Overexpression of miRNA, miR-24, in mouse hematopoietic progenitors increases mono cytic/ granulocytic differentiation and inhibits B cell development. To determine if endoge nous miR-24 is required for hematopoiesis, we ...

Background Diarrhoeal disease is a worldwide public health issue and remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. Low and middle income countries (LMIC) of Africa and part of ...

Setting: Three district hospitals (DHs) and seven health centers (HCs) in rural Rwanda. Objective: To describe follow-up and treatment outcomes in stage 1 and 2 hypertension patients receiving care at HCs closer to home ...

Turner syndrome (TS) is a common multiple congenital anomaly syndrome resulting from complete or partial absence of the second X chromosome. In this study, we explore the phenotype of TS in diverse populations using clinical ...

The study aimed to assess the effect of post-harvest loss reduction of Irish potato on food security in Rwanda. Specifically the study aimed to map the key Irish potato value chain actors in Musanze district, to analyse ...

The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 2 diabetes mellitus is a serious global health problem. In Sub-Saharan Africa it is especially problematic as it places further economic strains on ...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of economic factors in choosing alternative service providers and to recommend suitable measures that could be taken to improve the use of health services in Rwanda. The ...

Rwanda as a least developed country is in economic transformation process for which it aimed at moving from agrarian based economy to knowledge and private sector led economy thereby agricultural labor intensive activities ...

Introduction: Being clinically competent is an essential component of any nursing curricula to ensure that on completion the nursing graduates are able to practice safely and effectively as a nurse. Clinical Self-Study ...

This paper examines the relationship between employee motivation and work productivity in Nyagatare district in Rwanda. The study was guided by the objectives of identifying performance behavior in terms of punctuality, ...