News concerning places in Rwanda,
which is indicated in green on the following map of Africa:
News incl. lifesciences, animals, wildlife & nature
from or mentioning Rwanda
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Global Handwashing Day
Child mortality figures (Sept 2012) indicate that 2,000 children under 5 years old die each day from diarrhoeal diseases. Of these about 1,800 children per day die from diarrhoeal diseases due to a...
HIV associated with Salmonella epidemic in sub Saharan Africa
The emergence and spread of new variants of Salmonella Typhimurium has been found to correspond to the emergence and spread of HIV in parts sub-Saharan Africa. A major contributing factor to the in...
Calls for social inclusion of children with disabilities in Africa
On the Day of the African Child 2012, UNICEF calls on families, communities and governments throughout the continent to protect children with disabilities from discrimination, violence and neglect,...
Campaign against maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT)
Although maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is a swift and painful killer, it is easily preventable through immunization of women with tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccine, which also confers immunity for ...
Malaria deaths decline by 66% in Zambia
Malaria deaths reported from health facilities in Zambia have declined by 66%. This result along with other supporting data indicates that Zambia has reached the 2010 Roll Back Malaria target of a ...
Four million Rwandan children targeted for life-saving interventions
During a week long campaign women and children across Rwanda will be reached with a package of key life-saving interventions to protect them from preventable illnesses.
Early HIV testing and treatment can save newborn lives
Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to a report just released by UNICEF and three partner UN agencies. The...
WHO and health partners lead massive cholera response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
60 tonnes of medicines arrived by plane into Kampala, the capital of neighbouring Uganda. Much of that is due to leave by road for Goma. The consignment includes Oral Rehydration Salts as well as ...
UNICEF delivers aid to displaced children in DR Congo
UNICEF is re-starting its humanitarian operation today and will be delivering high protein biscuits to displaced children and medical kits to people who have been newly displaced. There is concern ...
Netherlands gives UNICEF largest single donation ever
The Dutch government has pledged USD201M to UNICEF to expand ongoing efforts to ensure that children in conflict, natural disasters and emerging from crisis can go to school. This is the single lar...
