@WHO@UN Which matters most? Vote below 👇
Stay vigilant:
✅ Wash hands often
✅ Avoid contact with body fluids
✅ Report fever with bleeding immediately
✅ Rely on official updates
#Ebola#DRC#PublicHealth#Nursing
🚨 Bundibugyo Ebola in DRC: situation update.
As of 28 October, CDC counted 10,305 confirmed cases and 4,996 deaths, making this the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. 🧵
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@WHO@UN Ituri remains the epicentre, and Kenya and Nigeria have now reported imported cases. No approved Bundibugyo vaccine or treatment exists, so early detection, isolation and safe burials are critical.
Which habit will you start first? Vote below 👇
Reduce your risk:
✅ Stay physically active every day
✅ Choose vegetables over sugary snacks
✅ Maintain a healthy body weight
✅ Get your blood sugar checked
#Diabetes#Rwanda#PublicHealth#Nursing
🩸 Rwanda’s health watch: diabetes.
Diabetes cases rose from 11,891 in 2019 to 21,164 in 2025, according to RBC data, and the 2021 national survey found 2.9% of adults living with the disease. 🧵
#publichealth#diabetes#nursing#RwOT
Which step matters most? Vote below
Take action:
✅ Vaccinate girls against HPV
✅ Women aged 30 to 49: get screened
✅ Ask about HPV self-collection
#CervicalCancer#Rwanda#WomensHealth#Nursing
🎗️ Rwanda’s health watch: cervical cancer.
Rwanda aims to eliminate cervical cancer by 2027, with HPV vaccination coverage near 93% among girls. 🧵
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More than 600,000 women have now been screened, yet about 70% of the roughly 600 annual cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Screening finds precancerous changes early, and an HPV-positive result does not mean cancer.
🎀 Rwanda’s health watch: breast cancer.
In 2023, 73% of breast cancer cases with staging information in Rwanda’s national cancer registry were diagnosed at stage three or four. In 2024, only about 4% of eligible women were screened. 🧵
#health#BreastCancer#Rwanda#Womens
🧠 World Stroke Day: Rwanda’s health watch.
Stroke moved from seventh place in 2009 to third leading cause of death in Rwanda in 2019, accounting for 5.1% of all deaths, according to RBC.
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1. HYPERTENSION AS A CAUSE ■Hypertension is a major driver, and delays in reaching care worsen outcomes.
■Check your blood pressure regularly and take prescribed medicine.