Introduction: Recent advances in neonatal care have improved the survival rate for premature infants. Consequently, rate of complications of prematurity has increased in parallel. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is worldwide ...

Background Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common reasons for admission of neonates in the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Despite global efforts, low- and middle-income countries continue to experience serious ...

Diarrhoea among under 5 years children and its associated risk factors: A secondary data analysis of Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, 2014-2015. Background: Diarrhoea disease is a worldwide public health issue and ...

Neonatal mortality is the death of a newborn within the first 28 days of the life. Despite global efforts, neonatal mortality remains on the rise. It is estimated that 3 million neonates die within the first seven days of ...

Background Cervical cancer is the mainly frequent female cancer in Rwanda, the first country in African to introduce human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme in 2011. Methods To identify the ...

Malnutrition is a pathological state resulting from a relative or absolute deficiency or excess of one or more essential nutrients. According to World Health Organization, globally child malnutrition is health issue with ...

ABSTRACT Background: Neonatal hypothermia is a global concern, common among those born at hospitals and homes, regardless of geographical environment. Hypothermia has a significant impact on neonatal mortality and is ...

Background: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a significant health problem worldwide, including populations in Sub-Saharan African countries such as Rwanda. Therefore it is very important to get the risk factors which influence ...

ABSTRACT Background: Type 2 diabetes Mellitus and hepatitis C co-morbidity remains a public healthproblem globally and they are both associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Anecdotally, in Rwanda referral ...

Background: Peripartum hysterectomy is defined as the removal of the uterus during cesarean section (cesarean hysterectomy) or shortly after vaginal delivery (postpartum hysterectomy). Peripartum hysterectomy, a life-saving ...