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Non-Communicable Diseases - Challenging Agenda for The Rwandan Health Sector [PDF]

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2020
EDITORIAL Worldwide, seven out of the 10 top causes of deaths are from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) [1]. Each year, 41 million deaths, accounting for 71% of all deaths globally, are due to NCDs [2]. In resource-limited countries, NCDs account for 85%
C. Mazimpaka
doaj  

Digging Deeper Into Living Income: Policies and Strategies for Rural Poverty Reduction in Tropical Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural poverty alleviation programmes have adopted living income benchmarks as a major strategic goal. Much of the policy discussion centers around appropriate measurement procedures, while far less attention is usually given to concrete strategies for reducing existing living income gaps.
Ruerd Ruben
wiley   +1 more source

Rift Valley Fever in Rwanda Is Urging for Enhancing Global Health Security Through Multisectoral One Health Strategy

Microorganisms
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a devastating zoonotic mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever disease that threats human and animal health and biodiversity in Africa, including in Rwanda.
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Ayman Ahmed   +3 more
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Pattern of congenital heart diseases in Rwandan children with genetic defects

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are commonly associated with genetic defects. Our study aimed at determining the occurrence and pattern of CHD association with genetic defects among pediatric patients in Rwanda.
Raissa Teteli, Annette Uwineza, Yvan Butera, Janvier Hitayezu, Seraphine Murorunkwere, Lamberte Umurerwa, Janvier Ndinkabandi, Anne-Cécile Hellin, Mauricette Jamar, Jean-Hubert Caberg, Narcisse Muganga, Joseph Mucumbitsi, Emmanuel Kamanzi Rusingiza, Leon Mutesa   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of delayed consultation in undescended testis patients at a Rwandan referral hospital

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Delayed management of undescended testes (UDT) is associated with an increased risk of malignancy and impaired fertility. To identify causes of delayed consultation of patients with UDT at a Rwandan referral hospital METHODS: This was ...
A. Bonane, A. Nshimiyimana, I. Nzeyimana, A. Nyirimodoka, E. Muhawenimana, T. Hategekimana, J. Richard   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Teacher Turnover in Rwanda

Journal of African Economies, 2020
Abstract Despite widely documented shortfalls of teacher skills and effort, there is little systematic evidence of rates of teacher turnover in low-income countries. I investigated the incidence and consequences of teacher turnover in Rwandan public primary schools over the period from 2016 to 2019.
openaire   +3 more sources

Evaluating the Quality of Corruption Surveys for Comparative Research and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reliable and accurate corruption measurement is crucial for effective governance, evidence‐based policymaking, and the monitoring of global goals such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While perception‐based corruption metrics are widely used, they face criticism due to conceptual ambiguities and vulnerability to ...
Giulia Mugellini, Rédina Berkachy, Jean‐Patrick Villeneuve   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Book Review: From War to Genocide: Criminal Politics in Rwanda, 1990-1994 [PDF]

, 2017
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Jessee, Erin
core   +1 more source

Infrastructure and the Path to Sustainability: How Governance Shapes Development Outcomes in Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infrastructure development, as an SDGs objective, foster inclusive growth by improving access to transport, energy, and digital systems, enhancing productivity, connectivity, resilience, and sustainability while reducing inequalities and supporting environmental goals. This study examines the impact of infrastructure development on sustainable
Germain Stephane Ketchoua, Sodiq Arogundade, Santos Bila, Nomsa Phindile Nkosi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutions and Practices for Restoring and Maintaining Public Order [PDF]

, 1995
In the wake of the atrocities committed in Cambodia, southern Sudan, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Haiti, many in the international community have called for the creation of ad hoc or standing international criminal courts to deal with some types of ...
Reisman, W. Michael
core   +2 more sources