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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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Africa gets first UK travel corridors as 'winter safari' destinations of Rwanda and Namibia are opened up
Yahoo Daily News 20 Nov 2020
Africa is to get its first quarantine-free travel corridors from the UK opening up the prospect of winter safari holidays in Namibia and Rwanda once national lockdown ends ... Health measures are extremely good in countries such as Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa,” Mr Pietersen told The Daily Telegraph in September....
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Strengthening Primary, Maternal Health Care delivery in Nigerian communities
Business Day Online 20 Nov 2020
There is a broad agreement that Primary Health Care (PHCs) is one of the legs of the tripod on which the Nigerian health care system is founded ... Thailand, Ghana, Rwanda and some other countries serve as an example of how Nigeria can strengthen its primary health care to be adequate for quality maternal health care....
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Rwanda prisons intensify COVID-19 prevention measures
Xinhua 19 Nov 2020
19 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda's ministry of health and Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) have intensified efforts to contain the further spread of COVID-19 among inmates, a senior official said on Thursday ... "The ministry of health has deployed medics in affected ......
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New cardinal profile: First cardinal for Rwanda seen as approval of Church’s reconciliation role
Catholic Standard 17 Nov 2020
Cardinal-designate Antoine Kambanda of Kigali, Rwanda, tunred 62 Nov ... Vincent Ndera Minor Seminary in Rwanda, said ... The Catholic Church “has also continued to play a key role as a government partner in promoting education, health and welfare of Rwanda’s people,” Kagame said in a statement in the local Kinyarwanda dialect....
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Citizens win case for safe childbirth
Mail Guardian South Africa 17 Nov 2020
In August, judges finally ruled after nearly a decade-long court case over the loss of Nalubowa and Jennifer Anguko, who also died while giving birth, that the government must prioritise maternal health, in a move which activists say symbolises a “seismic shift” ... Only South Africa and Rwanda had met this by 2011, according to a report....
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The Lawton Constitution
11 Nov 2020
Rwandan genocide suspect enters not guilty pleas at UN court
The Lawton Constitution
11 Nov 2020
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An elderly former radio station owner appeared Wednesday in a United Nations courtroom where his lawyer entered not guilty pleas to allegations that he armed militias with machetes and other weapons and incited them to take part in Rwanda's 1994 genocide....
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Rwanda takes measures to control spread of COVID-19 in prisons
China.dot.org 10 Nov 2020
"In Rwamagana District, out of 39 patients who were recently tested after showing coronavirus symptoms such as high temperature and respiratory issues, 13 from Nsinda prison tested positive for the virus," Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said on the national broadcaster Rwanda Television....
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Berkeley Lab awarded honorable mention in 2020 Patents for Humanity for ‘DreamWarmer’
The Daily Californian 09 Nov 2020
The warming pad, also known as the DreamWarmer, has just completed a third round of testing in Rwanda facilitated by Global Newborn Solutions, or GNS ... Since then, GNS has completed three rounds of testing in partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of Health, which have demonstrated no adverse events in 204 uses....
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New COVID-19 Security Measures Will Make Health a Prerequisite for Travel
GlobalResearch 02 Nov 2020
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Gatete Highlights Rwanda's Nuclear Industry Priorities
All Africa 30 Oct 2020
The Minister of Infrastructure Claver Gatete has said the government is committed to leveraging nuclear science and technology to drive Rwanda's development needs, especially around energy, health, agriculture, and mining .......
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WHO says COVID-19 spurs health innovations in Africa
Xinhua 30 Oct 2020
... World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday ... South Africa had the highest number of health innovations linked to COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 13 percent, followed by Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda that accounted for 10 percent, 8 percent and 6 percent....
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Rwanda - A Coronavirus Success story
Democratic Underground 29 Oct 2020
"So whenever someone is driving a vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle or even walking, everyone is asked if you wish to get tested," says Sabin Nsanzimana, director general of the Rwanda Biomedical Center, which is the arm of the ministry of health that's in charge of tackling COVID-19 ... Rwanda's per capita income is roughly $2,000 per year....
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