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AllAfrica.com
April 28, 2018
"We need to address the issue with our partners so that we can have secure conditions in court and gather all the evidence required while getting support from different stakeholders such as like medical personnel, government offices as well as the newly created Rwanda Investigation Bureau," saidÃÂ ...
News@Northeastern
April 27, 2018
That's when she found out about Team Heart, a nonprofit medical organization dedicated to bringing sustainable cardiac care to Rwanda. ... And while there are few hospitals equipped to offer a wide range of heart services, there are even fewer doctors and nurses with the specialized training to do it.
The Economist
April 27, 2018
This may involve a visit to a drugseller, perhaps buying a “shotgun bag” containing a few days-worth of antimalarial medicine, antibiotics and painkillers. ... In many developing countries people get their health care mostly from informal private providers such as drug shops or unqualified practitioners.
The Economist
April 26, 2018
Yet the gap between this progress and the still greater potential that medicine offers has perhaps never been wider. At least half ... Health care is a labour-intensive industry, and community health workers, paid relatively little compared with doctors and nurses, can make a big difference in poor countries.
Xinhua
April 26, 2018
KIGALI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Severe malaria cases and deaths declined in Rwanda in 2017, an official said Wednesday. ... The interventions by the government include distribution of treated bed nets, training community health workers on treating malaria among adults, unlike before when they only treatedÃÂ ...
The New Times
April 23, 2018
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Austin American-Statesman
April 23, 2018
St. David's Round Rock Medical Center recognized an employee, physician and volunteer as the hospital's 2017 Frist Humanitarian Award recipients. ... Many of the missions are coordinated with the Ministry of Health in Rwanda, where a radio announcement is played prior to arrival so women in rural areas have theÃÂ ...
Dailyuw
April 23, 2018
Rwanda has made considerable efforts toward poverty reduction, healthcare access, and economic development since the 1994 genocide that occurred there. ... The researchers suggested that in developing countries like Rwanda, alternative sources of data collection may prove to be very important. In theÃÂ ...
The New Times
April 23, 2018
Dr Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, the Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division manager, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, says that over the last five years, the cases of malaria ... National-level surveys prove that only about one third (34 per cent) of children with a fever are taken to a medical health centre.
The New Times
April 23, 2018
Dieudonne Bukaba, the nutrition programme coordinator at Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) Rwanda, explains that Vitamin C is water soluble, antioxidant vitamin that speeds up the healing of wounds, boosts immunity and also aids in the production of collagen, making them a great option to include inÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
April 20, 2018
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Citizen Outreach Programme, formerly known as the RDF Army Week, will this year provide free medical care services to ... Beyond treating patients, military personnel have been able to construct six hospitals and health centers, 55 health posts, and 114 rooms for healthÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
April 20, 2018
Rwanda has joined the recently launched Commonwealth Nations initiative to curb malaria by half in the next five years. The initiative, launched on Wednesday at the ... And two, we made treatment free. Today, Community Health Workers handle 55 per cent of malaria cases in Rwanda," Mushikiwabo said.
AllAfrica.com
April 20, 2018
The Ministry of Health, through Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), is committed to expand the scope of evidence-based healthcare by conducting more ... "Clinical trials are done to test new drugs or new medical interventions in terms of certifying and applying them to prevent various diseases, to put outÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
April 19, 2018
Rwanda has joined the recently launched Commonwealth Nations initiative to curb malaria by half in the next five years. The initiative, launched on Wednesday at the ... And two, we made treatment free. Today, Community Health Workers handle 55 per cent of malaria cases in Rwanda," Mushikiwabo said.
World Bank Group (blog)
March 24, 2018
Many countries, including Kenya, Malawi and Rwanda, have now established one stop clinics, and switched from opt-in to opt-out testing policies, ... Community health workers remain the unsung heroes of the battle against this deadly disease, providing a vital link between patients and medical providers.
Xinhua
March 24, 2018
KIGALI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda has been selected to host the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) 2019, a senior health official said Saturday. Rwanda has launched the preparatory phase of the conference which is expected to bring more thanÃÂ ...
Liberty News
March 23, 2018
The initiative, coordinated through Liberty's Office of Spiritual Development, kicked off in a Convocation last fall, where Rwanda was announced as this year's ... Another team of 17 School of Nursing students spent the week partnering with the Mont Cyangugu Health Center, where they delivered a newÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 23, 2018
“Rwanda has made significant progress in reducing the number of children who die from preventable causes and 90 per cent of women deliver with skilled attendance at health facilities. The UNICEF is proud to have contributed to the achievement of reduction of maternal and child deaths through variousÃÂ ...
International Monetary Fund
March 23, 2018
As in the past, the IMF team underlined the importance of balancing tax incentives in Rwanda and domestic revenue mobilization objectives. ... development partners, in particular the United Nations and the World Bank—also examined Rwanda's strategic sector plans for health, education and infrastructureÃÂ ...
Global News Network
March 23, 2018
Kigali, March 23, 2018 – The award-winning Liberian medical doctor and inventor, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has been invited to Rwanda to ... The event dubbed, “The Next Einstein Forum 2018,” is a biennial global event where the world of science, medicine, and technology meet on the African soil.
The New Times
March 21, 2018
Rwanda U-20 head coach Vincent Mashami is confident that his side can win the two-legged 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya. The first leg will be staged on April 1 at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos; just outside Nairobi while the return leg will be played on April 21 at Kigali StadiumÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 21, 2018
Bazivamo added that lack of a harmonised policy has resulted into importation of counterfeit products, which may be dangerous to human health. ... to allow for easy access to information about registered pesticides by all the six EAC partner states (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan).
ReliefWeb
March 21, 2018
The meeting was officially declared opened by Rwanda's Minister of State for Public and Primary Health care, Dr. Patrick Ndimubanzi who called on the participants to focus their collective efforts to ensure vaccination for the unreached children. He added that countries in the sub region had endorsed theÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 19, 2018
Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC), in their Ordinary General Assembly that convened over the weekend, recommended that all national athletes should have medical insurance effective next year. The issue of medical insurance was among the many resolutions passed—the othersÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 19, 2018
From detecting the potential presence of cerebral bleeds to identifying cardiac illness from echocardiography data, AI is introducing efficiency and accuracy in healthcare. This is in addition to the increasing pervasiveness of health chat-bots. A doctor can only see so many patients daily, but a conversationÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 19, 2018
Eat more cheese, apples and yoghurt and cut down on red meat and potatoes to prevent diabetes, new health guidelines say. Doctors have published a list of foods they recommend to help stop people developing type 2 diabetes. It is the first time health guidelines issued by charity Diabetes UK haveÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 19, 2018
But in these conditions, there would be other associated features of underlying medical disorders. Drugs used for thinning blood, like aspirin and warfarin, can cause nose bleed as a side effect. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can lead to nose bleeding. Recurrent nose bleed, even if minor, canÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 19, 2018
In Rwanda, it is much less than other Sub Saharan countries due to efforts and measures undertaken by the government. But still it remains an issue of concern. In human ... Whatever the reason, teenage pregnancy is a health issue and a cause for concern. Teen-age is the growth of the body physically.
BBC News
March 16, 2018
Rwanda has banned mosques in the capital, Kigali, from using loudspeakers during the call to prayer. They say the calls, made five times a day, have been disturbing residents of the Nyarugenge district, home to the capital's biggest mosques. But an official from a Muslim association criticised it, saying they could insteadÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 15, 2018
At least 16 Rwandan heart patients are set to benefit from a free surgery camp this month. ... initiative is part of activities to be implemented under their 'Oshen Healthcare Medical cardiologic treatment Plan' which is aimed at, among others, building the hospital's capacity to handle specialised cases.
The New Times
March 15, 2018
If not, you should start doing so because health experts advise that ensuring proper hygiene is the best way to prevent pinworms (threadworms) in kids. ... of the child, since the pinworms depart from the anus, the tape can be taken to the doctor to test in the microscope if it contains pinworm eggs,” he says.
AllAfrica.com
March 15, 2018
"A health centre or a school should not be established for the sake of its existence but to serve the people. Leaders should ensure that people use such infrastructures," he said. The target for central and local leaders' performance contracts for the fiscal year 2017/2018 is improving economic, social, andÃÂ ...
The Times
March 14, 2018
After a hard week working as a mental health nurse manager, Noble Marara was relaxing at home with his family when they were visited by two police officers. They warned that he was in grave danger because a foreign government posed an “imminent threat” to his life, and urged him to increase security.
AllAfrica.com
March 13, 2018
The government has harmonised fees charged by veterinary doctors, a move that, according to Rwanda Council of Veterinary Doctors, will address ... One Cow per poor Family - Programme beneficiaries because they cannot afford such medical services for their livestock as they are financially vulnerable.
The New Times
March 13, 2018
The conference was organised by the East Africa Diabetes Group (EADSG) in collaboration with Rwanda's Ministry of Health. ... at the opening ceremony, the Minister of State in charge of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Dr Patrick Ndimubanzi, said hosting the congress in Rwanda is timely.
africanews
March 13, 2018
At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning struck a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda, a local official said Sunday. ... He added that 140 people involved in the incident had been rushed to hospital and district health centres, but many had already been discharged.
africanews
March 12, 2018
“Doctors say that only three (more churchgoers) are in critical condition but they are getting better,” Habitegeko Francois told reporters on Sunday. He said that in Friday's incident, lightning struck a group of 18 students in the area, killing one. Three of the students remain in hospital while the rest have beenÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 12, 2018
Mukamana, a community health worker, says she had just returned home for lunch when it started raining and then heard the lightning. Minutes later, she heard a woman crying for help and ran thinking the church had collapsed upon people only to find it intact but all people inside strangely lying on theÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
March 9, 2018
Airtel Rwanda and Radiant Insurance Company have partnered to offer a new digital insurance product code named Ingoboka Cash to boost medical ... It is a commitment we have dedicated to the health and welfare of our customers, Amoateng noted adding that Ingoboka Cash is expected to further boostÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
March 9, 2018
Rwanda continues to register high cases of maternal deaths even as the country cut the deaths by more than half in less than a decade, according to statistics ... Health experts say that most instances of maternal deaths are easily avoidable by slight adjustments and improvement in healthcare systems.
AllAfrica.com
March 7, 2018
The successful operations were conducted by a team of 67 voluntary heart specialists that included doctors, nurses and other medical specialists from the ... Oshen Healthcare Medical cardiologic treatment plan, which is aimed at, among others, building the hospital's capacity to handle specialised cases.
The New Times
March 7, 2018
Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) has organized the first ever course in Sport Medicine—the five-day course started on Friday and will ... The course is being conducted by Professor Cyrille Serges, the Chairman of the Medical Committee Association of National Committees AfricanÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 7, 2018
As the population in Rwanda grows, resulting in imbalance of economic variables such as health, nutrition, education, housing and employment, ... Benjamin Iradukunda, a 2nd year medical student at University of Rwanda's School of Medicine, says everything comes with a negative side and that the useÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 6, 2018
Instances of medical negligence have been found to be one of the contributing factors to high mortality rates in the region by most indexes, including the World Health Organisation. ... Would we be correct to say that the high mortality rates in Africa are partly a result of negligence in health care provision?
AllAfrica.com
March 5, 2018
We have had lots of declarations in the health care sector over the previous decades. The thing is that is why we are trying to say that we should do things differently. That is why we are saying that the health care is not a one institution problem. We are trying to bring in multiple stakeholders. We need toÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 4, 2018
Dr Fidel Rubagumya, a resident physician - clinical oncology and the founder of Rwanda Children's Cancer Relief has won a $20,000 (about Rwf17 million) grant from American Society of Clinical Oncology. This was announced last week on the organisation's website. In an exclusive interview with HealthyÃÂ ...
The New Times
March 2, 2018
He was encouraged to seek anti-retroviral drugs, but the thought of taking medicine every other day, and the stigma he was subjected to drained him of any hope. Today, stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV is still a challenge, according to Rwandan Network of People Infected andÃÂ ...
Star Local Media
March 2, 2018
Their days in Rwanda usually began with breakfast at 7 a.m., morning prayer with the medical staff around 7:30 a.m. and then they'd begin rounds. As a doctor/nurse team, the Abrahams saw 80 patients a day, treating children for vomiting, diarrhea, worms and normal childhood bronchial and respiratoryÃÂ ...
News24
February 28, 2018
Kigali - Rwandan authorities said on Wednesday that 714 churches and one mosque would be shut in Kigali for allegedly failing to meet safety and hygiene standards. "Some churches conduct their worship services in shoddy and unclean structures, to the detriment of people's health and safety," saidÃÂ ...
The New Times
February 28, 2018
But the studies done so far have shown maximum cases to occur among health professionals, particularly doctors and nurses. ... A career in medicine has many positive things to offer, which could make one happy. Ask any doctor. The pleasure felt when a very sick person becomes healthy after treatmentÃÂ ...
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