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Cervical Cancer in Rwanda: Why do Women Consult in Late Stages?
(Rwanda Health Communication Center-Rwanda Biomedical Center (RHCC-RBC), 2016)
Introduction: Cervical cancer remains among the most common and a serious cause of cancer-related mortality across the world. Many patients consult in late stages and this account to numerous reasons. We report here the ...
Trainee Evaluation of a Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017)
Recent global health initiatives have focused on improving human capacity in medical education in low-resource settings. One example is the Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, which pairs US medical faculty ...
Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda
(Kerman Univ Medical Sciences , Jahad Blvd, Kerman, Iran, 7619813159, 2018)
Background: The Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program (HRH Program) is a 7-year (2012-2019) health professional training initiative led by the Government of Rwanda with the goals of training a large, diverse, and ...
Laparoscopy in Rwanda: A National Assessment of Utilization, Demands, and Perceived Challenges
(Springer , One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2019)
Background: Laparoscopy has proven to be feasible and effective at reducing surgical morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. In Rwanda, the demand for and perceived challenges to laparoscopy use remain ...
Epidemiology of Paediatric Injuries in Rwanda Using a Prospective Trauma Registry
(Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2020)
Background: Child survival initiatives historically prioritized efforts to reduce child morbidity and
mortality from infectious diseases and maternal conditions. Little attention has been devoted to paediatric
injuries ...
Prune-Belly Syndrome: A Case Report from Rwanda
(The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2012-07)
Background: Prune-Belly syndrome, Eagle-Barret syndrome and triad syndrome, all refer to congenital anomalies involving abdominal musculature, urinary tract and testicles. The syndrome consists of a triad of abdominal ...
Hepatitis B and C Seroprevalence Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Rwanda
(Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2015)
Background
Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are significant global public health challenges with health care workers (HCWs) at especially high risk of exposure in resource-poor settings. We aimed to measure HBV and ...
Umuganda for Improved Health Professions Education in Rwanda: Past, Present and Future in the Training of Health Professionals at the University of Rwanda
(University of Rwanda, 2015)
Background: Investing in health professions education is widely known to improve the overall health outcomes of a community, with collaboration as a strategy. Umuganda is a Rwandan concept of community collaboration.
Objective: ...
Acute Care Surgery in Rwanda: Operative Epidemiology and Geographic Variations in Access to Care
(Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, Usa, Ny, 10010-1710, 2015)
Background
Surgical management of emergent, life-threatening diseases is an important public health priority. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe acute care general surgery procedures performed at the largest ...
Twinning Ph. D. Students From South and North: Towards Equity in Collaborative Research
(Taylor & Francis Inc , 530 Walnut Street, Ste 850, Philadelphia, Usa, Pa, 19106, 2015)
What works well in primary care education in your locality, region or country?
• In this case, we focus on primary care research education. Twinning of individual Ph.D. students under strong institutional south–south or ...