First Lady pleads for mothers, children

Kigali: First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Wednesday said “it is heartbreaking” that many mothers and children continue to die from preventable illnesses, RNA reports.

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La dépression affecte plus d’un quart de Rwandais

Kigali: Quinze ans après le génocide des tutsi au Rwanda, des recherches sur la prévalence de désordres causés par le stress durant la période post-traumatique (Prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder :PTSD)... Read more »

“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 »