Highlights • Through COVAX facility, UNICEF supported the delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Rwanda. Over 4.3 million people (one third of the population) have received two doses...
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Highlights • Through COVAX facility, UNICEF supported the delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Rwanda. Over 4.3 million people (one third of the population) have received two doses...
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Highlights • Through COVAX facility, UNICEF continues to support the delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses. Over 1.2 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine in Rwanda. ...
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Highlights 85,480 children in schools and communities were reached with hygiene promotion. 2 million people were regularly reached with key messaging on COVID-19 prevention and access to services...
In a month-long campaign starting on World Parents Day, UNICEF alongside the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), National Agency for Child Development (NCDA) and other partners...
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Highlights • 2 million people were reached with key messaging on COVID-19 prevention and access to services. • Through COVAX facility, UNICEF supported the development and submission of the vaccine...
UNICEF and its partners stay committed to raising awareness on COVID-19 prevention measures in high-risk districts. By Steve Nzaramba KIREHE, Rwanda – The pathway leading to Daphrose’s house is long,...
Air freight carrying the AstraZeneca/Oxford SII vaccines supplied through the COVAX Facility arrives in Kigali. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines expected to arrive later today. KIGALI, 03 March 2021 – Health...
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Highlights In 2020, UNICEF mobilized US$ 1,9 million (28 per cent). With the support of the Government of Japan, DFID and UNICEF National Committees, UNICEF was able to respond to the most essential...
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HIGHLIGHTS Rwanda first confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in March 2020. Although the number of cases has been low, health system resources are being redirected to respond and an...
Highlights • The Government of Rwanda is gradually reopening schools. As of 2 November 2020, primary grades 5 and 6 and secondary grades 3, 5 and 6 resumed in-person classes. • UNICEF supported...
Highlights The Government of Rwanda decided that schools would remain closed to allow thorough preparedness to resume in-person classes. Travel is also still restricted to Rusizi District. UNICEF...
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Highlights During the reporting period, over 5,800 children were vaccinated against measles in all six refugee camps; 8,500 Burundian refugee children received child protection services in Mahama...
Highlights • On 30 June, the Government passed new resolutions which lifted lockdown measures in Rubavu District. • On 2 July, the Government began drive-through COVID-19 testing, aiming to test...
Highlights • On 2 June, the Government of Rwanda further eased lockdown measures, allowing movement between districts. • UNICEF received additional funding to support the government response plan...
Highlights • The Government of Rwanda has eased the lockdown on Mayst 2020 and movements are now allowed from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm while maintaining some prevention measures. • UNICEF essential staff...
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HIGHLIGHTS • In 2019, UNICEF supported the Ministry of Health to train 37,458 community health workers in 19 Districts on community surveillance of Ebola Virus Disease and delivered protection...
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Since August 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo, a neighbouring country of Rwanda, has been facing a large-scale Ebola epidemic in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. Since the...
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SITUATION IN NUMBERS 15 districts equipped and initially trained on WASH for EVD prevention and control (Source: UNICEF, October 2019) 25,865 CHW trained and 6,000 received a complete set of supplies...
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SITUATION IN NUMBERS 15 districts were equipped and initially trained on WASH for EVD prevention and control (Source: UNICEF, September 2019) 20,000 CHW trained and 6,000 received a complete set of...
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SITUATION IN NUMBERS 6 million people reached with EVD prevention messages 20,000 community health workers trained on EVD preparedness 2600 front line workers vaccinated HIGHLIGHTS • With the ongoing...