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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Ebola heads for major city: Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which has killed 419 people is moving towards a trading hub home to one million inhabitants

This is Money 21 Jan 2019

If Ebola does make it to the major city of Goma then 'all bets are off' for the bid to control the outbreak, one health official said. A total of 419 people have died in the killer outbreak already, with the DRC's health ministry reporting 685 cases ... to the border with Rwanda....

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Drone Deal ‘Catastrophically Wrong’ – Bagbin

Peace FM Online 20 Jan 2019

And it was the reason the NDC started building the Community-Based Health Planning & Services, CHIPS Compounds ... But he explained that Rwanda is a hilly country and their health challenges are different therefore, you just don’t go and see another initiative somewhere and you come to replicate it....

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Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has taken 400 lives

WPTV 17 Jan 2019

The total number of probable patients is now 663, while 407 deaths are likely attributable to the viral illness, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday ... World Health Organization ... The two provinces are among the most populous in the nation and border Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan....

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World's 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak reaches 600 confirmed cases

ABC7 15 Jan 2019

The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has reached 600 confirmed cases in five months, health officials said ... Among those cases, 600 have tested positive for Ebola virus disease, which causes an often-fatal type of hemorrhagic fever, according to Monday night's bulletin from the country's health ministry....

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Ebola outbreak spreads as confirmed cases top 600

The Hill 15 Jan 2019

Another 49 cases are listed as probable, meaning health officials were unable to test for the Ebola virus before the victim died ... Some CDC officials are on the ground in nearby countries like Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan, administering vaccines to health care workers in case the virus jumps over international borders....

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Ayomide Condotti: Travel, Unlike Oil, Has no Timeline

This Day 11 Jan 2019

Ethiopia announced Visa on arrival for all Africans, South Africa’s tourism continued to enjoy a boom partly thanks to Visa policies amongst other new tourist regulations by the South African Government, Egypt saw a boom in its health tourism while Kenya and Rwanda welcomed more business and leisure travelers....

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Congo says healthy baby born to mom who recovered from Ebola

Independent Record 10 Jan 2019

"Baby Sylvana" is healthy and does not have Ebola, the health ministry said ... More than 57,000 people have received an experimental Ebola vaccine as health workers rush to track contacts of confirmed Ebola victims in a densely populated, turbulent region near the border with Uganda and Rwanda....

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Rwanda: Govt Sets Up Anti-GBV Centre At Every Sector

All Africa 10 Jan 2019

Rwanda National Police and the Ministry of Health will roll out more centres aimed at extending services related to fighting, treating and investigating Gender Based Violence (GBV) to the people .......

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Rwanda bans all skin bleaching products

The Independent 09 Jan 2019

Rwanda has started enforcing its nationwide ban on skin bleaching products, according to reports ... It is believed that President Paul Kagame instigated the crackdown when he condemned the use of the products in November, urging Rwanda’s ministry of health to take action....

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Rwanda deploys officials to enforce ban on skin lightening creams

The Philadelphia Tribune 09 Jan 2019

... include hydroquinone, a spokesman from the Rwanda Standards Board told CNN. "It is been implemented by the Ministry of Health and the Rwanda Food and Drug Authority and the Rwanda Standards Board," said Simeon Kwizera, the public relations and communications officer for the board....

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Rwanda conducts training exercises to prevent Ebola

China.dot.org 08 Jan 2019

8 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda's ministry of health said Tuesday it has intensified exercises to enhance the medical personnel's and other stakeholders' readiness to prevent and manage Ebola in case of any outbreak in the country....

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Rwanda bans skin bleaching products from shops countrywide

Al Jazeera 08 Jan 2019

Many fear the ban in Rwanda will encourage women to buy unregulated products which could put their health at risk ... ....

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The signs of these changing times

Jamaica Observer 06 Jan 2019

For a lizard to bask in the sun it must have a cave in view. — Shona proverb, Zimbabwe. Cellular phone technology is evolving at a rapid pace ... A popular technology website noted that ... In Rwanda and Tanzania, more so Rwanda, mobile technology and drones are being used to deliver health services to rural districts and towns ... I remember well! ... ....