IN THIS ISSUE:
The Public Health Bulletin – Rwanda, Vol. 4 (2); June 2023
Online ISSN: 2663 - 4651
TABLE OF CONTENT:
Foreword
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Trauma Cases during the Commemoration Period of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Yvonne Kayiteshonga1, Jean Damascene Iyamuremye1,*, Pacifique Ndishimye1, Vincent Sezibera2, Clarisse Musanabaganwa1, Nancy Misago1, Darius Gishoma2, Ladislas Nshimiyimana1, Prosper Karame1, Chaste Uwihoreye3, Clementine Kanazayire2, Amal Alachkar4, Valentine Dushimiyimana1, Patrick Rwagatare, Jean Pierre Musabyimana1, Melanie Mukantagara1, Vincent Tihon5, Parfait Uwaliraye6
1Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
2Mental Health Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
3Uyisenga n’Imanzi, Kigali, Rwanda
4School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, California, USA
5Enabel-Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
6Rwanda Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda
Perceptions Toward Trauma Problems and Crises during the Genocide against the Tutsi Commemoration Period
Yvonne Kayiteshonga1, Jean Damascene Iyamuremye1,*, Pacifique Ndishimye1, Vincent Sezibera2, Clarisse Musanabaganwa1, Nancy Misago1, Darius Gishoma2, Ladislas Nshimiyimana1, Prosper Karame1, Chaste Uwihoreye3, Clementine Kanazayire2, Amal Alachkar4, Valentine Dushimiyimana1, Patrick Rwagatare, Jean Pierre Musabyimana1, Melanie Mukantagara1, Vincent Tihon5, Parfait Uwaliraye6
1Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
2Mental Health Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
3Uyisenga n’Imanzi, Kigali, Rwanda
4School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, California, USA
5Enabel-Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
6Rwanda Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda
Predictors of survival of preterm newborns admitted in the Neonatology Unit at University Teaching hospital of Butare, Rwanda
Yvonne Kayiteshonga1, Jean Damascene Iyamuremye1,*, Pacifique Ndishimye1, Vincent Sezibera2, Clarisse Musanabaganwa1, Nancy Misago1, Darius Gishoma2, Ladislas Nshimiyimana1, Prosper Karame1, Chaste Uwihoreye3, Clementine Kanazayire2, Amal Alachkar4, Valentine Dushimiyimana1, Patrick Rwagatare, Jean Pierre Musabyimana1, Melanie Mukantagara1, Vincent Tihon5, Parfait Uwaliraye6
1Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
2Mental Health Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
3Uyisenga n’Imanzi, Kigali, Rwanda
4School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, California, USA
5Enabel-Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
6Rwanda Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda
A Community-Based Study on the Knowledge and Practices towards COVID-19 Prevention in Binunga Village of Rwanda
Bushaija Emmy1, Wabwire Paul Francis1, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji1,*, Habyarimana Innocent1
1College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda.6Rwanda Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Celebrating the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW 2022) in Rwanda
Noel Gahamanyi1,*, Leandre Ishema2, Jean Paul Mushayija3, Laurien Ntamugabumwe4, Emile Ngabo5,9,
Eric Mugabo5, Olivier Byiringiro6, Sylvestre Iradukunda7, Jean Claude Rukundo8, Denyse Umugwaneza2,
Hugor Shema2, Misbah Gashegu2, Edson Rwagasore2
1Biology Department, School of Science, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
2Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), Kigali, Rwanda
3FAO Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
4Vet Connect Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
5OAZIS Health; Kigali, Rwanda
6Nurse and Midwives Students Association in Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
7Rwanda Pharmaceutical Students Association, Kigali, Rwanda
8Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board, Kigali Rwanda
9School of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
