TweetWater distribution in Kigali city may not seem equal to all areas mostly because of the geographical position of some areas in the City. Hilly areas do not get water as regularly as lower areas like Kimisagara favoured by natural gravitation flow enabling easy access to water. In a bid to understand how citizens get [...]

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TweetRwanda’s national referral hospital Kigali Faysal Hospital is on the spot after cabinet raised concerns over its performance and service delivery. A cabinet meeting of January 13 chaired by President Kagame resolved that officials need to do more to position the hospital as the national referral facility. The cabinet resolution follows a tour of the [...]

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TweetNews reaching www.rwandaeye.com confirm that the first Ophthalmology Centre of Excellence in Sub Saharan Africa will be set up in Rwanda this year. The Rwanda Institute of Ophthalmology centre will be second to none in Africa, according to Dr Geoffrey C. Tabin, the founder of Himalayan Cataract Project (USA). Dr Geoffrey C. Tabin     [...]

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TweetIn 2010, Kamembe sector in Rusizi district of the Western Province managed to achieve 100% subscription to Health Insurance (Mituelle de Sante). However, the number decreased in 2011 and it is expected that the numbers will continue decreasing this year following the amendment of the Health Insurance policy which saw the contribution increase from Rwf1, [...]

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TweetPSI (Population Services International) has initiated a new project called 12+ that is meant to advice young girls between 10 and 12 years to abstain from sexual relations. This was revealed by Byiringiro Fidèle, the coordinator of PSI program in the southern province of Rwanda. Byiringiro Fidèle said that one of PSI’s objectives is to [...]

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Tweet                 Abana bakingirwa indwara ya Kanseri Ubuyobozi bw’akarere ka Nyamagabe buratangazako bumaze gukingira abana bagera kuri 3976 bangana na 59% mu gihe uyu mwaka bari bahize kuzakingira abana bagera 6714. Umuyobozi w’akarere ka Nyamagabe ushinzwe ubuzima Kayitesi Colette, avuga ko bafite icyizere cy’uko mu mpera z’ukwezi k’Ugushyingo [...]

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TweetUrubyiruko rw’akarere ka Nyamagabe rwibumbuye muri Club anti SIDA Bimenye nawe bamaze guhindura imyumvire y’abantu benshi kubijyanye no kwirinda no kurwanya indwara z’ibyorezo cyane cyane izandurira mu mibonano mpuzabitsina. Abanyamuryango bagize iyi Club bavugako uruhare rwabo rwagiye rwigaragaza kuko ubu abantu basigaye bitabira kwipimisha ku bushake babaye benshi biturutse kunyigisho baba bahawe n’iyi Club. Yves [...]

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TweetAccording to scientific research conducted by medical specialists in Rwanda, Elephantiasis is caused by different types of parasitic worms, including Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori. Elephantiasis is transmitted by female mosquitoes. When an infected female mosquito bites a person, she may inject the worm larvae into the bloodstream. The worm larvae reproduce and [...]

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Tweet Abantu benshi bakunda kuvuga ko kunywa isukari nyinshi bitera diyabete, bakubona uyinywa bakagutongera kurwara diyabete. Ni byo, isukari iri mu biyitera ariko si yo ntandaro nyamukuru. Diyabete iterwa na bimwe mu bice by’umubiri bidakora neza. Amakuru dukesha urubuga www.ncbi.nlm avuga ko diyabete iterwa n’isukari nyinshi mu maraso itavanywemo ngo yinjizwe muri bimwe mu bice [...]

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TweetThe ministry of health (MINISANTE) has been given a go-ahead to implement as a matter of urgency its plan to eradicate malnutrition in the country. The strategy was approved by cabinet on January 13. According to the MINISANTE, statistics on chronic malnutrition and anemia in Rwanda show that it remains very high. The counter strategy [...]

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