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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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As Ebola cases rise, so do worries of a cross-border epidemic

IRINnews 23 May 2019

The second-largest Ebola outbreak ever continues to spread, and health officials now say it’s likely to reach the populous city of Goma ... Concerns at Rwanda’s border As health officials and medical responders look ahead to containing any expanded outbreak, the well-travelled border with Rwanda is of particular concern....

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Rwanda has fought to stamp out cervical cancer – they might just be the first ...

The Independent 21 May 2019

It was 2013 and a new vaccine had arrived in Kanyirabanyana, a village in the Gakenke district of Rwanda ... Three years before, Rwanda had decided to make preventing cervical cancer a health priority ... Could Rwanda become the first country in Africa to eliminate it? ... taboo in Rwanda....

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Why this drone delivery startup ranked number 39 on CNBC Disruptor 50 list

CNBC 17 May 2019

Zipline, a drone company that started in Rwanda and has expanded to Ghana delivers lifesaving medical supplies, is expanding access to health care by delivering medical supplies to remote areas. Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo joins "Squawk Box" to discuss why he thinks his company made CNBC's Disruptor 50 list for the second straight year ... ....

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Rwanda: Rwanda e-Retailer for Women Products Sets Up in Kenya

All Africa 14 May 2019

Rwanda-based e-commerce firm Kasha has entered the Kenyan market, offering health, personal care and beauty products targeting women .......

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Supreme Audit Institutions in Africa Would Welcome an Opportunity to Start or Expand Their Involvement ...

All Africa 13 May 2019

Aidspan organized a roundtable on "Audit of Global Fund Grants by SAIs (Supreme Audit Institutions) in Sub-Saharan Africa" in eight African countries on 24-26 April in Kigali, Rwanda, with the support of GIZ BACKUP Health .......

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Ebola Outbreak Could Spiral Beyond DRC, WHO Warns

Voa News 11 May 2019

... that this EVD [Ebola virus disease] outbreak can remain successfully contained in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.” The disease could spill into other parts of the country and across the borders of neighboring Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan, the health organization suggested....

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Provo Daily Herald 11 May 2019

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization ... The affected area, though, is also close to Congo’s borders with Uganda and Rwanda, and health officials in both countries have been preparing in case someone sick with Ebola should bring the disease across international borders....

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First Lady Calls for Collective Efforts to Heal Trauma

All Africa 10 May 2019

First Lady Jeanette Kagame has called on members of Rwanda Psychological Society (RPS), together with other partners within the field of trauma and mental health, to collectively find lasting solutions to the issue of trauma, that remains a challenge to Rwandans, especially survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi .......

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WHO warns Ebola could spread elsewhere if attacks don’t stop

Albuquerque Journal 10 May 2019

... health care workers,” it said ... The affected area, though, is also close to Congo’s borders with Uganda and Rwanda, and health officials in both countries have been preparing in case someone sick with Ebola should bring the disease across international borders....

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Ebola Could Spread Elsewhere if Attacks Don't Stop, WHO Warns

Voa News 10 May 2019

Eastern Congo has suffered decades of violence perpetrated by warring rebel groups and militias awash in arms. The affected area, though, is also close to Congo's borders with Uganda and Rwanda, and health officials in both countries have been preparing in case ......

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WHO warns Ebola could spread elsewhere if attacks don't stop

Hastings Tribune 10 May 2019

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization ... The affected area, though, is also close to Congo's borders with Uganda and Rwanda, and health officials in both countries have been preparing in case someone sick with Ebola should bring the disease across international borders....

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Attacks on health workers hamper Ebola control, says WHO

Las Vegas Review-Journal 10 May 2019

DAKAR, Senegal — The World Health ... The affected area, though, is also close to Congo’s borders with Uganda and Rwanda, and health officials in both countries have been preparing in case someone sick with Ebola should bring the disease across international borders....

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Africa's treacherous roads are no safer after scores of initiatives – here's a new grassroots approach

The Conversation 10 May 2019

We have seen everything from a campaign in Kenya encouraging passengers to monitor how well they are being driven, to training sessions for motorcyclists in Nigeria over road signage, to life support training for trauma nurses and doctors in Rwanda ... World Health Organisation The ......