Tag: WHO
Monkeypox outbreak: What you need to know
Countries like Belgium have moved to enforce mandatory 21-day quarantine for monkeypox patients, the US is mulling release of vaccine for the disease and other countries are contemplating possible prevention measures as the virus increasingly become of concern.
Monkeypox virus: Western media slammed over racist reporting
A Pan African organisation for journalists covering the continent for the international media has registered its displeasure against media outlets using images of black people alongside stories of the monkeypox outbreak in Europe and North America.
Strides and hurdles in Rwanda's quest for Malaria, NTDs-free status
World Health Organisation (WHO) on April 26 declared Rwanda trypanosomiasis-free, effectively becoming the second country on the continent to eliminate the fatal disease commonly known as sleeping sickness.
Rwanda’s elimination of Tsetse fly disease good for travel, tourism
The elimination of the disease now offers tourists more reasons to choose Rwanda as their travel destination, suggests Dr. Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, head of malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) division of Rwanda Biomedical Center.
Zero deaths, admissions. Is Covid-19 fading in Rwanda?
Rwanda health ministry Covid-19 data show the last patient was admitted on April 2. There were five patients in total. Four of them were subsequently discharged after recovery.
