This study used qualitative methodologies (Free Listing, Key Informant interviews, and Clinician Interviews) to understand local perceptions of mental health problems facing HIV/AIDS-affected youth in Rwinkwavu, Rwanda. Several syndrome terms were identified by participants: agahinda kenshi, kwiheba, ...
but a few years afterwards I was in Rwanda, working on a different project, and I happened to describe my experience to someone,and he said, "Well, that's West Africa, and we're in East Africa, and our rituals are in some ways very ...
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...
The 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda left about one million people dead in a period of only three months. The present study aimed to examine the level of trauma exposure, psychopathology, and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors and former prisoners accused of...
Patient and caregiver use of WASH services is largely unaddressed in previous studies despite being critical for infection control. Methods The state of WASH services used by staff, patients and caregivers was assessed in 17 rural HCFs in Rwanda. Site selection was non-random and predicated upon ...
” NEST360 has shown that it is willing to collaborate with regional governments. “You need to work together and form partnerships in order to solve the most important problems facing the planet. Developing technology in the lab is one thing, but problems won’t be sufficiently resolved if ...
Besides having donor assistance contributing to a large share of the national health budget, one important difference in Rwanda was that the Ministry of Health has managed to direct donors to align their contributions with national policies [28]. The fragile bond of the CHWs with the health unit...
The major overall public health system challenges reported by stakeholders involved fragmentation of services, staff shortages and financial/cash-flow problems. In order to effect health systems strengthening there was particularly a need to improve integration and address human and financial deficiencies i...
The ongoing drone trials in the country can benefit from the learnings from themedical drone deployments in Rwanda. There is also an urgent need to review the current drone regulations in the country. Steps need to be taken to bring in more accountability and in regaining the lost trust in ...
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