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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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The world’s largest drone delivery network is launching in Ghana

Fast Company 24 Apr 2019

In Africa, by contrast, Zipline’s regular drone delivery began in Rwanda in 2016, has flown more than 1 million kilometers to date, and covers the whole country ... It took two years in Rwanda to go from serving one health center to 25; in Ghana, the company will take nine months to go from one health center to 2,000....

photo: AP / Al-hadji Kudra Maliro

In this photo taken Friday, Oct 5, 2018, Congolese Soldiers patrol in an area civilians were killed by The Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Beni, Eastern Congo.

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[UPDATE] Ebola First Responders Threaten Strike If Security Isn't Improved

WorldNews.com 24 Apr 2019

Health workers in one of the epicenters of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s ... Dozens of militias are active in eastern Congo’s borderlands with Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, where they run lucrative rackets and fight over land, ethnicity and mineral resources.WN.com, Jim Berrie....

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Ebola first responders threaten strike if security not improved

Yahoo Daily News 24 Apr 2019

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Health workers in one of the epicentres of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak threatened on Wednesday to go on strike as early as next week if authorities don't do more to protect them ... threatening health workers....

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Rwanda launches fresh campaign to ensure healthy living

China.dot.org 23 Apr 2019

The integrated campaign targets key health related issues, including malnutrition, teenage pregnancy and low uptake of family planning in Rwandan families, said Rwandan health minister Diane Gashumba at the national launch event in Karama sector, Nyagatare district in eastern Rwanda....

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Egypt hosts Africa summits on Sudan, Libya crises

This is Money 23 Apr 2019

It said Chadian President Idriss Deby, Rwanda's head of state Paul Kagame, Congo's Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Somalia's Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa and Djibouti's leader Ismail Omar Guelleh were to attend ... according to the World Health Organization....

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The Coming Ebola Epidemic

CounterPunch 23 Apr 2019

But many health experts argue that the threat is underestimated, leading to a dangerously inadequate global response. As of late March, the World Health Organization (WHO) had received less than half of its $148 million funding request for Ebola over the next six months ... Nonetheless, the threat of spread beyond the DRC worries health experts....

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The killing of a Cameroonian WHO doctor is another setback in DR Congo’s Ebola battle

Quartz 22 Apr 2019

This is not the first time health workers have been attacked in the volatile northeast of DR Congo, near its borders with Rwanda and Uganda and where for years the government has been unsuccessful at countering rebel activities....

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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Is 97.5% Effective And Saving Lives In The DRC, WHO Reports

IFL Science 18 Apr 2019

As of April 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports a total of 1,290 cases and 833 deaths ... This means that it’s only being given to those most likely to get infected, such as health workers and those living in affected villages. The vaccine has been given to more than 90,000 people, including nearly 29,000 health care and front line workers....

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African health ministers pledge action on HIV/Aids

Xinhua 17 Apr 2019

NAIROBI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Health ministers from ... The health ministers from six Great Lakes countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said they will ramp up funding towards HIV/Aids prevention and case management....

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Vassar partners with medical school in Rwanda

Daily Freeman 16 Apr 2019

— Vassar College and the University of Global Health Equity, an innovative medical school in Rwanda, have forged a partnership that will help the medical school blend the liberal arts into its curriculum....

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Africa: Commitment to Community Health Workers is Essential for Achieving Universal Health Coverage

All Africa 16 Apr 2019

The atmosphere was electric last month at the African Health Agenda International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sparked by a renewed sense of commitment to community health with the African launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) community health guidelines....

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Congo's president wants Ebola contained within 3 months

This is Money 16 Apr 2019

... even as some health experts say it could take twice as long ... Congo's health ministry says more than 1,200 cases have been confirmed, including more than 800 deaths....

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Congo’s president wants Ebola contained within 3 months

The Telegraph Macon 16 Apr 2019

... even as some health experts say it could take twice as long ... Congo's health ministry says more than 1,200 cases have been confirmed, including more than 800 deaths....