Nothing is taboo in Aids fight – says government

Kigali: The spread of HIV/Aids will be difficult to control if health officials do not openly discuss issues considered taboo in the country to raise awareness on sex issues, a stake-holders workshop... Read more »

Canadian firm to ship AIDS drugs to Rwanda for first, perhaps last time

Kigali: Seven million pills will leave Toronto (Canada) Wednesday bound for Rwanda, the first and perhaps the last shipment of generic, low-cost drugs to treat HIV-AIDS produced under Canada's Access to Medicine... Read more »

Malaria patients down to 10% from over 50 percent

Kigali: Patients diagnosed with malaria at some health centers in Rwanda have dropped significantly that health officials are recording rising cases of others illnesses, a new World Health Organisation study suggests.

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RDC : Sida, taux élevé de prévalence chez les personnes qui ont une connaissance

Kinshasa: C’est ce que révèle une enquête démographique et de santé menée conjointement pendant 2 ans par les ministères de la Santé publique et du Plan, en collaboration avec des partenaires.

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Deworming campaign treats more than 5 million children, mothers

Kigali: The first-ever deworming campaign since last week throughout the whole country has seen 5 million school-aged children, 1.5 million pre-school children and 50,000 expectant mothers given necessary doses, the campaign’s partners... Read more »

Excitement as indoor-spraying to control malaria gets underway

Kigali: Rwanda this week relaunched the indoor-insecticide spraying program to control the spread of malaria in Kigali. For Vestine Mukagasana, the spraying comes at the right time.

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De la sexualité active des jeunes

GLH 511 : La jeune élève Evelyne Kabanyana,  18 ans, est en 4ème année au Collège de Kigoma près du centre urbain de Gitarama. Elle reconnaît que sur les 40 condisciples de... Read more »

When HIV carriers could be guilty for transmitting the virus

Kigali: In 2006, Mr. Emmanuel Gahutu and his wife discovered they were HIV positive. Mr. Gahutu now blames it all on her – after a 17-year marriage. As RNA reports, should some... Read more »

Rwanda takes seat on global immunisation partnership

Kigali: Rwanda is to be part of the decision-making mechanism of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization over the next three years, RNA reports.

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No more funding for disorganized HIV campaigners

Kigali: All funding to civil society organizations engaged in the HIV/Aids fight will be channeled through the line government commission to streamline service delivery, it was announced on Wednesday.

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