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By Nigeria Health Watch | August 5, 2024

Mutuelle de Santé: Rwanda’s Blueprint For Universal Health Coverage

Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Daphrose Mukanyangezi, a farmer from Nyamasheke, a district in south-western Rwanda, used to live in constant fear of falling ill. She was particularly worried about the crippling cost of hospital care for her elephantiasis, a condition she has been battling for years, and which threatened her already limited financial resources. However, […]

10 Jan

Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 10, 2023

By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers in her village went door to door, educating residents and emphasising the importance of early screening for cervical cancer. “Despite this knowledge; I had second thoughts about screening,” she said. However, this all […]

19 Jul

Community Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda’s Approach

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 19, 2021

By Bashar Abubakar Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For a pregnant woman dwelling either in the hills of Rwanda, or in the deserts of Niger Republic, comprehensive antenatal care and support is very important. The work of providing critical […]

11 Nov

An evening with Agnes Binagwaho – Minister of Health of Rwanda

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 11, 2013

A few days ago, we attended the Annual Lecture organised by THE LANCET. The Editor is still the ever pleasant Richard Horton, who we met when we attended the lecture for the first time. At that time, The Lancet had invited Professor Adenike Grange to speak at the lecture series early in her short stint […]

24 May

Millions of girls in developing countries to be protected against cervical cancer, but …

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 24, 2013

…countries will need to develop the infrastructure to deliver the HPV vaccine to those that need it! This is precisely where we struggle the most in our Nigeria. Most people working in the public health community were excited at the recent announcement by GAVI that it had negotiated a new price of $4 for the […]

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Mutuelle de Santé: Rwanda’s Blueprint For Universal Health Coverage

Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

Community Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda’s Approach

An evening with Agnes Binagwaho – Minister of Health of Rwanda

Millions of girls in developing countries to be protected against cervical cancer, but …