Tweet  A UN report says Rwanda has already achieved Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 4 of reducing the deaths of children under five years by two-thirds below 1990 levels by 2015. Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation show that only 54 Rwandan children die out of every 1000 new borns. [...]

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TweetGinger is the common name for Zingiber officinale, which was originally cultivated in China and now equally spread around the world.   Ginger is commonly used in Rwanda especially to spice the tea. It is a perennial plant, distinguished by the white and yellowish-greenish flowers it produces, as well as its thick and long twisting [...]

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Tweet According to the 2012 report published in The Lancet -Universal Coverage Healthcare Coverage series, Rwanda is among the top countries globally that have introduced healthcare coverage ’Mutuelle’, as well as creating new model to do it. With lessons learned from Rwanda, countries like South Africa are also beginning to shape the way in piloting [...]

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TweetThe East African Community (EAC) should push for a social health protection programme across all member states, as a way to improve universal access to health services. This was revealed by Ambassador Richard Sezibera, the Secretary General for the EAC, while opening officially the EAC summit on social health protection that will take three days. [...]

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