Rwanda NCDI Group

Co-Chairs

Jeanine Condo - Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Center

Dr. Jean Pierre Nyemazi - Permanent Secretary of Health, Republic of Rwanda

Commissioners

Rusanganwa Andre

Uhagaze Blaise

Jean Claude Byiringiro

Crispin Gishoma

Bagahirwa Irene

Pacifique Mugenzi

Joseph Mucumbitsi

Marie  Aimee Muhimpundu

Simon Pierre Niyonsenga

Gedeon Ngoga

Gahire Rose

Sephan Rulisa

Clarisse Musanabaganwa

Niringiyimana Ismeal

Umuhoza Stella Matutina

Rwanda NCDI Group Updates

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Youth Camps Bring Support Beyond Clinical Care
Youth Camps Bring Support Beyond Clinical Care

Camps that bring together young people living with a severe noncommunicable disease are showing that the benefits of integrated care can extend far beyond clinical settings. The first such camps—held this year in Rwanda and Zimbabwe—hosted young people with type 1 diabetes, sickle cell disease, and childhood heart disease.

From Words to Action
From Words to Action

The first International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa provided a platform for health experts, policymakers, civil society organization representatives, donors, people living with noncommunicable diseases, and community advocates to expedite political and financial backing for PEN-Plus.

Network Cohosts National Cardiac Technical Working Group
Network Cohosts National Cardiac Technical Working Group

In May, the NCDI Poverty Network, in partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and with support from Team Heart, launched a national Cardiac Technical Working Group.