Minister of Health briefs diplomats on Marburg virus disease outbreak

Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana interacts with diplomats  Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Health, provided an update to the diplomatic corps and development partners regarding the ongoing Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak. This... Read more »

Marburg virus response: Sabin Vaccine Institute supplies Rwanda with more vaccines

The Sabin Vaccine Institute has delivered 1,000 additional emergency vaccine doses to Rwanda, bolstering the country’s efforts to combat the ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreak.  This second shipment follows an initial delivery... Read more »

Kagame, Africa CDC boss discussed collaboration in containing Marburg virus

President Kagame met with Dr. Jean Kaseya(left)  President Kagame met with Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).  They discussed Rwanda’s preparedness and collaboration with Africa... Read more »

European Commission delivered 5,420 mpox vaccine doses to Rwanda

Yesterday the European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) delivered 5,420 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine to Rwanda to support the country’s response to the ongoing mpox outbreak.  This delivery... Read more »

Le Rwanda commence la vaccination contre le Marburg par les professionnels de la santé

Le Rwanda a commencé cette semaine la vaccination contre l’épidémie du virus Marburg qui sévit dans le pays depuis plusieurs jours. « La vaccination commence aujourd’hui immédiatement », a déclaré le Ministre... Read more »

DRC starts mpox vaccination in high-priority provinces

The Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today started vaccinating vulnerable groups against mpox in high-priority provinces... Read more »

President Kagame, WHO boss discussed on tracking of Marburg virus in Rwanda

WHO bossGhebreyesus (Left) and President Kagame in Paris On the sidelines of the 19th Summit of La Francophonie in Paris, President Kagame met with Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World... Read more »

Des mesures drastiques de prévention contre la pandémie de Marburg au camp de réfugiés de Mahama

Un centre de santé au camp de réfugiés de Mahama au Rwanda (SOS Médias Burundi) Plusieurs organisations internationales opérant au camp de réfugiés de Mahama ont suspendu leurs activités suite à l’apparition... Read more »

Trois cent personnes en isolement et six morts suite au Marburg

Le Ministre de la Santé, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana Trois cents personnes ont été identifiées en trois jours au Rwanda comme ayant été en contact avec des patients atteints par la fièvre hémorragique Marburg,... Read more »

Rwanda is implementing preventive measures for viral fever

Marburg virus disease (MVD), a haemorrhagic fever, has been confirmed in a few patients in health facilities in the country. Investigations are being carried out to determine the origin of the infection.... Read more »