Rwanda, Épisode 1

To Rwanda and Back:

Improving eye care in Rwanda

PROBLEM Visual impairment affects nearly 285 million people worldwide. Although there has been much progress in combating the burden of visual impairment through initiatives such as VISION 2020, barriers to progress, especially in African countries, remain high. APPROACH The Rwandan Ministry of Health has formed partnerships with several nongovernmental organizations and has worked to integra...

Expanding Contraceptive Use in Rwanda

Conclusion Women would benefit from messages that effectively communicate about risk of pregnancy, particularly in the postpartum period. Providers may also benefit from additional instruction on postpartum women’s FP needs and eligibility for contraception. Provider use of alternative screening methods such as the pregnancy checklist should be introduced or reinforced. Presentation of informat...

The Internet and Tourism in Rwanda Value Chains and Networks of Connectivity-Based Enterprises in Rwanda

All material in this report is released under a cc by-nc-nd licence. You are free to download and share the publication. The report also benefited from inputs from Dr laura Mann who played a crucial role during the research design and collection stages of this project: coordinating with Rwandan and kenyan partners, helping to design the research instruments, and co-conducting some of the interv...

Perinatal human immunodeficiency virus-1 transmission and intrauterine growth: a cohort study in Butare, Rwanda.

OBJECTIVE To study the association of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 transmission with birth outcomes, including birth weight, gestational age, ponderal index, head circumference, and weight/head ratio. METHODS Data from a prospective cohort study of 627 pregnant women and their infants in Butare, Rwanda, from October 1989 until April 1994 were analyzed. A total of 318 HIV-1-i...