Paper short abstract:

Rwanda’s history following the 1994 genocide has provided the ability to examine the improvements of life expectancy, health care, and social disparities within this country. Understanding the ecological living conditions that lead to tungiasis was pursued to reduce the parasitic disease.

Paper long abstract:

The analysis gleaned from Rwanda’s history following the 1994 genocide to the post-war aftermath has provided the ability to examine the improvements of life expectancy, health care, and social disparities within this country. The following paper describes Rwanda’s environmental social health determinants, examines health literacy, and evaluates the inequalities within this country. Understanding the multiple influences surrounding the ecological living conditions that lead to tungiasis was pursued to reduce the prevalence of the parasitic disease. Policies should be established to enhance better environmental living conditions so that Rwandan citizens can overcome several health barriers. Low socioeconomic status is associated with impoverished housing conditions and unhygienic living environments. Poor housing conditions and unhygienic living environments expose Rwandan citizens to bacterial, viral, and parasitic risks. Therefore, examinations of peer-reviewed scholarly articles assist with determining the efforts used through governmental policies and programs to reduce health disparities in Rwanda. The development of policies can help to reduce the exposure to tungiasis, a prevalent parasitic disease, affecting many Rwandan individuals. Aligned with overcoming the barriers Rwandans face, tungiasis can be reduced and eliminated through education on tungiasis, knowledge of proper hygiene, environmental remedies, social policy reformation, and cultural modifications. In conclusion, goals should be established to create social change to protect at-risk Rwandan citizens from exposure to Tungiasis, especially school children.