Using e-modules for acquisition of complex diabetes skills in diabetes care providers in Rwanda.

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is life-threatening without appropriate treatment. Though pediatric endocrinology care is limited in Rwanda, a decentralized health system allows access to local non-communicable disease (NCD) nurses through a network of 42 district hospitals. Recent rapid expansion of internet access in the country makes virtual diabetes education initiatives possible.

Antibiotic prescribing practices in three neonatology units in Kigali, Rwanda. - an observational study.

Introduction: There is limited published data on antibiotic use in neonatal units in resource-poor settings.

Objectives: This study sought to describe antibiotic prescribing practices in three neonatology units in Kigali, Rwanda.

Methods: A multi-center, cross-sectional study conducted in two tertiary and one urban district hospital in Kigali, Rwanda.

Vitamin D Levels in Mother-Baby Pairs: A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study in a Rwandan Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Exposure to the sunlight contributes largely to the production of vitamin D. However, vitamin D deficiency is a reality in tropical countries, despite enjoying enough sunlight, especially bearing women in their last trimester whose foetuses exclusively depend on their reserves. This work aimed at demonstrating the state of vitamin D in mother-baby pairs and associated factors in one of the University Hospitals in Rwanda.

Insights from the WHO and National Lists of Essential Medicines: Focus on Pediatric Diabetes Care in Africa.

Background: Access to essential medicines in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes is limited in resource-limited countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) maintains two non-binding lists of essential medicines (EMLs) which are often used as a template for developing national EMLs.

Methods: We compared a previously published master list of medicines for pediatric endocrinology and diabetes with the WHO EMLs and national EMLs for countries within the WHO African region.

Seroprevalence of Zika virus and Rubella virus IgG among blood donors in Rwanda and in Sweden.

Seroprevalence studies provide information on the susceptibility to infection of certain populations, including women of childbearing age. Such data from Central Africa are scarce regarding two viruses that cause congenital infections: Zika virus (ZIKV), an emerging mosquito-borne infection, and Rubella virus (RuV), a vaccine-preventable infection. We report on the seroprevalence of both ZIKV and RuV from Rwanda, a country without any known cases of ZIKV, but bordering Uganda where this virus was isolated in 1947.