People with disabilities left out of condom campaign

Kigali: Rwanda's recent national condom awareness campaign failed to include messages designed for people with disabilities, something experts say is a mistake, as they are often equally at risk of HIV as... Read more »

Scientists recommend antibiotics as HIV treatment

Dr. Gloria Mukeshimana with an H.I.V. patient at Central Kigali Hospital. Kigali, Rwanda, once was inundated with H.I.V. cases. (Photo: The New York Times)

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CEA : Vers une législation commune sur le VIH/SIDA

Kigali: Un projet de loi commun sur la gestion et la prévention du VIH/Sida est en étude au niveau des différents parlements des pays membres de la Communauté Est Africaine. Décalages et... Read more »

Army has highest HIV rate compared to national average

Kigali: The prevalence of HIV/Aids in both the active and decommissioned military personnel is higher among themselves and their families, than the general population, a study says.

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“One in three” Rwandans suffering from Genocide trauma

Kigali: As the country moves towards the Genocide commemoration period – health officials are bracing for its traumatic consequences with new research suggesting that more than 30 percent of the population is... Read more »

Scientists discover source of trauma in Genocide survivors

Kigali: Scientists have established a link between the genetic state of Genocide survivors and the levels of trauma they experience – finally explaining why some survivors are prone to severe trauma than... Read more »

Les féticheurs entretiennent la haine plus que la santé

Kigali: Dans les villages rwandais, les gens préfèrent souvent consulter les féticheurs lorsqu'ils sont malades et n'aller dans les hôpitaux que lorsque leur état est grave. Ces guérisseurs leur coûtent cher, prétendent... Read more »

New HIV awareness drive targets prisoners

Kigali: Rwandan health authorities have embarked on a campaign to sensitize the country's prisoners - considered high risk for HIV – on how to protect themselves from contracting and transmitting the virus.

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Un club de football féminin pour combattre les maladies non transmissibles

Certaines des joueuses du club féminin de football « Imanzi » de Kanombe avant le match

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Ex-presidential candidate Mukabaramba’s clinic closed

Kigali: Due to what the Kigali city authorities described as terrible hygienic conditions, the clinic of former presidential candidate Dr. Alivera Mukabaramba - who is now a Senator, has been closed completely,... Read more »