In countries where abortion is illegal or when hygiene conditions and equipment are insufficient, teenage pregnancy may lead to unsafe abortion (National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda] ICF International. [33]). Rwanda had an estimated populat...
RwandaThree Focus Group Discussion of participants from the population and ten individual interviews with key Informants were conducted in the Southern and in the Western Provinces of Rwanda. The research presented here was to investigate the opportunities and challenges in facing domestic violence. The...
Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, former Minister of Health of Rwanda “If we agree that health is not a commodity but a human right and know that philanthropy has the big advantage of being free of politics and can act directly to facilitate what is important for ...
KIGALI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda on Monday launched a maternal and child health awareness campaign to mobilize communities to adopt healthy habits to prevent key health issues. Under the theme of "Integrated Maternal and Child Health Week," the campaign is running from Oct. 14-18 across t...
Rwanda has made impressive strides towards universal health coverage, mainly by providing health insurance to the poor in the informal sector through its community-based health insurance (CBHI), the focus of this article. The scheme, also known by its French name, mutuelles de santé, has made...
Qualitatively, stigma was described as a prominent factor in negatively impacting mental health. CONCLUSIONS. LGBTQ+ people in Rwanda and Kenya experience elevated mental health issues that arise from discrimination due to their stigmatized identity.European Journal of Public HealthStojanovski KOtukpa E...
RwandaReducing barriers to use maternal health care is one of the critical components to improving maternal health. Rwanda is among the countries that have made tremendous efforts to reduce maternal mortality. However, the current maternal mortality ratio is still high which calls for further efforts...
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In the almost 20 years since the installation of Rwanda's new government, there has been a change in the recognition of and support for clinical research and assessment. Before 2002, little attention was paid to research in the academic environment because of the need to focus on other priorit...
World Health Day is an annual event on April 7 to draw attention to particular priorities in global health. Global health issues are raised on World Health Day. ©iStockphoto.com/Günay Mutlu What Do People Do? Various local, national and international events are arranged to educate the pu...