Health

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds gathered in Congo’s eastern city of Goma Thursday to support Ebola response teams that have seen increasing attacks and resistance among communities where Ebola continues to spread. North Kivu Governor Carly Kasivita, who organized the march, said that anyone spreading misinformation and claiming that “Ebola …

  Wednesday, May 15, 2019 ‘Striking’ Differences in Rates of HIV/AIDS within Rwanda and other African nations New study finds some African nations have five-fold disparities in numbers of people infected with HIV SEATTLE–Despite the rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) since 2000, HIV/AIDS is still the most common cause …

In conference of two days “Youth for Village Conference” (YVC2018), on 15th to 16th December 2018 by youth students organization “Rwanda village community promoters” (RVCP), increased youth knowledge on HIV/AIDS, its effects on people’s lives and how to prevent it. Medical doctor and Lecturer in university of Rwanda Dr Richard …

Thursday  29 November 2018, PAX PRESS, the Rwandan journalist network  to promote peace, human rights, and democracy in Rwanda in partnership with  Rwanda Red Cross and  Belgium Embassy,  has organized a training of journalists from various media operating in Rwanda on the report on the Ebola virus. This training focused …

Kigali – Rwanda from 5 to 7 November 2018, a medical team called “Dream Doctors” from Israel was in Kigali for a 3 days training program called: “Rwanda 2018 – Medical and Humanitarian Clowning”. This program included different activities in different places including a workshop at Kimisagara Youth Center, a …

Under support of Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (DGIS) as part of the Voices for Change partnership through SNV, the Civil Society Organizations, Imbaraga and Caritas, recommend the consumption of fortified foods in order to fight against malnutrition in Rwanda. This call from the Caritas and Imbaraga organizations …

Rwanda has issued an alert following cholera outbreak in neighbouring Uganda. The Ministry of Health has asked its citizens travelling to Uganda and those living along the border to be vigilant and maintain high levels of hygiene. “We hereby urge all Rwandans in general and those residing in Sectors bordering …

The Joint EAC Heads of State Retreat on Infrastructure and Health Financing and Development that will take place in Kampala on 22nd February this year brings together two events namely the 4th EAC Heads of State Retreat on Infrastructure Financing and Development and the 1st EAC Summit on Investment in …