More than 3 million children treated in four days

In the span of less than a week, an estimated 3,239,000 school-aged children across the country were treated for intestinal worms and more than 90,000 children were treated for schistosomiasis. “When a child is ill, he/she misses school. To look after that child, one parent will have to skip work. This is a small example of how important it is to have a healthy population. As a result, we have devoted an entire week to treat mothers and children for some of the most prevalent diseases so that they are healthy enough to have a better future”, said Dr. Fidel Ngabo, Coordinator of Maternal and Child Health Task Force, Ministry of Health.

For a Few Cents

A few cents worth of penicillin could have prevented the heart condition that threatened Samson’s life.

Dr. Innocent Nyaruhirira

The former Rwandan Minister of State for HIV/AIDS speaks about the Access Project.

A Tale of Two Feet

by Josh Ruxin

When Simeon first entered the health center in Gashora, Rwanda, 20 years ago, he had a bothersome fungal infection on his foot and wanted treatment.