No decision yet on who will be given H1N1 vaccine

People with conditions like diabetes and respiratory illnesses like TB would probably be among the first to be vaccinated, a senior official said (Photo: NECN)... Read more »

Swine flu now goes upcountry

Kigali: The spread of the H1N1 virus has now reached the Northern Province district of Rubavu, health officials said Monday, but also continued to maintain that the situation is under control. 

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Ghana, Rwanda set example in scaling up Health Insurance (column)

Mayange Health Center: Latest data shows that health insurance coverage is up to 90 percent

Kigali: Eight African countries participated in the 'Health Insurance Workshop -... Read more »

90 H1N1 patients “fully recovered”

Kigali: Some ninety (90) people who contracted the H1N1 virus commonly known as swine flu have completely recovered following intensive treatment, health officials say.

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UN sees ‘impressive progress’ in care for Rwanda mothers

Kigali: Hundreds of delegates heard Monday that efforts deployed in Rwanda to improve women’s health are paying-off as the number of mothers dying from labour-related complications is now at less than forty... Read more »

Rwanda seeking H1N1 vaccine

Kigali: As confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza rose to 108, Rwanda is awaiting enough doses of the H1N1 vaccine to immunize 10 per cent of the population, officials told RNA Monday.

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HIV vaccine news in Tanzania

Kigali: Tanzanian and international scientists have claimed a breakthrough in the HIV/AIDS vaccine trials saying they had registered 100% positive results in body immunity stimulation.

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“80% HIV/Aids patients getting free pills”

Kigali: From the more than 72,000 patients on antiretroviral therapy in the country, up to 80 percent get the life-prolonging pills free of charge, TRAC Plus – the government disease control agency... Read more »

Big pharmaceutical firms back generic drugs for Rwanda

Seven million life-saving pills landed this last month in Rwanda, the second — and possibly final — shipment of drugs to be produced under Canada's... Read more »

Antiretroviral recipients up 2% every month

Patients wait to be seen at the Mayange Health Centre, Bugesera. Officials say decentralizing health care has been the key to Rwanda's success. (Photo: IRIN)

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