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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WHO to meet on Congo's Ebola outbreak as toll soars

Yahoo Daily News 16 Oct 2018

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo's Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as confirmed cases and deaths from the virus spiralled ... The health ministry said 73 patients had received new experimental treatments....

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Black Earth Rising recap: episode six – the arrival of the guardian angel

The Guardian 15 Oct 2018

Tonight sees Kate – and us – learn more about the guardian angel appointed for her, and steel herself for a visit to Rwanda for the first time since being whisked away from the country ... But Michael agrees she should go to Rwanda to see what sort of justice system they have out there ... However, guided round by Schreiber, Kate feels able to report back to Michael that Rwanda’s judicial system is in robust health....

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“Ebola Could Spread To Uganda, Rwanda”; WHO Warns.

Voice of Binkongoh 14 Oct 2018

Copyright. Aljazeera NEWS…. Warning comes as trial of therapeutic Ebola treatment is under discussion and could begin in weeks, WHO chief says. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any time to Uganda or Rwanda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. […] ... ....

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U.N. employee in eastern Congo tests positive for Ebola

Sowetan Live 13 Oct 2018

The Ebola outbreak in Congo's eastern borderlands with Uganda and Rwanda has worsened markedly in recent weeks due to community resistance to health workers and insecurity caused by rebel groups active in the area....

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Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since September

The Herald-Sun 11 Oct 2018

The rate of new Ebola cases has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo caused response efforts to be briefly suspended, health officials said Thursday ... With multiple armed groups active in the region, health officials have said they are effectively operating in a war zone ... Michelle Gayer, the IRC's senior director of emergency health....

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WHO sees Congo's Ebola outbreak lasting 3-4 months at least

This is Money 11 Oct 2018

... which are well prepared but have not approved use of a vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Thursday....

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Rwanda launches nationwide survey to determine HIV/AIDS prevalence

Xinhua 10 Oct 2018

The survey named Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment aims to estimate new HIV infections, the number of people living with HIV/AIDS and HIV viral load suppression among adults and adolescents, according to the ministry of health ... percent, according to the ministry of health....

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Ebola continues to ravage northeastern Congo

CNN 10 Oct 2018

(CNN)Ebola virus disease has sickened 188 people and killed 118 in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern region, the World Health Organization reported Monday ... Last week, a delegation from Congo participated in a meeting that brought together representatives from Uganda, Burundi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda, Congo's Ministry of Health reported on Sunday ... Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter....

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Ebola death toll rises in DR Congo

This is Money 10 Oct 2018

Health workers burn medical waste generated during care of Ebola patients near the eastern city of Beni some three weeks into the latest outbreak ... The outbreak was first detected on August 1, with the health ministry confirming the latest toll on Tuesday and saying seven new cases had been confirmed, six of them in Beni, not far from the Ugandan border....

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Ebola death toll rises in DR Congo to 118

The Times of India 10 Oct 2018

The outbreak was first detected on August 1, with the health ministry confirming the latest toll on Tuesday and saying seven new cases had been confirmed, six of them in Beni, not far from the Ugandan border ... home to a clutch of armed groups which lies near the border with Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan....

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Gates Foundation backs self-checkup app's Africa expansion

Independent online (SA) 10 Oct 2018

INTERNATIONAL - A free app that lets patients do quick health checkups on themselves is the centerpiece of a Gates Foundation-backed project to bring better care to poor regions of Africa, Asia and South America ... The project with Botnar will open up Ada’s artificial-intelligence-enabled health advice to at least 2 million people in areas with little access to hospitals and providers....

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Gates Foundation invests in healthcare app to expand in Africa

Independent online (SA) 10 Oct 2018

The project with Botnar will open up Ada’s artificial-intelligence-enabled health advice to at least 2 million people in areas with little access to hospitals and providers ... Competitors include London-based Your MD AS, Kry of Stockholm and WebMD Health in the US and British rival, Babylon Healthcare Services, has an initiative with the government of Rwanda in which its app has been used to treat more than 2 million people....

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BHS Speech Team brings home awards from Marshfield tournament

The World 10 Oct 2018

BANDON - Seventeen members, 10 returning and seven new speakers, of the 2018 Bandon High School Speech Team represented Bandon at the South Coast Invitational Speech held Oct. 6 at Marshfield High School ... The United States should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea without reservations." Kyla Harris advanced to the final round in Radio Commentary with her originally written speech on “Health Care in Rwanda."....

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