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Using digital tools and antigen rapid testing to support household-level SARS-CoV-2 detection by community health workers in Rwanda: an operational pilot study

BMJ Open
Objective To evaluate the use of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) alongside a digital tool to deliver household-level COVID-19 testing by community health workers (CHWs), in line with Rwanda’s ambition to decentralise COVID-19 testing ...
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Rigveda Kadam, Muhammed Semakula, Ladislas Nshimiyimana, Jean-Paul Rwabihama, Beatrice Mukamana, Robert Rutayisire, Noella Bigirimana, Jean-Baptiste Mazarati, Gilbert Rukundo, Jean-Claude S Ngabonziza, Hassan Mugabo, Josue Mutabazi, Olukunle Akinwusi, Khairunisa Suleiman, Paula Akugizibwe   +15 more
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Poverty and musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda.

, 2008
The recently adopted UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities acknowledges the need to address social exclusion and poverty of persons with disabilities.
Rischewski, D, Simms, V, Lavy, C, Foster, Allen, Foster, A, Kuper, Hannah, Jofret-Bonet, Mireia, Lavy, Christopher, Kuper, H, Atijosan, O, Rischewski, Dorothea, Atijosan, Oluwarantimi, Simms, Victoria, Jofret-Bonet, M   +13 more
core   +1 more source

The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski, Robert S. A. Pickles, Matthew J. Muir, Steven J. Cooke, Joseph R. Bennett, Lisa A. Kelly, Adrienne Smith, Cynthia Cadet, Dwi N. Adhiasto, Inés Arroyo Quiroz, Mark D. Booton, Daphne P. Carlson, Drew T. Cronin, Anthony Dancer, Meredith L. Gore, Jennifer R. B. Miller, Stephen F. Pires, Amy Pokempner, James Slade, Andrew M. Lemieux   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using eLearning to improve and retain the knowledge of community health workers in maternal and neonatal health in Rwanda: A cohort study

Public Health Challenges
Background In Rwanda, community health workers (CHWs) serve a crucial function in providing community‐based maternal and neonatal health (CBMNH) services.
Yves Sangwa, Victor Ndaruhutse, Samson Radeny, Dieudonne Ndatimana, François Niragire, Erigene Rutayisire, Beatrice Mukamana, Josee Uwamariya, Clovis Kabanda, Angelique Nyirafaranga, Marie Chantal Uzayisenga, Chris Adrien Kanakuze, Jean Claude Gasamagera, Jacqueline Umunyana, Christian Mazimpaka   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

actors associated with COVID-19 infection in southern province Rwanda, June 2020-January 2021

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Rwanda has strengthened and decentralized COVID-19 response activities to control its spread and protect its citizens. Surveillance activities through laboratory investigations are carried out across the country.
Noella Benemariya, Frederic Ntirenganya, Edouard Ruseesa, Emmanuel Ntawuyirusha, Jared Omolo, Edson Rwagasore   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communication of Business‐Nonprofit Collaborations and Environmental Legitimacy: Exploratory Insights From Italian Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborations with nonprofits can enhance firms' legitimacy, yet the relationship between their communication and corporate environmental legitimacy remains poorly understood. Furthermore, research lacks an analysis of the communication of business‐nonprofit collaborations through multiple actors' perspectives.
Andrea Rizzuni, Daniel Lundgaard, Maria Alejandra Torres‐Cuello, Steen Vallentin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causes and Effects of Codeswitching Practices in Rwandan Healthcare System

مجلة التمكين الاجتماعي
This study investigated the causes and effects of codeswitching within Rwanda’s healthcare system using an explanatory research design. The sample population comprised 140 healthcare providers, including 40 community healthcare providers, 40 nurses, 40 ...
Celestin RYAZIGA, Bernard GATABAZI, Gregoire MBONANKIRA, Abdoul-Kaliq SEKAMANA   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of non-communicable disease in rural resource-constrained settings: a comprehensive, integrated, nurse-led care model at public facilities in Rwanda

The Lancet Global Health, 2015
Background: Low-income countries face a dual burden of endemic chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and limited resources to implement control strategies.
N M Tapela, MD MPH, G Bukhman, G Ngoga, G F Kwan, F Mutabazi, S Dusabeyezu, C Mutumbira, C Bavuma, E Rusingiza   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rwanda Nutrition Survey, 2010

, 2011
Anemia remains a public health problem in Rwanda, affecting 38% of young children and 17% of reproductive-aged women (Demographic and Health Survey [DHS] 2010). The importance of iron deficiency (ID) as a cause of anemia in Rwanda is not known.
HealthBridge Canada, HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Butare Teaching Hospital, National University of Rwanda   +2 more
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Barriers and Enablers of Circular Economy in Electrical and Electronic Equipment: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
wiley   +1 more source