“Kanyanga” kills 40 in Uganda

Some forty (40) people have been killed in a few days by a locally made spirit known in Uganda as waragi, and as Kanyanga in Rwanda, reports say.

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« Presque tous les cas de choléra ont été maîtrisés »

A Bukavu – province du Sud Kivu (RDC) – juste à quelques kilomètres de Kamembe au Rwanda, plus de 7000 cas sont dénombrés avec plus... Read more »

Environ 20% de mères séropositives enceintes ont cessé de prendre les ARV

Kigali: 5 à 10% des femmes non enceintes n’ont pas bien pris leurs médicaments, tandis que  15 à 20% de femmes en grossesse ont été irrégulières dans la consommation de ceux-ci, selon... Read more »

Cholera infections hit 49, Congo river blamed

Western Province: Rusizi district in western Rwanda is grappling with a possible cholera epidemic as some 49 people were confirmed to be carrying the infection by Monday evening, RNA report.

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New HIV vaccine not applicable in Rwanda – officials

Kigali: Government and campaign groups battling HIV in Rwanda expressed optimism Friday at news of a new vaccine against the virus, but were also quick to point out it has not been... Read more »

Violée, infectée…et rejetée par tous

Kigali: Violée et engrossée par des Interahamwe qui lui ont aussi transmis le sida, dont ses enfants sont infectés, cette veuve, rescapée du génocide, stigmatisée par tous, vit seule avec ses souffrances.... Read more »

Excitement as new HIV vaccine is announced

Kigali: An experimental HIV vaccine developed by the U.S. military has for the first time cut the risk of infection by up to 30 percent, researchers said Thursday.

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Swine flu moves closer to Rwanda’s borders

Kigali: Eight students have been diagnosed with H1N1 swine flu in western Uganda town of Bushenyi – bringing the spread of the virus closer to the borders of Rwanda, reports from there... Read more »

HIV antiretroviral Apo-TriAvir is safe – says manufacturer

Kigali: The Canadian manufacturer of Apo-TriAvir, an antiretroviral distributed in Rwanda, says the pill has “nothing to do” with the company’s ongoing issue over manufacturing practices with the United States’ drug regulator,... Read more »

Canadian drug firm sends “final” antiretroviral tablets

Kigali: The second and last shipment of antiretroviral tablets Apo-TriAvir arrive in the country early next week, and the company making them has informed Rwanda that this could be the last consignment,... Read more »