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Refining early detection of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Rwanda: Leveraging predictive symptom clusters to enhance case definitions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Background: Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) poses a significant global health risk due to its high case fatality rates (24%-88%) and the diagnostic challenges posed by its nonspecific early symptoms, which overlap with other febrile illnesses like malaria ...
Olivier Nsekuye, Frederick Ntabana, Hugues Valois Mucunguzi, Ziad El-Khatib, Eric Remera, Lyndah Makayotto, Menelas Nkeshimana, David Turatsinze, Frederic Ntirenganya, Semakula Muhammed, Athanase Rukundo, Brian Chirombo, Richard Muvunyi, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Pacifique Nizeyimana, Yvan Butera, Sabin Nsanzimana, Edson Rwagasore   +17 more
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School–Community Perceptions Shaping Girls’ Participation in STEM Education: Empirical Evidence from Nyagatare District, Rwanda

Research Journal of Education, Teaching and Curriculum Studies
Persistent gender disparities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education continue to limit girls’ full participation, particularly in rural and under-resourced contexts.
Jean Paul Uzabakiriho, Gaspard Gaparayi, Irénée Ndayambaje, Dorothy Tukahabwa   +3 more
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Severe Anemia by a Leech Infestation in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report [PDF]

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2020
CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a five-year-old female patient who presented to the Rwanda Military Hospital for left ear foreign body. She had a background of hematemesis and body weakness and was found to have severe anemia.
D. Rutagumba, B. Niyoyita, R. Nyirasafari   +2 more
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Gastric Rupture in Pregnancy: Case Series from a Tertiary Institution in Rwanda and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2016
Background Gastric rupture is a rare, life-threatening condition during pregnancy. Case study We present three cases of gastric perforation during pregnancy and the puerperium.
David Ntirushwa, Stephen Rulisa, Febronie Muhorakeye, Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Theogene Rurangwa, Maria Small   +5 more
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Nurses’ knowledge in the early detection and management of acute kidney injury in selected referral hospitals in Rwanda

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a global health issue, and its prevalence is higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The knowledge of nurses in the early detection and management of AKI has rarely been explored in the current ...
V. Dushimiyimana, J. Bahumura, O. Adejumo, P. Moreland, G. Chironda   +4 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Use of trained scent dogs for detection of COVID-19 and evidence of cost-saving

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundOne of the lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the importance of early, flexible, and rapidly deployable disease detection methods.
Leon Mutesa, Leon Mutesa, Gashegu Misbah, Eric Remera, Hans Ebbers, Esther Schalke, Patrick Tuyisenge, Reuben Sindayiheba, Clement Igiraneza, Jeanine Uwimana, Diane Mbabazi, Epimaque Kayonga, Michel Twagiramungu, Denyse Mugwaneza, Leandre Ishema, Yvan Butera, Yvan Butera, Clarisse Musanabaganwa, Clarisse Musanabaganwa, Edson Rwagasore, Friederike Twele, Sebastian Meller, Albert Tuyishime, Robert Rutayisire, Marilyn Milumbu Murindahabi, Lindsay A. Wilson, Noella Bigirimana, Holger A. Volk, Vedaste Ndahindwa, Benoit Kayijuka, Edward J. Mills, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Sabin Nsanzimana   +32 more
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Planning and development regulation amid rapid urban growth:explaining divergent trajectories in Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Why are urban plans, land use regulations and construction codes implemented effectively in some African states but not others? This constitutes an increasingly urgent development concern with major implications for the environment and the urban poor ...
Goodfellow, Tom
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Three decades of community health workers in primary healthcare delivery in Rwanda: evolution, impact and policy lessons

BMJ Global Health
Background Community health workers (CHWs) have been instrumental in the delivery of primary healthcare (PHC) services in Rwanda since 1995, with their responsibilities expanding from basic health promotion to integrated community case management.
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Felix Sayinzoga, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Pierre Gashema, Patrick Gad IRADUKUNDA, Albert Tuyishime, Jean de Dieu HARELIMANA, Jeanne Umuhire, Emery Hezagira, Isaac Mbwirabumva, Aline Uwimana, Fernand Rwamwejo, Santus Musafiri   +12 more
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