Malaria patients down to 10% from over 50 percent

Kigali: Patients diagnosed with malaria at some health centers in Rwanda have dropped significantly that health officials are recording rising cases of others illnesses, a new World Health Organisation study suggests.

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RDC : Sida, taux élevé de prévalence chez les personnes qui ont une connaissance

Kinshasa: C’est ce que révèle une enquête démographique et de santé menée conjointement pendant 2 ans par les ministères de la Santé publique et du Plan, en collaboration avec des partenaires.

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Deworming campaign treats more than 5 million children, mothers

Kigali: The first-ever deworming campaign since last week throughout the whole country has seen 5 million school-aged children, 1.5 million pre-school children and 50,000 expectant mothers given necessary doses, the campaign’s partners... Read more »

Excitement as indoor-spraying to control malaria gets underway

Kigali: Rwanda this week relaunched the indoor-insecticide spraying program to control the spread of malaria in Kigali. For Vestine Mukagasana, the spraying comes at the right time.

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De la sexualité active des jeunes

GLH 511 : La jeune élève Evelyne Kabanyana,  18 ans, est en 4ème année au Collège de Kigoma près du centre urbain de Gitarama. Elle reconnaît que sur les 40 condisciples de... Read more »

When HIV carriers could be guilty for transmitting the virus

Kigali: In 2006, Mr. Emmanuel Gahutu and his wife discovered they were HIV positive. Mr. Gahutu now blames it all on her – after a 17-year marriage. As RNA reports, should some... Read more »

Rwanda takes seat on global immunisation partnership

Kigali: Rwanda is to be part of the decision-making mechanism of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization over the next three years, RNA reports.

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No more funding for disorganized HIV campaigners

Kigali: All funding to civil society organizations engaged in the HIV/Aids fight will be channeled through the line government commission to streamline service delivery, it was announced on Wednesday.

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Delegates call for multifaceted HIV fight in women

Mexico: Delegates to the international conference in Mexico have recommended that all possible tools be employed in the fight against HIV/Aids among women and girls if progress is to be maintained, RNA... Read more »

More rural women look to the birth-control Pill

Kigali: Marthe could not give her second name because of the stigma associated with using contraceptives. Inside the room where she is waiting for the health worker to attend to her, she... Read more »