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 »

Broadband expansion will widen health coverage – Kagame

Bellagio-Italy: President Paul Kagame said on Monday that the ongoing program to wire up Rwanda will ease health service delivery for its people – ‘the vast majority’ of who live in rural... Read more »

World Bank, IMF blocking better antiretroviral rollout – say campaigners

Kigali: A wage-bill imposed by international donor institutions on poor country is complicating the roll-out of an effective antiretroviral treatment plan to reach millions of needy recipients, Médecins Sans Frontière (MSF) has... Read more »

L’octroi des ARV aux nouveaux-nés diminue les risques de contamination du VIH

GLH 510: Souriante, un rien de timidité quand on fixe droit le regard dans le sien, Olive Mukagasana est mère de deux filles. L’aînée, Gischa Izabayo a six ans et sa petite... Read more »

Exploring new policy questions in HIV/Aids treatment

Kigali: With more funding for large-scale treatment programs for HIV/AIDS, research on emerging policy questions related to treatment is increasingly in demand. Putting into consideration successes in Rwanda and other countries with... Read more »

Les ARV ont recréé l’espoir

GLH 507, Kigali: Adeline Umutoni, 25 ans, a commencé le régime des antirétroviraux (ARV) en 2004. Elle ne pesait que 43 kg et son état de santé était désespéré. Aujourd’hui, elle a... Read more »

More young Rwandans having sex at early age

Kigali: Indifferent from other regions, young people in Rwanda are having sex at very tender ages living the fight against the spread of HIV/Aids in controversy, as indicated by the latest UN... Read more »

Campaign coming as intestinal worms affect more than 65 percent

Kigali: Martha Nizeyimana’s two-and-half-year-old son arrived at Nyamagabe Health Center recently vomiting and suffering from bloody diarrhea. Nurses quickly figured out he had intestinal worms, just like his three elder siblings before... Read more »

L’assurance maladie: Deux poids deux mésures

Kigali: Les porteurs de l’assurance maladie relevant des mutuelles de santé disent qu’ils ne bénéficient pas des soins de qualité. Une situation qui crée des frustrations parmi les adhérents qui se recrutent... Read more »

AIDS: ABC strategy faces challenges in western province

Western Province: Emmanuel Gahutu 42, spends most of his day telling people to abstain from sex, be faithful to their partners or use condoms to avoid HIV. Despite this, as RNA writes,... Read more »