{"id":2000113692,"date":"2026-05-29T11:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000113692"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:09:39","slug":"rwandan-peacekeepers-provide-free-medical-services-to-prisoners-in-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandan-peacekeepers-provide-free-medical-services-to-prisoners-in-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan peacekeepers provide free medical services to prisoners in CAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The medical outreach activity forms part of the community support initiatives carried out by Rwandan peacekeepers during this week leading up to the UN Day celebrations on 29 May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medical services offered during the outreach included internal medicine, dental care, eye care and dermatology among others. Free medicines were also distributed to the inmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during the activity, Lt Col Dr. Isaiah Nzayisenga, deputy Commander of Rwanda Level 2+ hospital said that the initiative aimed to support prisoners who face limited access to healthcare services, noting that health care is essential to human life, especially for people living in difficult conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Director of Bria Prison, Mahamai Adoum Salle, expressed gratitude to the Rwandan Contingent for their continued medical support to prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not the first time Rwandan peacekeepers have come to provide medical care and medicines to prisoners here in Bria. Normally, when prisoners are taken to outside clinics, medicines must be purchased. However, when the Rwandan contingent conducts such outreach activities, inmates receive treatment and medicines free of charge. We sincerely thank MINUSCA and the Rwandan peacekeepers particularly for this valuable support and hope this cooperation will continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief of the Supervision and Health Care Quality Section at the District Sanitary Office of the Haute-Kotto Region, Ponombo Felix, also praised the initiative, highlighting the challenges faced by prisoners in accessing proper healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe prison faces serious healthcare challenges, including the absence of a clinic and limited medical capacity. The provision of medicines and specialist doctors by Rwandan Contingent is indeed commendable and I hope it will continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outreach activity reflects the continued commitment of Rwandan peacekeepers under MINUSCA to supporting local communities and improving humanitarian conditions in the Central African Republic (CAR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prison authorities and local health officials commended Rwanda\u2019s peacekeepers for improving access to healthcare for vulnerable inmates in Bria.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rwandan peacekeepers under MINUSCA provided free medical treatment and medicines to dozens of inmates at Bria Prison in the Central African Republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Medical personnel from Rwanda Level 2+ Hospital attended to prisoners in Bria with services including dental care, eye treatment and dermatology consultations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inmates at Bria Prison received free healthcare services from Rwandan peacekeepers as part of activities marking the 2026 UN Day celebrations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwandan peacekeepers (Rwanda Level 2+ Hospital and RWABG VIII) serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), on May 28, 2026, provided free medical services to 68 inmates at Bria Prison in Haute-Kotto Prefecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000113694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000113692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000113694,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.jpg-1.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"Medical personnel from Rwanda Level 2+ Hospital attended to prisoners in Bria with services including dental care, eye treatment and dermatology consultations.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":2500,"height":1667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.jpg-1.jpeg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.jpg-1.jpeg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.jpg-1.jpeg","width":768,"height":512},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.jpg-1.jpeg","width":1024,"height":683},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.jpg-1.jpeg","width":2500,"height":1667}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000113692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000113697,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113692\/revisions\/2000113697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000113694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000113692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000113692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000113692"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000113692"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000113692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}