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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 25 September 2020

25 September 2020 — Nine (9) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1400 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 24 September 2020

24 September 2020 — Ten (10) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2158 samples tested today.

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300 000 people to receive free treatment for bilharzia and intestinal worms in Mount Darwin and Shamva

WHO in action during the MDAs

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Guest of Honor in a group photo during the launch event

Zanzibar launches its Digital Health Strategy

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Ministry of Health and WHO staff teaching health workers proper donning and doffing of a Personal Protective Equipment

Arua Regional Referral Hospital Medical Team Learns Quick Valuable Lessons from COVID-19 Response

Kampala, 24 September 2020: - For many health workers of Arua Regional Referral Hospital (ARRH), 24th April 2020 is a day they will always remember with some tr

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Laura Nagasha

Surviving COVID-19 and fighting stigma in Uganda

Kampala – When 30-year-old Ugandan entrepreneur Laura Nagasha returned from a holiday in Dubai in March, Uganda was yet to register any confirmed cases of COVID

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 23 September 2020

23 September 2020 — Forty-one (41) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2273 samples tested today.

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COVID-19 laboratory testing

Rwanda’s response to COVID-19 brings out the need to prepare and learn from practice

Wash your hands, wear your face mask and practice physical distancing.

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