The Military Health Service is composed of formations, directorates and agencies 

Military Health Service formations are as follows: 

1. Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital; 

2. medical operations support command composed of medical regiments and field medical facilities; 

3. medical regional support command composed of military health facilities. 

    

Military Health Service directorates are as follows: 

1. Directorate of Epidemiology and Public Health; 

2. Directorate of Medical Training, Research and Innovation;

3. Directorate of Drugs and Medical Materials; 

4. Directorate of Corporate Services 

The Military Health Service has the following responsibilities: 

1. to ensure the health of defence and security organs personnel, their families and the general public;
2. to contribute to the achievements of the Government’s objectives related to the national healthcare security;
3. to provide high-quality healthcare to members of Rwanda Defence Force deployed within the country or abroad;
4. to intervene in humanitarian activities domestically or abroad in the event of a pandemic, disasters, devastating accident or when considered necessary;
5. to promote the medical education of health professionals at all levels, as well as research and innovation.