The 13th SuSanA meeting was held in Kigali, Rwanda on 17-18 July 2011 (Sunday afternoon and Monday whole day) prior to the AfricaSan 3 which took place in Kigali, Rwanda from 19-21 July 2011. The meeting was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Health (Rwanda), UNICEF-Rwanda and the SuSanA secretariat. The venue was the MUHABURA at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Kigali. We would like to warmly thank all presenters, participants and organisers for the stimulating and interesting event.