Tweet In order to reduce on the rate that women die while giving birth in Rwanda, Misoprostol tablets  will be administered to pregnant women who are about to give birth. This type of medicine was before given to pregnant women in labor pains so that they can produce well, but with the research done, it [...]

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Tweet Abashinzwe gukurikirana indwara y’igituntu baturutse mu bigo nderabuzima byo mu karere ka Rusizi bahuriye hamwe mu rwego rwo kurebera hamwe aho gahunda yo kurwanya iyo ndwara igeze, kimwe mubyari bigamijwe ni ukumenya umubare w’abarwayi babonetse bakekwaho igituntu , abagaragaweho n’iyo ndwara no kurebera hamwe uburyo abarwayi bacyo bakurikiranywe n’abashinzwe kukirwanya muburyo bwo kubaha imiti. [...]

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Tweet On Wednesday 03/10/2012, the management of Kabgayi hospital complained to the minster of health Agnes Binagwaho about the hospital buildings that are too old, and also the few types of equipment that the hospital has. The priest of the catholic church of Kabgayi and also an official in the hospital of kabgayi, Musenyeri Maragda [...]

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TweetIt is very common for men to skip the doctor until they become sick or are faced with serious health problems. And a majority of men will postpone seeking care for a few days to see whether they feel any better. However with common deaths and health problems in Rwanda, men should take some preventive [...]

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Tweet  Nyuma y’imyaka itari mike n’ubushakashatsi butagira ingano, amakuru mashya aremeza ko vitamine C idakiza ibicurane. Ahubwo ngo gufata ibintu birimo vitamine C kenshi byongera amahirwe – nayo atari menshi –  yo gutuma ibicurane bitakumaraho igihe kirekire. Vitamine C iboneka cyane mu ndimu, amacunga, inkeri n’imboga rwatsi.   Uyu mwanzuro washyizwe ahagaragara mu 2004 n’ubushakashatsi [...]

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TweetAfter decades and dozens of studies, it appears the idea that vitamin C prevents colds is just an old wife’s tale. There is evidence that high doses of vitamin C, found in citrus fruit may slightly shorten the length of a cold.   The conclusions come from a 2004 study by researchers at Australia’s National Centre [...]

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Tweet Gahunda yitwa RapidSMS igamije guhana amakuru mu buryo bwihuse mu bijyanye n’ubuzima yashimwe cyane n’itsinda rituruka muri minisiteri y’ubuzima y’u Burundi kuri uyu wa kane tariki 04/10/2012, ubwo abagize iri tsinda basuraga ibitaro bya Ruhengeri. Muri urwo rugendo shuri rwo kwiga ibijyanye no guteza imbere ubuzima bw’umubyeyi n’umwana, itsinda ry’abayobozi muri minisiteri y’ubuzima no [...]

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TweetThe meeting was aimed at finding out the number of patients and suspected tuberculosis patients and how medicine can be distributed to them. Emmanuel Ndamwizeye, in charge of health in Rusizi district asked nurses and health workers to prevent spread of tuberculosis by giving much attention on the patients. At district level, statistics from nine [...]

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TweetRwandaSMS is a SMS based system to provide a real time community based surveillance and alert system for maternal and child health. Delegates from the Ministry of health and AIDS prevention control in Burundi on October 4th 2012 visited Ruhengeri Hospital on a study tour with an aim of improving maternal and child health. Dr [...]

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