Rwanda's COVID-19 pool testing: a savvy option where there's low viral prevalence: alexandersr/shutterstockMany countries in East Africa have turned to contact tracing and carrying out COVID-19 tests on thousands of individuals as a way of monitoring and trying to limit transmissions of the new coronavirus. In Rwanda, they have been investigating … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s COVID-19 pool testing: a savvy option where there’s low viral prevalence | The Conversation
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Portraying Rwanda’s genocide as an encounter with hell | The Conversation
Portraying Rwanda's genocide as an encounter with hell: Inside the Sainte-Famille Church which was the scene of killings during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. EPA/Ahmed JallanzoQuoting the words of one local missionary, the Time magazine cover of May 1994 reads: There are no devils left in Hell, They are all in Rwanda. As many as 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were killed in a … [Read more...] about Portraying Rwanda’s genocide as an encounter with hell | The Conversation
Rwanda’s agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be | The Conversation
Rwanda’s agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be: More than 70% of Rwanda's population are subsistence farmers. Shutterstock/Sarine ArslanianThe Rwandan government –- supported by major international donors –- has high ambitions to modernise and professionalise its agrarian and land sector to reduce poverty and create economic growth. But, the sector … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be | The Conversation
The secret behind Rwanda’s successful vaccination rollouts | The Conversation
The secret behind Rwanda's successful vaccination rollouts: Rwandan girls were targeted in the country's successful HPV vaccination programme. ShutterstockThe best medical treatment option in the world can’t save a single patient unless it is delivered at the proper time, with the proper plans and processes in place. That’s why implementation science for health matters. … [Read more...] about The secret behind Rwanda’s successful vaccination rollouts | The Conversation
Rwanda’s Achilles’ heel: there is no back-up plan to Kagame | The Conversation
Rwanda has no succession plan to President Paul Kagame. Reuters/Tiksa NegeriRwandan President Paul Kagame New Year’s Eve announcement that he will run for a third term as president came as no surprise to most observers of the tiny central African country. It was widely expected after a national referendum approved constitutional changes that allow Kagame to run his … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s Achilles’ heel: there is no back-up plan to Kagame | The Conversation
