BACKGROUND Lack of access to health and medical education resources for doctors in the developing world is a serious global health problem. In Rwanda, with a population of 11 million, there is only one medical school, hence a shortage in well-trained medical staff. The growth of interactive health technologies has played a role in the improvement of health care in developed countries and has of...

The article presents a comparative analysis of genocide in Rwanda and Darfur. The first half of the article examines the patterns and origins of violence in both cases and uses the comparison to generate some theoretical inferences about the causes of genocide. The analysis finds that both cases demonstrate a similar character of violence but that in Rwanda the violence was more intense, more e...

Introduction In Rwanda, communicable diseases are the mostly predominant representing 90% of all reported medical consultations in health centers. The country has often faced epidemics including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. To enhance its preparedness to identify and respond to outbreaks and prevent epidemics, the Government of Rwanda has developed and deployed an electronic In...

The aim of the study was to explore secondary traumatic stress experienced by nurses working in mental health services in Kigali, Rwanda. A quantitative study was conducted at Ndera Psychiatric Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda, using a convenience sample of 50 nurses who provided mental health care to trauma survivors and mentally ill patients. A questionnaire was compiled consisting of the Trauma Atta...

Title: Listening to their voices: understanding rural women's perceptions of good delivery care at the Mibilizi District Hospital in Rwanda Authors: Zack Ndirima ([email protected]) Florian Neuhann ([email protected]) Claudia Beiersmann ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 12 Jan 2018 Author’s response to reviews: BMWH-D-16-00406 Listening to their voices: understan...

As I discussed in Chapter 1, the fact that good people often have to endure great tragedies while the wicked often prosper without being punished challenges the concept that the omnipotent and benevolent God closely supervises human affairs. However, an even more serious challenge comes from the historical evils unleashed in the twentieth century—the two world wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam ...

After the genocide in Rwanda, the country's healthcare system collapsed. Remarkable gains have since been made by the state to provide greater clinical service capacity and expand health policies that are grounded on locally relevant evidence. This commentary explores the challenges faced by Rwanda in building an infrastructure for clinical trials. Through local examples, we discuss how a clini...

The creation of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) is of growing interest in Rwanda. The importance of NSDI in facilitating access to and use of geospatial data to support decision-making is recognised. Numerous government ministries and institutions in Rwanda produce geospatial datasets of different themes. It is challenging to know what datasets exist and how to access them. Since ...

Childhood anemia is among the most significant health problems faced by public health departments in developing countries. This study aims at assessing the determinants and possible spatial effects associated with childhood anemia in Rwanda. The 2014/2015 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) data was used. The analysis was done using the structured spatial additive quantile regression mo...

Acknowledgements – we wish to thank the following institutions for assistance: National Science Foundation, the National University of Rwanda in Butare – in particular, the Centre for Conflict Management, the University of Maryland, in particular, the Center for International Development and Conflict Management, Dartmouth College, and the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda. We would also...