Category: Health

{Whilst the Rwandan government has made tremendous efforts in narrowing the knowledge gap about HIV and fast tracking of new HIV infections in its citizens, more efforts need to be invested in behavior change communications to deeply embrace the ABC concept to super match the cultural norms and values as measures for cubing down its prevalence rate. }

Although, government strategies, plans and policies have backed up open communications around HIV prevention and its components particularly on the consistent and correct condom use; Media and some opinion leaders especially those in the cycle of influence have played little role to consistently raise awareness about this, particularly through their forums, or else writing and broadcasting contents about the ABC concept as influential channels.

Probably, some media practitioners and these leaders like other citizens; they too, are not well grounded into the concept and thus lack knowledgeable, and exposure to such communications.

In fact, most of them are or may feel shy teaching or learning about the importance, and the correct and consistent condom use in public. On the other hand, some may still be considering this culturally improper, yet not in my view. To me, this is just an issue of mind set. Rwanda needs a health generation free from HIV and this can only happen through open communication & normalizing the third core element in HIV prevention in the ABC concept.

Whereas, culture and society are inseparable values for a healthy nation, Rwanda’s success towards cubing down the virus has to be clearly demonstrated in a compelling practical manner by foregoing the cultural package in their entirety when it comes to specific circumstances or epidemics such as HIV and/or other diseases.

Though, most people think it’s obvious and presume to have the knowhow of this (consistent & correct condom use), many might on the contrary be proved wrong given the opportunity to demonstrate the proper application. That’s why constant teachings or open communications need to be strengthened to leverage such thinking and nullify the hypothesis held by many.

Necessarily, open talks about condom use as one of the HIV preventive measure; facilitate individuals to overcome their fear to test for their status, buy, and use condoms. Individuals get rid of their fear to talk about this with their families, peers and siblings without implying sexuality or immorality of any kind but rather a needful package/message to know.

With this, I believe, Rwandans can keep AIDS at bay, if at all; we all embrace open communications about condom use, especially its consistency and correct use, to our partners, peers, and families. Lack of such open communication may render increased spread of HIV, and thus pressure on the national budgets for a sick nation. This should not be seen as sexuality but as a positive cultural evolution with an ultimate goal of keeping the nation safe and secure.

To achieve and to reinforce positive behavior change, it is important to affirm risk reduction strategies such as open communications and public condom demonstrations which should be done by everyone especially media and opinion leaders.

Open communications aim at providing information and support to enable people to make informed choices rather than giving advice.

Definitely, providing information about safer sex in open cannot remove all degrees of ambiguity from the messages but plays a vital role in providing the right messages for people to understand. Although, the word “safer” implies that a level of safety can be achieved, absolute guarantees do not exist but its better this way.

Therefore, I call upon everyone including main stream media to publish contents about open communications about consistent and correct condom use to reduce anxieties that inhibit some people’s ability to adopt or maintain such risk-reducing practices. It’s not all about the public surrounding you, it’s all about your life, play safe and live safer by not getting shy to using condoms if you ever go out of yourself.

{{ {Butera John R. Mugabe
Corporate Communications Manager/SFH
Email: rbutera@yahoo.com} }}

If you’ve made the decision to stop drinking alcohol completely, for health reasons or otherwise, read on for practical tips and advice.

There are lots of reasons why you might want to stop drinking alcohol. Some people need to stop drinking as a result of developing an alcohol related medical condition such as liver disease, or because they start taking medication which reacts badly with alcohol. Others choose to do so for religious reasons, or simply as a move towards a healthier lifestyle.

If you’re thinking about removing alcohol from your life, you should know that you’re not alone. 15% of adults in Britain abstain from alcohol1, with 43% of those who abstain saying they used to drink alcohol but have given up2.

Whatever your reasons, this page gives lots of tips on how to stop drinking alcohol, details of the potential benefits of not drinking, as well as information on the potential alcohol withdrawal symptoms you could experience if you move from drinking heavily, to drinking no alcohol at all.

{{Practical tips on giving up alcohol}}

Firstly, if you think you have a serious drinking problem and are experiencing any of the associated symptoms, you should consult your doctor or another medical professional about it as soon as possible. There are also a number of national alcohol support services who you can go to for advice.

Giving up completely may not be easy – especially if you’ve been a heavy drinker in the past. The following tips and techniques can make it that little bit easier.

Make your intentions known
Tell your family and friends that you’re trying to stop drinking alcohol and explain why. This way, you can share your successes with them, and they’ll understand why you’ve started turning down drinks or trips to the pub.

Frequently reminding yourself and the people close to you why you want to stop drinking can help keep you on track, and may even encourage someone else to give up or cut down with you.

{{Avoid temptation}}

In the early stages, it’s a good idea to avoid situations where you may be tempted to drink. This could mean opting out of the weekly pub quiz for a while, or if you tend to drink when eating out, try going to restaurants that don’t sell alcohol, or simply volunteering to drive. Similarly, try to identify the times when you would usually drink and fill the gap with something else. So if you would usually head to the pub after work on a Friday evening, you could organise to meet friends at the cinema, or if you’re giving up alcohol in pursuit of a new, healthier you, why not fill the gap with a weekly exercise class or a trip to the swimming pool to help you wind down?

Identifying your ‘triggers’ is all the more important if you’ve tried and struggled to stop drinking in the past. Try to identify why you were unsuccessful – did you still go to the pub most evenings? Did you explain your reasons for not drinking to your partner? Was alcohol still readily available at home?

{{Give up or gradually reduce your drinking?}}

If you want to stop drinking alcohol as part of a move towards a healthier lifestyle, cutting down on the amount of alcohol you drink as opposed to giving up alcohol completely can help bring lots of health benefits, and can be significantly easier to sustain. Reducing the amount you drink can also be an effective stepping stone to giving up alcohol completely in the future.

Cutting down doesn’t have to be complicated – if you currently drink every night, try designating a couple of days a week as alcohol-free days. This can soon become habit, the personal challenge helping remove the temptation and perhaps encouraging you to add more alcohol-free days.

Our MyDrinkaware tool can help you track the amount you’re drinking in units, calories and hard cash, and also lets you record days on which you drink nothing at all.

You can read more tips for cutting down at home, or tips for cutting down when out on our site.

{{Reward progress}}

It’s important that you acknowledge the fact that making changes to your lifestyle can be difficult and that you reward yourself with something if you are making progress. It’s equally important not to be too hard on yourself if you slip up every once in a while.

An easy way to keep track of how you’re doing and keep your motivation up is to give yourself short term goals. Perhaps you could aim firstly for an alcohol-free week, then an alcohol-free month, for example.

If you tend to drink in front of the TV after work, try replacing that glass of wine with something else you enjoy, or treat yourself to some new clothes or a day out with the money you’re saving on alcohol. The cost of alcohol mounts up with surprising speed – you could try putting aside the money you would normally spend on alcohol at home or while out, and spend it on another treat at the end of the week or the month.

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Enjoy the benefits}}

Whether you’re cutting alcohol out of your life completely or cutting down gradually, you may notice a number of improvements to the way you look and feel. Among other things, you might find you have more energy, that you’re sleeping better, or that you’ve lost a bit of weight. In the long term you will also be helping to reduce your risk of developing cancer, liver or heart disease and could lower your blood pressure.

{{Potential alcohol withdrawal symptoms}}

Going ‘cold turkey’ or suddenly drinking no alcohol at all can cause serious alcohol withdrawal symptoms if you were drinking heavily before the change.

Dr Sarah Jarvis of Drinkaware’s Medical Advisory Panel points out that “psychological symptoms are very common, and not just if you’re a really heavy drinker. You can have short term problems even with relatively low levels of alcohol consumption if you’ve become used to drinking really regularly”. Psychological symptoms can include irritability, poor concentration, feeling shaky, feeling tired, difficulty sleeping or bad dreams.

Physical alcohol withdrawal symptoms including trembling hands, sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, palpitations and lack of appetite are less common, but are often a sign that the sufferer was drinking at worrying levels. Severe physical side effects include convulsions, confusion, fever and even hallucinations. If you experience physical withdrawal symptoms of any kind, you should see your doctor as soon as possible.

Your doctor may be able to prescribe medication that can help with alcohol withdrawal symptoms, and will be able to refer you to a specialist alcohol team for support. They can also offer counselling and psychological support, and can put you in touch with local support groups to help you stay on track.

Source: drinkaware.co.uk

{Malaria cases in Rwanda rose at 68.6% last year to reach 1,598,076, against 947,689 cases last year; According to figures released by the Rwandan Ministry of Health.}

The Ministry of Health attributes the increase in the number of malaria cases to poor quality of mosquito nets.

The Minister of Health Agnes Binagwaho asserted, however, that the number of malaria deaths declined slightly, from 412 in 2013 to 352 in 2014.

She spoke of taking action against mosquitoes, including the expansion of indoor spraying of houses, the organization of a behavior change campaign and improving access to quality treated nets.

Ms. Binagwaho said that the supply of mosquito nets to the general public will be done every two years instead of three years.

“We started awareness campaigns and spraying indoors in some areas across the country, but the activities will cover the entire country,” she said.

According to the Ministry of Health, approximately 83% of Rwandan households received mosquito nets and the government aims to provide at least one net with two people.

Figures from the Rwanda Biomedical Centre show that the morbidity rate in the country is 9% and the mortality rate to 4%.

Malaria is the fourth most deadly disease in Rwanda after neonatal diseases, lung diseases and cardiovascular diseases.

{{Source: Rapide Info}}

{The republic of Rwanda, reputed to be East Africa’s hub for technology, has recently been selected to be the regions center of excellence in e-health, biomedical engineering, health vaccines and immunization logistics. The appointment was made by health experts from the East African Community (EAC) who recently met in Uganda for the fifth annual EAC Health and Scientific Conference.}

E-health is an evolving innovative practice involving the use of electronic processes and communication to promote healthcare. First appearing on the scene in 1999, it is closely related to health informatics, cyber medicine and m-health (mobile health). Being a low cost and easily accessible service, it continues to gather momentum and popularity across the globe.

“We were given this task because Rwanda is relatively advanced in matters of ICT. Our responsibility will be to provide e-health solutions like storage of medical records using high technology,” remarked Parfait Uwaliraye, the acting Permanent Secretary of the Rwandan Ministry of Health.

According to him, other responsibilities will include providing engineering knowledge for medical equipment like scanners and teaching how vaccines are efficiently procured and stored.

Other East African states were not left out, however. The officials appointed Uganda as the center of excellence in treating cancer, while Kenya will be charged with issues of urology. Also, Tanzania will service cardiac issues while Burundi will handle nutritional issues.

Read more at ventures-africa.com

{Health experts and officials from the East African countries are gathering in the Ugandan capital Kampala to conclude the formation of a regional health policy.}

Jessica Eriyo, East African Community Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors told reporters here on Monday that the policy will among others harmonize the health policies of the member states which include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

“It is in a draft form and it is looking at health structuring, harmonization of national policies among others,” Eriyo said, noting that the permanent secretaries of the ministries of health are discussing it before forwarding to the ministers for approval.

When in place, the policy will lead to the formation of centers of excellence in each member country. According to the plan, Uganda will be the center of excellence in treating Cancer, Kenya will be charged with issues of Urology, Burundi will be for nutrition and Rwanda for health systems.

“We will build capacities in those countries so that we have referrals,” she said.

She also added that health facilities will be established along major transport corridors in the region to treat East Africans.

The policy will also come up with strategies of funding the health sector in the region in view of the dwindling funding from donor countries.

The experts are gathering to attend the Fifth Annual East African Health and Scientific Conference and International Health Exhibition and Trade Fair. The three day meeting scheduled to start on March 25 will be held under the theme, ‘Investing in Health through Strengthening Regional Health Systems and Institutions towards the Prevention and Control of Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases’.

Among the sub themes of the conference is health systems strengthening, integrated approaches for disease prevention, control and management, social determinants of health and diseases and conditions of public health importance.

{{Source: Xinhua}}

{{Don’t worry, doctors offer tips to help }}

We all need sleep although the reason why is not quite clear. But as people age, falling asleep sometimes becomes difficult. At some point, some elderly people cannot fall asleep unless they use pills. As doctors explain, lack of sleep is a normal aspect of aging and one should not resort to pills. In fact, both the amount of time one spends sleeping and the quality vary with age.

Dr. Kaboyo Mugamba, a neurologist, says the amount of time we spend each day sleeping declines over a life span. Newborns spend from 16 to 20 hours asleep each day, while children aged one to four years sleep for about 11 to 12 hours. This gradual decline continues through childhood, such that adolescents will need about nine hours of sleep to function at their best and middle age adults require seven to nine hours. The elderly require up to eight hours of sleep though may struggle to obtain them at once.

Mugamba explains that children sleep for more hours because they have extremely high levels of melatonin; a substance produced in the brain to control waking-sleeping patterns. High levels mean one passes quickly into deep sleep. The levels of melatonin keep decreasing with age. Dr. Harriet Oketcho, a psychiatrist stresses that sleep requirements vary from person to person. “Seven to nine hours is the normal range but there are people who fall outside that range and do just fine. People who get less than seven hours each night tend to be more susceptible to sleep deficiency problems,” she says.

Under normal circumstances, for one to have a healthy sleep, they have to go through three stages. At first, your eyes are closed but it’s easy to wake you up. This phase may last for five to 10 minutes. The second stage is where you fall into light sleep where the heart slows and the body temperature drops getting ready for deep sleep. Finally is deep sleep where it’s harder to awaken you during this stage, and if someone woke you up, you would feel disoriented for a few minutes. Why older people sleep less Aging may bring unwelcome changes in our bodies and sleep.

At Adolescence stage, sleep is interrupted by the changes that take place in the body as children transform into adults. For females, hormonal fluctuations right before the menstrual cycle can also disrupt sleep. Young adults begin to lose the ability to deep sleep in their 20s and 30s. By age 40, deep sleep may disappear altogether.

At 40, people start experiencing issues such as more fragmented sleep and more awakenings between sleep cycles. Experts explain the likely causes: Hormones: As we age, our bodies secrete less of two important sleep hormones: melatonin whereby a person lacking the hormone may feel sleepy in the early evening and wake up very early or not feeling sleepy at all whereas the growth hormone which is responsible for deep sleep is also lost since body temperatures tend to flatten.

Oketcho says menopause comes with a number of changes including night sweats and headaches which result into lack of sleep. Chronic health conditions can also interfere with sleep. These illnesses result in changes in our body that interfere with normal sleeping. For instance diabetes and large prostate can make one frequent the bathroom in the night and so interrupt deep sleep.

Illnesses associated with old age will definitely see you taking a lot of medicine. Some of these medicines, however, have sleep depriving contents. It’s important to talk to your doctor for a possibility to change your medication to one that does not cause you to lose sleep. Anti-depressants, steroids and diabetes medications are some of the drugs known to interfere with sleep. Oketcho says there are also changes in lifestyle that occur as one progresses.

For instance, one may buy a car, get a desk job, or even retire. This means they’ll be getting less exercise, less exposure to outside weather conditions ,and getting a lot of day time napping all of which will impact on the quality of sleep. Oketcho says psychological stress that come with loss of a loved one, living alone, and other issues that bring sadness can keep one awake even though they are not using drugs or even when they are exercising. How to sleep well as you age Dr. Kaboyo says it’s important for one to investigate the root cause of failure to sleep.

If it’s medication you are using, a doctor may be consulted to change the intervals during which the medicine is administered, lower the dosage, or replace it with one that has limited side effects. There is a siesta technique where one can do 20 minutes naps. These should not be close to bedtime. What about those of us who need to get up and work all day? There are strategies that can help people consolidate sleep: Be keen on the number of hours spent in bed and maintain a regular sleep-awake schedule.

This encourages more efficient sleep. Middle-of-night wakes may not provoke anxiety if you know you’re going to get another interval of sleep in the morning. Develop bed time rituals such as taking a bath or switching off the lights. Avoid sleeping pills as they can be addictive and will not solve the problem.

{{ Avoid alcohol and cigarettes because the caffeine therein can keep one awake. }}

Have at least two hours of exposure to sunlight each day as light increases melatonin, which regulates your sleep patterns. Though it’s helpful at all ages, exercise is particularly encouraged for those 50 years and above as it increases daily body temperature fluctuation. “Those who are physically fit have deeper sleep and fewer nighttime awakening.

Exercise is the only way adults can increase the amount of time they spend in deeper sleep” says Dr. Kaboyo. Set a good sleep environment with limited noise and light. However, if your situation does not change with these tips, the doctor says it could be a more problematic ‘sleep disorders’ like insomnia. That can only be reversed with medical attention.

The INDEPENDENT

{ {{Through ‘Sustain’ Project (Scaling up Sweeetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Rwanda), Sweetpotato is seen as a key in fighting malnutrition across Rwanda.}}
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Many Rwandans see Sweetpotato as a food for only poor families while researchers have found that sweetpotatoes can play an important role in young child feeding practices.

It is against these findings that on 10th March 2015, Dr Jean Jaques Muhindo, Director General of Rwanda Agriculture Board and Simon Heck Director of Sustain and Program Leader at International Potato Center (CIP), launched the “Sustain” Project as a contribution to increased incomes and improved health outcomes for a country like Rwanda.

Simon Heck, Director of Sustain and Program Leader at International Potatoes Center said that they are going to increase the production of potatoes which is the traditional crop in Rwanda from 4 districts to 8 while at the same time thinking how to expand Potato farming in all districts.

He said the orange potatoes are rich on better carrot, which is an ingredient producing vitamin A and minerals after consummation, adding that they are productive.

“For instance sweetpotato can be used to make High-grade starch for pharmaceutical industry, Bread, Cakes, Biscuits, Various snacks, Chapati, Porridge, Juice and Complimentary child feeding foods for weaning children. “ he explained.

Dr Jean Jaques Muhindo, Director General of Rwanda Agriculture Board says that “Currently agriculture contributes 1/3 of Rwanda’s total GDP and It is estimated that 80% of the total population relies on agriculture as their main economic activity.”

He added that agriculture also meets 90% of the national food needs and generates more than 70% of the country’s export revenues.

With this background, he shows how an agricultural project in this sector such as the one launched (SUSTAIN program) can contribute to increased incomes and improved health outcomes for a country like Rwanda.

According to the 2015 UNICEF State of the World’s Children Report 2, 17% of the children aged 6-23 months are receiving the minimum acceptable diet recommended by infant and young child feeding practices.

44% of children under the age of five are stunted, 12% are underweight,, 3% are wasted and 7% of infants are born with a low birth weight.

For him 125 grams of orange flesh sweetpotato gives enough vitamin A to meet the daily recommended dietary allowance for an adult and this is a key to eradicate such statistics.

The statistics he quoted above not only shows that they still have work to do as a country to address the hidden hunger problem, But also to address the challenges facing vulnerable groups such as pregnant and lactating mothers.

Others keys actions to address malnutrition are; Increase nutrition capacity with the Ministries of Health and Agriculture – the government of Rwanda is doing this currently: Improve infant and young child feeding practices through effective messaging, education, and counseling services; Promote the consumption of nutrient rich bio-fortified crops such as orange flesh sweet potato, especially for vulnerable groups and households in addition to continued national vitamin A supplementation campaigns to address micronutrient deficiencies; improve dietary diversity through promoting food based approach through home production and consumption of a varied diet; Market development for bio-fortified food crops to increase adoption and ensure deworming of children to control anemia.

As contribution, a project like SUSTAIN can make a great contribution to the Rwanda society because it seeks to explicitly integrate an Agriculture-Nutrition-Market approach to maximize the potential benefit of Orange Fleshed Sweet potato on health status of the whole household and in particular pregnant women, lactating mothers and children less than 5 years.

The project is implemented in Rwanda, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. The first project was SACHA (Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa) and it was also implemented in Rwanda.

{Maternal and child death rates fell in every one of the poorest 49 countries in the world between 2010 and 2013, largely as a result of a U.N. initiative launched in 2010, the world body said on Tuesday.}

“The world is currently reducing under-five and maternal deaths faster than at any time in history,” U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement. “Since 1990, maternal deaths have been cut by almost half; some 17,000 fewer children die each day.”

East African countries saw particularly strong progress, with child death rates falling by 14.9 percent or more in Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

There was also good news from Haiti, which had an under five mortality rate of 17.4 percent in 2010 when the island was devastated by an earthquake. This plummeted to 7.3 percent in 2013.

Falls in maternal mortality were most pronounced in Afghanistan, where the rate fell 20 percent between 2010 and 2013, and in Zimbabwe, which saw a fall of 22.9 percent.

Overall, the deaths of 2.4 million women and children have been averted since 2010, the report said.

The U.N. credits its ‘Every Woman Every Child’ (EWEC) initiative, part of the broader Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, with the reduction in deaths. The strategy was launched by Ban in 2010.

EWEC takes the form of a global public health partnership between governments, NGOs and the private sector.

There have been “substantial increases” in oral rehydration therapy, exclusive breastfeeding and preventing mother-child HIV transmission, the report said, with “important gains” in family planning, antenatal care, skilled birth attendance and post-natal care.

But two other goals, care for pneumonia and expanding childhood vaccines, have seen “limited progress”.

“There is still too much needless suffering,” Ban said.

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said in a statement that “education empowers women and girls to live healthier lives and as a result, fewer children are dying.”

The initiative has now set its sights on ending all preventable deaths of women and children.

“We need to look for new partnerships and new funding mechanisms,” Solberg said.

{{Reuters}}

{Rwandans will continue to receive free health service from Egyptian Hospitals to strengthen bilateral cooperation in Health Sector.}

This was revealed during the visit which saw a delegation made of several Journalists who travelled to Egypt, last month, to witness the country’s achievement after moments of conflicts.

On 20th February 2015, the delegation visited the Children Cancer Hospital 57357, one of the big cancer hospitals in the world.

Five Rwandese children have received free cancer treatment from this hospital. Among them, there is Manzi who is receiving treatment from this Hospital.

With high equipment and experts and tough medicine, 652 children from different African countries have been cured among 1500 treated.

Dr Janathan Bailey, one of the officials at the hospital fund has said that the Hospital has 324 beds and plans are underway to extend it in order to care a great number.
A part from health treatment, the hospital delivers different services in which there is knowledge sharing among different doctors from different countries in Africa.

More than 600 doctors will be given those skills.

African countries have also received the Egyptian doctors to help in the treatment of several illnesses.

Aswan Heart Centre offers services to Africans for free charge

Journalists have also visited the Magdi Yacoub Foundation, which located in Aswan Province. The hospital gives charitable services to the people, particularly the underprivileged; training a generation of young doctors, scientists, nurses and technicians at the highest international standards.

When the journalists visited the Hospital on 21st February 2015, Dr Zeno, who is in charge of the operations, said that the hospital was founded by Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub in his humanitarian activities.

The hospital started in 2009, has operated 2500 people in one year with 60 beds.
6 Rwandans benefited from free surgical treatment and return back home, and they promise to do it again.

The hospital is ready to receive 30 doctors from different country around the continent aiming to skill them among there are Rwandans.

Those who received treatments are from Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

Children Cancer Hospital 57357 started its service in July 2007.

{(Reported By Deus Ntakirutimana, Edited By Ange de la Victoire D.)}

For more information contact: {{deus@igihe.com}}

{While asked about sleeping under mosquito nets, she said, I have been sleeping under the mosquito nets since 2008 of which, it is a success on her side that among other things, she has also benefited from such government initiatives spearheaded by the Ministry of Health (MINISANTE) as she calls it.}

Mrs. Nyirakana, said that, before she took the imitative to sleep under mosquito nets, she spent nearly every week on hospital bills of which raised the bar for her standards of living not only on food but also the daily living expenses for basic needs such as soap and salt.

On other hand, “because I thought that I was bewitched due to frequent sicknesses, I also lost huge sums of money in traditional healers for fear that I would die, who unfortunately never helped me heal at all. From this point on, I took a decision to visiting a health centre for check-up; it was from here that I realized that I had Malaria”. She says

While asked why she had been motivated to visit a health centre, Liberata said, “Personally, I believe it was God’s grace that I had the wisdom to think of visiting the health centre, otherwise on my own, I always thought some hating neighbours had bewitched me”.

Though, she quickly adds of the drama shows staged by SFH/Rwanda in her sector about testing for Malaria and sleeping under mosquito nets.

I always heard SFH/Rwanda as a condom institution since people would only narrow it to this but when I heard a drama was coming, I decided to participate myself, it was here that I heard SFH in a different context and as supported organization by USAID which she locally termed as “Umushingaw’Abanyamerica”.

“However, after this drama, I got to know that SFH conducts a wide range of activities including Malaria prevention and control”, she said.

Liberata-“I pride myself in using MOSQUITO NETS now and this has saved my life and living expenses and I can confidently confess that without a mosquito net, I don’t think I would be a live now”