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  • Joey Anchondo: Malaria in Rusizi

    By: PCV Joey Anchondo, PC/Rwanda On my second day in my new village I ran into Mama Jeanette, one of the few people I knew, outside of the health center. The last time I had met her, two months earlier, I had almost no knowledge of Kinyarwanda. Now she was able to explain to me that
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  • Tamika Honeysucker: My Experience with Malaria

    By: PCV Tamika Honeysucke, PC/Rwanda In honor of World Malaria Day, I thought I would share some information on the disease and my personal experience with it. Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted by a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans, particularly at night.
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  • Sara Gaul: Teaching Students About Malaria

    By: PCV Sara Gaul, PC/Rwanda I start every term the same: “Good morning students! How was your break?” And every term, I get the same, monotone reply: “It was very nice.” This term, however, one student changed the reply. “It was bad,” Bonheur said. The response, although his break happened to be bad, made me
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  • Arielle Mancuso: No Place for Pride

    Dedicated to Jean Marie Vianney Twizerimana, a Malaria Hero in Rwanda Perched on top of one of the green rolling hills that characterize the landscape of Gisagara District in the Southern Province of Rwanda, overlooking the grassy plains and swamps that run into the Akanyaru River on the border with Burundi, Groupe Scolaire Nyagahuru is
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  • In the Aftermath of the National Net Distribution

    In January 2013, the Ministry of Health and its partners carried out a national net distribution to achieve universal coverage of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Rwanda. Peace Corps Volunteers supported the distribution in their communities in a variety of ways, from improving planning and logistics, to conducting innovative behavior change communication and following up
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  • Different Perspectives

    In January 2013, the Ministry of Health and its partners carried out a national net distribution to achieve universal coverage of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Rwanda. Peace Corps Volunteers supported the distribution in their communities in a variety of ways, from improving planning and logistics, to conducting innovative behavior change communication and following up
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  • Cause and Effect in the National Distribution Campaign

    In January 2013, the Ministry of Health and its partners carried out a national net distribution to achieve universal coverage of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Rwanda. Peace Corps Volunteers supported the distribution in their communities in a variety of ways, from improving planning and logistics, to conducting innovative behavior change communication and following up
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  • Supporting Logistics for the Distribution of LLINs at my Health Center

    In January 2013, the Ministry of Health and its partners carried out a national net distribution to achieve universal coverage of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Rwanda. Peace Corps Volunteers supported the distribution in their communities in a variety of ways, from improving planning and logistics, to conducting innovative behavior change communication and following up
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  • Stories from the National Net Distribution in Rwanda

    In January 2013, the Ministry of Health and its partners carried out a national net distribution to achieve universal coverage of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Rwanda. Peace Corps Volunteers supported the distribution in their communities in a variety of ways, from improving planning and logistics, to conducting innovative behavior change communication and following up
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  • Filling the Gap in Malaria Prevention Education: The Role of Education Volunteers

    Getting Education Volunteers on the malaria bandwagon can be a difficult task. They give us a quizzical look before questioning, “Malaria? Isn’t that a health issue? What does that have to do with education? With us?” In truth, malaria has a lot to do with education. Here in Rwanda, Peace Corps was invited by the
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