The Magazine was launched on Tuesday in the name of ‘Rwanda Public Health Bulletin’.
It will be released twice a year in March and September to be distributed in health centers, hospitals, and offices for free.
It will feature contributions from medical practitioners, experts, and researchers in the health sector.
The first issue of Rwanda Public Health Bulletin has 38 pages including stories on family planning, citizens’ health, Malaria among others.
It is written in English but the ministry is seeking how to double with production in Kinyarwanda version.
The Minister of Health Dr. Diane Gashumba has said that the medium will help Rwandans and foreigners to access investigative and credible health information helping to tackle rumors.
“It will feature stories we believe Rwandans are hungry for. It will show the implementation of different programs hence tackling rumors so that we impart credible information and healthy habits to Rwandans,” she said.
“This is the channel that will help hospitals, Rwanda Biomedical Center, universities and the ministry do that whoever wants to make publications in health sector do it after reviewing of different people so that Rwandans become informed,” added Dr. Gashumba.
Minister Gashumba said the book will be released twice a year because it will feature many stories requiring enough time for preparation and editing.
Medical practitioners and lecturer at the University of Rwanda who is the Chief Editor, Prof. Mutesa Leon said that Rwandans and foreigners can obtain credible information on the current status of diseases or particular outbreak in Rwanda from the medium.
The Magazine will complement existing communication platforms of the Ministry of Health.
Minisante already has ‘Rwanda Medical Journal’ which focuses on research but Rwanda Public Health Bulletin will draw attention on public health, outbreaks and communicating health policies among others.
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