Parasitological Study on Fruits Sold in Huye Complex Market and Rango Local Market in Rwanda.

Background: Fruits are essential for good health and they form a major component of human diet. They are vital energy contributors that are depended upon all levels of human as food supplement or nutrients. Although they have all these benefits, when there are not handled with good hygiene they can transmit parasitic infections especially intestinal parasitic infections in the world including Rwanda.

Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and Uric Acid Levels among Pregnant Women Attending Ruhengeri Referral Hospital, in Rwanda.

Background: Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is a common burden during pregnancy usually associoted with adverse maternal and paternal outcomes. The uric acid serum level was identified as an important biochemical marker which can predict preeclampsia, a type of PIH. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of serum uric acid levels in association with blood pressure among pregnant women attending Ruhengeri Referral Hospital.