued to a registered practitioner.
- No complaint pending against the name of practitioner.
- Certificate of Status will be issued to a Practitioner after submission of evidence that no criminal or unprofessional conduct proceedings are pending against him/her.