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Marburg Virus Disease:Rwanda Reports Recovery of all patients recovered

The Rwandan Ministry of Health announced on Friday, November 8, that two patients who had been undergoing treatment for Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) have...

Minister Nsanzimana Urges recovered Marburg patients to avoid unprotected sexual intercourse

Minister of Health, Dr. Nsanzimana Sabin, has clarified that individuals recovering from Marburg virus must avoid certain activities in the initial months after recovery,...

Rwandans’ resilience in the face of health crises: The Marburg outbreak response

When news broke of the recent Marburg virus cases in Rwanda on September 27, 2024, it would be easy to assume panic swept through...

Rwanda Ramps Up Efforts to Contain Marburg Virus Outbreak Linked to Bat-Infested Cave

Rwanda’s Minister of State for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, announced that human contact with bats at a cave associated with the Marburg virus disease...

Rwanda Contained Marburg Virus Outbreak: Minister Confirms No Deaths in Last Three Weeks

Rwanda has successfully contained the recent outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD), with no deaths reported in the last three weeks. The two remaining...

Philippines Confirms New Mpox Case After Eight-Month Lull

The Philippines detected a new case of the mpox virus, marking the country’s first reported infection since December 2023. The Department of Health (DOH)...

First Mpox Strain Detected in Sweden

The first case of Clade 1 monkeypox outside Africa has been recorded in Sweden, health authorities in Stockholm have announced. They insisted there was...

Health Ministry Clarifies Delay in Implementing New Medical Tariffs

The Ministry of Health has said that the delay in setting new medical tariffs to replace the current ones that private health facilities say...

President Kagame Unveils IRCAD Africa Centre of Excellence In Rwanda, Hails Collaboration

President Paul Kagame on Saturday launched the IRCAD Africa Centre of Excellence in Masaka, Kicukiro district and hailed the partnership between IRCAD and the...

Africa’s modern surgical training centre opens in Rwanda

IRCAD Africa, a world-class research and training centre poised to train thousands of professionals in minimally invasive surgery, has opened in Kigali, positioning the...

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