Vingt-deux mille rwandais attrapent le VIH/Sida chaque année

GLH 524: Durant les trois semaines étalés du 26 juin au 18 juillet 2009 en guise de commémoration du 15ème anniversaire de la Libération du pays, l’Armée a décidé de se mobiliser... Read more »

Condom self-service machines to be introduced

Kigali: Faced with grim statistics showing very low condom use in Rwanda due to stigma, health officials have unveiled new self-service machines from where people will buy condoms without fearing to be... Read more »

Parliament refused controversial Reproductive Health Bill

Kigali: The controversial bill at the center of a brewing storm over plans to forcefully sterilize the mentally handicapped was sent back to the bill’s initiators – among them former Health Minister... Read more »

Mentally handicapped people to be forcefully sterilized

Kigali: People who are considered mentally unstable will not be allowed to have children, should a proposal by a parliamentary committee get the backing of Rwanda’s political elite – which has prompted... Read more »

Malaria killed “only 248” people

Kigali: As few as 248 people succumbed to malaria last year in Rwanda – even though it continues to kill uncontrollably in other parts of the world, the official in charge of... Read more »

About 50% of mothers giving birth in hospital – reports

Kigali: Some 45.2 percent of children in Rwanda are being born with the assistance of skilled health personnel, two different assessments from government and Save the Children, have indicated.

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Swine flu: Rwanda calls for calm following level rise

Kigali: One day after the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the swine flu pandemic alert level from 5 to 6, Rwandan health officials called for calm in the country stating that there... Read more »

Bukavu : Le signal de RFI coupé à depuis une semaine

Kinshasa: Reporters sans frontières proteste avec vigueur contre la coupure du signal de Radio France Internationale (RFI) à Bukavu, chef-lieu du Sud-Kivu (Est). Le 10 juin 2009, le ministre de la Communication... Read more »

Trois semaines de services de santé envers la population

Kigali: Le 15ème anniversaire de la Journée de Libération sera célébrée le 04 juillet prochain sous le signe d’un plus engagement pour atteindre de meilleures performances dans la croissance économique et la... Read more »

Prévalence du VIH/Sida très élevée chez les personnes handicapées

GLH 523: Par rapport au reste de la population, les personnes handicapées (PH) présentent une prévalence du VIH/Sida plus élevée et cette situation nécessité une implication de tous les acteurs de la... Read more »