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{Being a tenant, renting a dwelling place, has never been anyone’s wish; yet almost all people in the journey of their lives usually do rent. Every tenant always dreams of owning a house, dreams that remain unattainable to many, forcing them to endure the life-time burden.}

Having noticed such a nightmare of house tenancy in Kigali, Remote Estates has started a ‘Be Your Own Landlord’ campaign that will avail 282 affordable housing units by 2019.

Units’ buyers are allowed to pay in five installments starting from groundbreaking to completion, according to Remote Estates, a subsidiary of Remote Group of companies which is widely known as an engineering, construction and project management firm.

The company has started with dwelling units adjacent to Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro District which include modern apartments, townhouses and single-family homes, all designed to provide a comfortable, green and affordable lifestyle.

Speaking to IGIHE, Claudette Rubangura, the Corporate Relations and Marketing Officer at Remote Estates, said the firm is committed to providing decent housing at affordable prices.

“Our vision is to pioneer a model of privately developed affordable housing adapted to Rwanda housing market, using cost effective building technology, ecologically driven urban design, and cultural responsive housing designs,” she said.

Rubangura said the units include 162 apartments, 54 attached townhouses, 24 semi-detached units, seven detached units as well as 34 units for shops or offices. The five-hectare site also offers 219 parking spaces and nice green space that covers 29% of the site.

Registration of buyers gets underway

Remote Estates has opened registration of units’ buyers and a number of clients have already got on the list.

“Many people have turned to us to ask about the requirements to own one among the upcoming houses in Masaka. We are now registering them,” she said.

She said that a client pays an advance of $100 for reservation of a unit of their choice while the unit’s cost will be paid in five installments with the first installment due at the beginning of construction works.

“Considering the quality of our units and the facilitation of paying in installments, the units are undoubtedly affordable. For example, the cost of a three-bedroom apartment with its facilities starts $35,000 (around Rwf30 million) and the apartment is incremental to allow the owner to customize the inside walling the way they want,”

‘Be Your Own Landlord’ campaign ongoing

Remote Estates has started a campaign dubbed “Be Your Own Landlord” that calls Rwandans to strive for owning houses and get rid of renting pressures.
Through the campaign, Remote Estates educates people on the possibilities of having their own houses.

Interested clients can find further information on www.remoteestate.com and by visiting Remote Estates’ offices at Bodifa Mercy House, 2nd floor, opposite the Ministry of Justice (MINIJUST). You can also email them via estates@remotegroup.com or phone +250 788 316 777

By Mugabo Jean d’Amour

{Quinta Tarkang, a Swiss pharmacist of Cameroonian origin, has opened a Tarmen Unisex Beauty Salon, a unique top of the line beauty institution that provides quality services in hair, nail and skin care as well as quality cosmetic products. Quinta moved to Kigali in August 2015 with her family and decided to invest in beauty products and services which has always been her passion.}

Located at the Orient Park Hotel in Nyarutarama, Kigali, Tarmen Unisex Beauty Salon was established with the comfort of the customer in mind. This location is easy to get to and offers free parking for its customers.

“Being a pharmacist by profession as well as a certified manager of quality and operational excellence with the American Society of Quality, I decided to provide people with reliable and quality skin care services, hair dressing, manicures, pedicures and more, ultimately caring about their health,” says Quinta.

Quinta is also concerned about the youth in the society and is partnering with Maison Shalom to train young people at Tarmen Beauty Salon to become professionals in providing various beauty services.

{{Concerned about cosmetic products}}

Quinta says, as an experienced professional pharmacist, she knows much about the effects of poor quality products on the skin and hair some of which occur after a long time. She explains that excellent hygiene is a top priority at Tarmen beauty salon. Therefore, all materials are routinely sterilized between customers.

Tarmen beauty salon strives to provide safe top quality products for its customers. The qualified and experienced staff are committed to guiding customers on the products best adapted to their skin and hair type. At Tarmen beauty salon, we not only provide quality products, but we also have the comfort of the customer in mind. In order to reduce the time clients have to wait, we have 8 stylist chairs for the women as well as 3 for the men.

{{Salon has Skin Care specialist}}

Our qualified staff go beyond hair dressing to advise customers on how to take care of their skin, hair and nails. Our professional aesthetician performs facial services and guides customers on how to improve the beauty and health of their skin.

{{Salon offers special customer care}}

At Tarmen Beauty Salon, a customer is served with coffee, tea or water depending on their choice, plus different snacks, all free of charge to make customers feel at home. In addition to salon and skin care services, Tarmen Unisex Beauty Salon sells a range of cosmetics to provide customers with all they need for beauty. The prices are competitive and the customer gets top quality for their money.

Tarmen Beauty Salon opens from 9am to 9pm to give services to professionals who want services in the evening hours after their daily work.

For further information, please call +250 785 061 543 or +250 729 007 002. You can also Phone or WhatsApp Quinta on +250 786 480 004.

By Jean d’Amour Mugabo

{Zirumuze New Life Clinic, a herbal medicine and treatment facility, has made strides in using natural medicine to successfully treat and manage various diseases.}

Herbs constitute a major component of traditional and modern medicine. Rwanda’s development is founded on different pillars including the health sector that has modern and traditional medicine.

This complementarity between traditional and modern medicine is also reflected in the fact that the National Itorero Commission (NIC) considers practitioners from both for civic education to strengthen their values as they exercise the delivery of health services.

Fourteen years on the course of treating people with natural medicine from inside and outside the country, Samuel Nyakarundi, the Managing Director of Zirumuze Clinic, a researcher in natural medicine and public health officer, reveals to IGIHE that he has found out that well-practiced traditional medicine has a great bearing on human health.

He draws the conclusion from a number of people who have been treated successful by Zirumuze Clinic using natural medicine and healed of different ailments that had resisted modern medicine.

“Since we started, we have cured 90% of patients from Entamoeba Histolytica, using our natural medicine called Rubagantare (in local language). This medicine is in form of capsule and liquid. Patients who used it testify that Rubagantare cures amoeba and its effects,” said Nyakarundi.

While many people say that amoeba keeps reoccurring over some time even when it has been cured, Nyakarundi says that it is now seven years since they treated a good number of people from amoeba and it has never reoccurred as treated people testify.

Zirumuze Clinic has so far successfully treated hepatitis B and C at 60% and 65% respectively, blood pressure at 85%, epilepsies at 80%, sexual impotence with male and female at 90%. People with obesity have been cured at 75%, diabetes at 65%, prostate at 85%, kidney at 70%, stomachache at 80%, persistent headache at 75%, asthma at 70%, rheumatism at 75% and female genital diseases at 75%.

Nyakarundi explains that at least 9000 people have been cured from amoeba out of 10,000 who turned up to Zirumuze Clinic in the last 12 years. “We don’t just do a guess work, we do treat people and they attest to their recovery,” he said.

Nyakarundi says that Zirumuze Clinic employs only professionals who are able to explain to patients about the use of any medicine and its effects on their health.

{{Zirumuze Clinic premises}}

Kigali: Zirumuze Clinic headquarters are located at Muhima on the road to ‘La fraicheur’ near former Nyabugogo market. It is in a blue two-storey building above the Monica salons. You can phone us on +250 784 647 369

Musanze: Zirumuze Clinic is located in Musanze grocery market in room 69 just behind the parking of Taximoto. You can phone us on +250 784 647 166

Rubavu: Zirumuze Clinic is located in Gisenyi Bus Terminal in room 14. You can phone us on +250 784 647 265

You can also reach us via +250 788 863 221 or +250 783 072 727 and on WhatsApp at
+250 728 863 221 or visit our website: www.zirumuze.com. You can also send us email to: info@zirumuze.com or nyakasamyy@gmail.com or nyakasamy@yahoo.fr

By Jean d’Amour Mugabo

{Call Rwanda is committed to reducing communication costs whether verbal or sending messages. It has this time round offered discounts to institutions ranging from small and big enterprises under a program dubbed ‘Digital IP Telephone Solutions’. }

{{Here below are devices receiving discounts and availed to clients in need:}}

{{-IP Phones: }} These are mobile phones seen in banks and other corporate institutions used for communication among employees and external one for free.

{{-IP PBX :}}It is a machine enabling a mobile phones to operate through LAN
{{-Call Center Dialers :}}The machine is reserved for Call Center to five people
{{-GSM Gateways : }} It is a tool in which a Simcard can be inserted enabling call at one’s office
{{-PRI Cards:}} It is a system of using cards enabling an institution to have network from telecommunication companies

Call Rwanda encourages banks, hotels, insurance companies, hospitals among other institutions using old communication systems to embrace the technology because it cuts down communication costs. Indeed using such tools enables concentration on services and following up satisfaction of services delivered to clients via phone.

For more details call 0788302371 or email: crispin@call-rwanda.com

You can also visit them at Umutako Plaza, 8th Unit at the opposite side of Kigali city headquarters to see the devices.

Call Rwanda informs that an institution buying such devices receives free SMS services to advertise its activities.

{As a way of promoting quick delivery of communicated messages to the mass, Call Rwanda has offered special discount for village and cell leaders in need of sending short messages communicating whereabouts community work will be held. }

This comes as a solution for citizens who would fail to identify whereabouts to hold community work in case it is communicated by word of month in their absence.

Using the Bulk SMS of Call Rwanda can avail the message to phone users regardless of where they are located.

Call Rwanda encourages Rwandans in general to use its services and go in line with technology vision embraced by the government.

Call Rwanda has also delegated agents in various regions of the country to facilitate easy access to its services.

For more details about services offered by Call Rwanda, contact 0788302371/ 0789533616 or send email to crispin@call-rwanda.com and Patrick@call-rwanda.com

{ISPA, the best high speed internet service provider in Rwanda has started serving a Free Wireless Broad Band Internet installation as Valentine’s Day gift to its clients for the month of February 2017. }

As Valentine’s is celebrated on 14th February each year where lovers offer special gifts including flowers, chocolates among others; ISPA has pledged to serve more connecting customers to the high speed internet network for free installation enabling them stay closer to their families and friends with reliable internet.

Talking to IGIHE Robert Rugema Busulwa, Sales and Marketing Manager at ISPA Rwanda has said “We have been committed to facilitating all people enjoy this free installation cost and chat with their lovers during valentine’s month with ISPA’s fast, reliable and affordable internet.”

“The deepest expression of love is more than candy, roses and cards,” he added.

ISPA is a company providing IT solutions to challenges and customers’ needs including a 4G network, Fiber Optics which is available in all 30 districts of Rwanda.

Since last year, ISPA has slashed internet prices by 30% to ease internet access for all Rwandans and the business community, time for Rwandans to enjoy ISPA’s fast, reliable and affordable internet connection

{As usual Rwanda has exceptional development speed which is witnessed particularly in technology.}

Call Rwanda, an institution positioned on the forefront in mobile telecommunication services has reduced prices at the beginning of the year for institutions or individuals wishing telecommunication services migrating from analogue to digital technology.

{{Call Rwanda is offering at cheapest price to clients wishing these services:}}

IP PHONES, Call center Dialers, IP PBX, GSM Gateways, IVR SYSTEM SOLUTIONS
PRI- CARDS, Call Center Headsets, Hotel Telephony System and School Telephony System.

The services are not only offered to big institutions like banks,Insurance companies or government institutions but also whoever including individuals desiring the services.

A customer receives a special assistance of ‘Free Annual Maintainance Support ‘and receive a Shortcodefor free.

The prices range from the minimum of USD 200 and above. Call Rwanda encourages people to leave Analogue and join the new technologies. The interested customer is allowed to pay in installments after agreements with both institutions.

For more details call 0788302371 , 0789533614, 5000 or email : crispin@call-rwanda.com , aisha@call-rwanda.comormeet them at their office at KN 3 , in front of Kigali City headquarters and I&M Bank HQ . They operate all days from 7:00 to 21:00 hours.

{ {{Clubfoot background and in the society }}

Clubfoot or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is a common congenital musculoskeletal defect that is characterized by a downward and inward twisting of the foot. Around the world, 150 000 – 200 000 babies with clubfoot are born each year.

Approximately 80% of these will be in low and middle income countries. Most of these babies will not receive effective treatment for their clubfoot and will grow up with severe disability as a consequence. }

The burden of this disability impacts on society as a whole and as such the problem of untreated clubfoot should be viewed as a public health issue which must be addressed. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 26 states that persons with disabilities should have access to rehabilitation services which enable them to attain and maintain maximum independence and ability.
(http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx#26)
These services should begin at the earliest possible stage and should be provided by appropriately trained rehabilitation professionals.

Untreated or incorrectly treated clubfoot soon becomes ‘neglected clubfoot’ as the child grows older and learns to walk. As the child bears weight through it, the foot position worsens and becomes more twisted. The child’s weight goes through the side and top surface of the foot as it twists, and a large bursa and callous form on the weight-bearing surface. A child with neglected clubfoot will have difficulty in wearing normal shoes and as they grow older may experience severe pain. Neglected clubfoot severely restricts ability to walk in some cases, and in others only short distances are manageable.

In Rwanda like in other Low and Middle Income Countries LMICs where transport and other infrastructure are not developed and people’s main source of income tends to be agricultural or manual labour the consequences of a neglected clubfoot can be devastating, severely impairing the individual’s ability to participate in society and income-generating activities.

In many places people with visible deformities are stigmatised and excluded from society because of cultural beliefs about disability. Practically, this can mean that individuals with clubfoot may be less likely to attend school, marry or get a job. Even the families of children with clubfoot may experience prejudice as people in some cultures believe that clubfoot is caused by a curse or evil spirits. In some countries, the mothers of children born with clubfoot may be blamed for the deformity, leading to severe family conflict, separation and even divorce. This further perpetuates the cycle of lack of participation, poverty and vulnerability caused by disability.

{{Profile of cure international/Rwanda clubfoot program }}

Cure international is an INGO established in the United States of America in 1998, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Since 1998, CURE has championed the cause of children with correctable disabilities through the development and operation of a network of hospitals and paediatric specialty programs in 26 nations. Over the course of that time, CURE has provided healing during the course of more than 1.6 million outpatient visits and over 122,000 surgical procedures, presenting our staff with the opportunity to train more than 5,200 national medical practitioners in first world quality, compassionate patient care. Its mission, taken from Luke 9:2, is to “heal the sick and proclaim the kingdom of God.” CURE Clubfoot is one of the speciality programs of CURE International.

{{Rwanda clubfoot program}}

The program started by working in 2009 with 8 hospitals and in 2011 the number of hospitals was increased to the current number of 22 government and private health facilities.

{{The program covers all the provinces of the country:}}

Northern province: Ruhengeri, Nemba and Byumba Hospitals

Southern province: Kabgayi, Munini, Nyanza, CHUB, Kigeme hospitals & Gikonko HC

Eastern province: Gahini, Nyagatare, Nyamata and Kirehe hospitals

Western province: Gisenyi, Kibuye, Gihundwe, & Kibogora hospitals and Rilima center.

City of Kigali: Muhima, Masaka, Kibagabaga and Gikondo-Inkurunziza Orthopedic hospitals

For the above health facilities, Cure International have to ensure that the program is funded in a manner consistent with guidelines and known best practices in:

Ponseti method of clubfoot management

Capacity building (trained staff)

Coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the program

Implementing the program in cost-effective way

Community sensitization

Counseling of parents

{{Vision in 3 years with Ministry of Health (MOH)}}

Both parties Cure International and MOH strive for early treatment to be accessible for every child born with clubfoot in the country, such that clubfoot will be eliminated as a permanent disability

{{Rwanda Clubfoot program goals }}

To assist the Rwandan Ministry of Health in strengthening the Rwandan health system by supporting the mentioned health facilities in their respective rehabilitation services.

To increase the knowledge of physiotherapists, Medical doctors and orthopaedic staff in the above mentioned hospitals through the trainings about management of clubfoot deformity by Ponseti technique with other supporting stakeholders

To raise public awareness on early childhood clubfoot screening program for detection, diagnosis and treatment where clubfoot centers are located in the country through all channel of media.

Provide Counselors who will work with parents to ensure clinic visits and prevent dropouts.

Support parents from poor families to access on the treatment

Parents accompaniment and advice to accomplish the treatment timeline

{{Some of achievements}}

Since 2009, more than 4700 children with clubfoot have been treated in the above hospitals using Ponseti technique,279 Health professionals have been trained about clubfoot treatment using Ponseti technique and 37 counsellors have been trained for parent’s education.

Image 6: Parent education by the trained counselor

{{Activities}}

Treating children with clubfoot using Ponseti technics ( Providing treatment supplies, treatment fees)

Organize a regional training of trainers (TTT) on club foot management using ponseti method

Train health care professionals in club foot management using ponseti method
Train counselors

Produce and distribute video CDs to the 22Hospitals and 264 health centres

Broadcast clubfoot program activities via public radios

Organize a World clubfoot day event

Educate health professional of health centres on early detection and referral of clubfoot cases

Integrate Community Health workers (CHWs) in charge of maternal and child health in community outreach activities

Supervise Hospitals

Data collection , analysis and reporting

Organise patients follow up through homes visits

{{Partners }}

Ministry of Health /RBC

National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD)

National Commission of Children (NCC)

22 hospitals

COSECSA Oxford Orthopedic Link & Africa clubfoot Training Project

Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA)

Churches

Private pharmacies

{{Ways of awareness}}

Posters

Radio spot

Stakeholders meetings/Symposium

Online newspaper/media

Patient stories

Brochures

Integration of Community health Worker (CHWs), Local leaders and pastors

Distribution of clubfoot DVDs in hospitals and health centers

{{Treatment cost of 1 case of clubfoot}}

In many LMICs, the price of treatment combined with the cost of transportation and the time away from income-generating activities is often more than most families can afford.

From the research conducted by Hussein et al in LMIC (Pakistan) published in 2014, the average per-patient cost was $349 (Rwf 288,972) for the Ponseti method and $810 (Rwf 670,680) for patients treated surgically. The direct household expenditure was $154(Rwf 127,512) and $314 (Rwf 259,992) for the Ponseti and surgical methods, respectively. The majority of the costs were incurred pre-diagnosis and after inadequate treatment, with the largest proportion spent on transportation, material, and fee for service. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24711155 visited on Dec 3rd 2017]

{{Plan for non cure clinics in the future}}

In collaboration with Centre de Chirurgie Orthopédique Pédiatrique et Réhabilitation, Sainte Marie de Rilima, Cure International trains the health Professionals from Clinics which are directly supported by Cure International. This will continue.

We are planning to open new clubfoot clinic in partnership with HVP Gatagara in Nyanza district since July 2017

{{Challenges}}

Low level of awareness in the community

Turnover of health professionals

Lack of clubfoot oriented researches to generate evidence based and disaggregated data on clubfoot in Rwanda

Long duration of treatment (up to 5 years) that may cause drop outs

Referral issues of complicated cases to specialized Clinics which are not using Mituelle de sante

Coverage of transport for patients for the frequent visits

{{Contribution of MOH in achievement }}

The collaboration between MOH and Cure International is well established to provide policies and strategies guidance, to facilitate Cure International to import work related materials,

Cooperate and assist Cure International for Licenses acquisition.

{The East African Drivers and Vehicles Ltd (EADV) car hire services provider has offered 10% discount to facilitate Rwandans and foreigners especially from East Africa to reach their families and facilitate their mobility in other circumstances.}

At the end of the year, many people wish to rejoin their families to share festive season while others hold various parties, weddings and picnics among others all requiring mobility.

Mutambuka Jean de Dieu, Operations Manager of EADV Ltd has said that they are committed to offering the discounts in such special periods.

“As usual we support Rwandans with fast and efficient services as and when they need them. We have offered the discount of 10% as we did last time during the 22nd commemoration of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi to facilitate travels in festive season and beyond,” he said.

Mutambuka explained that the discount will be applied to all kind of fired cars whether VIP, Public Transport, cars carrying tourists among others.

EADV has a variety wagons including; Toyota Land Cruiser , V8 , Mark II, Toyota Coaster and 14 passenger transporters.

It also hires out trucks carrying heavy loads.

Car hire for self drive of fully licensed individuals is also allowed.

EADV helps buyers to place orders for modern cars.

EADV operates in Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and in Kenya with prospects to expand to more regional markets.

East African Drivers and Vehicles Ltd, EADV, is based in Kigali at ETO first floor of Kigali Auto Parts building next to CHIC Complex building.

For more details you can call 0788355551/0788870740 or email info@eastafricandv.com or visit www.eastafricandv.com to receive assistance for needed services.