Rwanda

Rwanda (/ruːˈɑːndə/ or /ruːˈændə/ ( listen); Kinyarwanda: U Rwanda [u.ɾɡwanda]), officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French: République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated; its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year.

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African, Health Leaders Call for Increased Investment in Healthcare

This Day 14 Feb 2019

President, Republic of Rwanda and AU Chair, President Paul Kagame who convened the meeting tagged ‘Investing in Health’, said, “Governments should surely be willing and able to increase domestic investment in healthcare ... Since the Abuja Declarations in 2000 and 2001, Africa’s progress in improving health outcomes has been significant....

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Poverty not an obstacle to excellent healthcare in Africa: Gates

The News International 11 Feb 2019

He praised Rwanda, which has achieved universal health care coverage despite being one of the world’s poorest countries, as a “fantastic example” ... He praised Rwanda, which has achieved universal health care coverage despite being one of the world’s poorest countries, as a “fantastic example”....

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Nearly 100 children dead from Ebola in Congo as crisis worsens

CNN 11 Feb 2019

Ebola deaths top 400 in Congo as obstacles challenge health care workers. The current outbreak in Congo is the second-deadliest and second-largest in history, topped only by one in West Africa in 2014, when the disease killed more than 11,000 people, according to the World Health Organization ... Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter....

photo: AP / Al-hadji Kudra Maliro

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, a health worker, right, feeds a boy suspecting of having the Ebola virus at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo.

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Nearly 100 Children Dead In DRC's Ebola Outbreak

WorldNews.com 11 Feb 2019

The only larger outbreak was the 2014 West Africa outbreak that spanned several countries and killed more than 11,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. The death toll from the current outbreak reached 500 last week, according to the DRC's health ministry....

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Our copy cat mentality

Joy Online 08 Feb 2019

Our hard working Vice-President paid an official visit to Rwanda and saw at first hand the deployment of drones in that country's health care delivery programme ... The use of drones in Rwanda is not a sign of technological advancement but of necessity. Rwanda is a small country ......

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University Sets Out to Teach Doctors Medicine and Management

All Africa 07 Feb 2019

A new university of health sciences is being launched in Rwanda. The University of Global Health Equity is being touted as a centre that will "contribute to addressing the critical shortage of health professionals" and "ensure they remain committed to the continent" .......

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'He started as a juice man'

The Salem News 06 Feb 2019

"No matter what happens in life," Danvers High senior Skye Healy said, "you can always be successful." ... Cummings said he recently visited Rwanda, where the foundation is contributing $15 million toward construction of the new University of Global Health Equity, an effort that includes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Partners in Health ... ....

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Cummings: 'He started as a juice man'

The Salem News 06 Feb 2019

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Ebola poses vexing challenge six months after latest outbreak

The Hill 04 Feb 2019

And because the region borders other nations, health officials including Americans from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been preparing front-line health workers in Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan for the possibility that the virus could jump across international boundaries....

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Congo's Ebola outbreak going strong after 6 months

Omaha World-Herald 02 Feb 2019

Congo's health ministry reports 759 cases, including 414 confirmed deaths ... Health workers face the threat of attack from rebel groups and resistance from frightened communities ... Millions of people have been checked for Ebola at border posts with Rwanda and Uganda, which the World Health Organization says are at "very high" risk....

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AP Explains: Why Congo's Ebola outbreak still going strong

Deseret News 01 Feb 2019

Health workers face the threat of attack from rebel groups and resistance from frightened communities ... Health workers say ... Millions of people have been checked for Ebola at border posts with Rwanda and Uganda, which the World Health Organization says are at "very high" risk....

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AP Explains: Why Congo’s Ebola outbreak still going strong

The State 01 Feb 2019

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Why Congo’s Ebola outbreak still going strong

Indian Express 01 Feb 2019

Health workers face the threat of attack from rebel groups and resistance from frightened communities ... Health workers ... Millions of people have been checked for Ebola at border posts with Rwanda and Uganda, which the World Health Organization says are at “very high” risk....