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Latest Publications-Rwanda

External Evaluation of the Pilot Phase of the Home-based Management of Malaria Program in Rwanda

This paper is the final report of an interim assessment of the Integrated National Malaria Control Program in Rwanda.

Integrating IEC Messages on Vaccination, Birth Spacing, and HIV in Rwanda

This paper details the testing of information, education, and communication messages at vaccination delivery points in Rwanda, and the subsequent development of a job aid for health professionals to use at these venues when speaking to caretakers. As noted in the report, attendance at vaccination encounters in Rwanda is quite high, but under-five mortality remains a significant problem. The vaccination sites thus provide a key opportunity to reach large numbers of caretakers and provide urgent counseling on other topics impacting child survival, including birth spacing and HIV.

Rapid Situation Analysis of Health Needs of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Rwanda

This report provides findings from the assessment of the health needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), conducted between March 18 and May 20, 2008, to access and document current programs at OVC social centers and health facilities to address health needs of orphans especially those infected with HIV and are under the age of five years in three districts in Rwanda and make recommendations on how to better address the health problems of orphans at community and facility levels of care.