{"id":53665,"date":"2025-03-30T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/king-faisal-hospital-awards-medical-researchers\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:01:44","slug":"king-faisal-hospital-awards-medical-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/king-faisal-hospital-awards-medical-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"King Faisal Hospital awards medical researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Participants competed in two categories: Best Poster Presentation and Best Oral Presentation, with a special category reserved for those working at King Faisal Hospital. The first-place winners in each category received a prize of 600,000 Rwandan Francs (RWF).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nkundimana Gerard, a kidney disease specialist, was recognized for his exceptional poster presentation. His study, which addresses ongoing healthcare challenges, focused on the dialysis filters used to purify the blood of kidney patients, which can sometimes become contaminated with microbes leading to infections. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearch helps doctors improve their practice by keeping up with the ever-evolving medical field,\u201d Dr. Nkundimana explained. \u201cBy identifying problems early on, we can prevent complications for our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sendegeya August, Chief Medical Officer at King Faisal Hospital, emphasized the importance of research in enhancing healthcare. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearch enables us to contribute our knowledge and expertise to improve patient care. It is grounded in real issues faced by patients and the country,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we conduct research and clearly identify problems, we can work together to find solutions. This collaborative effort is more effective than working in isolation and allows us to share valuable insights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The research presented during the competition covered a range of medical topics, including kidney disease, childhood illnesses, heart conditions, and more, all aimed at finding solutions to pressing healthcare challenges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84653\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abashakashatsi_begukanye_ibihembo_buri_umwe_yahawe_ibihumbi_600_frw-6bafb.jpg\" alt=\"e first-place winners in each category received a prize of 600,000 Rwandan Francs\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84654\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dr__nkundimana_gerald_uvura_indwara_z_impyiko_niwe_wahawe_igihembo_cy_ubushakashatsi_bwanditse-5901e.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Nkundimana Gerard, a kidney disease specialist, was recognized for his exceptional poster presentation.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84654\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dr__nkundimana_gerald_uvura_indwara_z_impyiko_niwe_wahawe_igihembo_cy_ubushakashatsi_bwanditse-5901e.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Nkundimana Gerard, a kidney disease specialist, was recognized for his exceptional poster presentation.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84655\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/inzobere_zitandukanye_mu_buvuzi_zari_zitabiriye_uyu_munsi_harimo_abalimu_muri_kaminuza_abaganga_n_abanyeshuri-7b59f.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84656\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_mukuru_ushinzwe_ibikorwa_by_ubuvuzi_mu_bitaro_byitiriwe_umwami_faisal_dr__sendegeya_august_yavuze_ko_ubwo_ubushakashatsi_bugira_uruhare_mu_gut.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Sendegeya August, Chief Medical Officer at King Faisal Hospital, emphasized the importance of research in enhancing healthcare. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84657\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_mukuru_wungirije_w_ibitaro_byitiriwe_umwami_faisal_dr__edgar_kalimba_yagaragaje_ko_intego_bafite_ndetse_na_kaminuza_ya_africa_health_science_a.jpg\" alt=\"The Deputy CEO of the King Faisal Hospital, Dr. Edgar Kalimba, stated that their goal is to conduct research that addresses existing challenges.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84652\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/054a4709-2-864da.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84651\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/054a4748-9e14e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Faisal Hospital, in partnership with Africa Health Science University, recently honored outstanding medical researchers during a competition that brought together 32 participants, including doctors, university lecturers, and students. The event, held on March 26, 2025, in Kigali, marked the second edition of the competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000084650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","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":2000084650,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abashakashatsi_begukanye_ibihembo_buri_umwe_yahawe_ibihumbi_600_frw-6bafb.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abashakashatsi_begukanye_ibihembo_buri_umwe_yahawe_ibihumbi_600_frw-6bafb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abashakashatsi_begukanye_ibihembo_buri_umwe_yahawe_ibihumbi_600_frw-6bafb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abashakashatsi_begukanye_ibihembo_buri_umwe_yahawe_ibihumbi_600_frw-6bafb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abashakashatsi_begukanye_ibihembo_buri_umwe_yahawe_ibihumbi_600_frw-6bafb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abashakashatsi_begukanye_ibihembo_buri_umwe_yahawe_ibihumbi_600_frw-6bafb.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53665","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000084650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53665"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53665"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}