
Gloria Igihozo
@_Igihozo_
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PhD candidate | Researcher | Global Health | Part-time comedian | Laughter enthusiast 🌚
Joined September 2015
Our qual study exploring access to protective footwear among rural female farmers at risk of podoconis in Rwanda has been published in @PLOSGPH! Excited to share this project & hoping for continued co-design of solutions with communities! @UGHEOneHealth
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Podoconiosis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease (NTD) that is possibly caused by prolonged exposure to irritant alkaline clay soil. It is endemic to East Africa and disproportionately...
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.@visitrwanda_now is now the official sponsor of the @LAClippers and @RamsNFL, the first African tourism brand in both the NBA and the NFL. Learn more: https://t.co/dC30AmoUjC US$ 650M tourism revenue in 2024 Goal: US$ 1B by 2029 #VisitRwanda | #NBA | #NFL
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Our work has been featured in the One Health Newsletter! @OneHealthCom If you want to check the launch event again and the guidelines, click on this link https://t.co/NXL4yVL1Jr A big thank you to colleagues @_Igihozo_, @MugishaEmma2, @Bibsiraki and partners at @RMC_Rwanda
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Join us for a live #COHESA webinar this Friday, June 20 | ⏰ 8:30–11:30 CAT / 9:30–12:30 EAT One Health, One Story: Strengthening Journalism at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface 📍 Launch of Rwanda’s One Health Media Guidelines 🔗 Register: https://t.co/igfVVktjGK
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“The truth is no longer respected. One day, a friend of mine asked me a question. He said, ‘But you, as a person, how do you live?’ Some of what he said was in a foreign language, and I’ll say it the same way: He asked me: ‘How do you live, carrying both the dark past and the
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Dr. Florida Kabasinga on the preparation of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi 👇 #Kwibuka31
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The UN General Assembly gave this genocide a proper name which is the Genocide against the Tutsi. So, if your are still using the word 'Rwandan genocide', then you are speaking the language of perpetrators and deniers. - Dr @WairimuANderitu, former UN Special Adviser Genocide
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Tomorrow, MINUBUMWE hosts the Kwibuka International Conference at Kigali Convention Center under the theme: “When Never Again Fails: Continuation of Genocide Ideology.” 31 years after the Genocide against the Tutsi, hate persists. A call for truth, justice, and global action to
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If you want to judge @PaulKagame, just look at his track record. He ended a genocide. He chose reconciliation instead of revenge. He reunited a deeply wounded and hurt society, reconciled the nation, and gave Rwandans their dignity and sense of belonging back. He
🚨🇷🇼EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 1 MILLION DEAD IN 100 DAYS—WHY FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND FAMILIES TURNED ON EACH OTHER Dead bodies littered the streets. Neighbors became executioners. Families literally killed one another. In just 100 days, the country turned into a killing ground where
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“Now, what you see happening every day, the accusations they throw at us, in Kinyarwanda we call it “gukoronga”, constant insults and attacks. They talk about the war in Congo, first making it Rwanda’s war, and then claiming that Rwanda supports it. But when it comes to the
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I held two conversations this week with President Ramaphosa on the situation in Eastern DRC, including earlier today. What has been said about these conversations in the media by South African officials and President Ramaphosa himself contains a lot of distortion, deliberate
Fellow South Africans, Following the recent intensification of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa has lost 13 brave soldiers who were dedicated to their mission and committed to peace. The fighting is the result of an escalation by the rebel
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Yet this could have been prevented, strengthening our surveillance systems, establishing strong infection prevention and control strategies, rationalizing the use of antimicrobials and other strategies @GAHAMANYI6 let’s get ready to increase awareness in this year’s #WAAW#
Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue! This blood culture report shows a multi-drug-resistant strain bacterial infection. It's a reminder to stay proactive with your health, get checked if needed. And avoid taking antibiotics unless necessary! #copied
#antibiotic #drug
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Nyuma y’imyaka irenga 40 inyamibwa zirongeye zigarutse mu Bigogwe 🙌🙌❤️ Umuhigo nahize ndawuhiguye. Umutima wanjye wuzuye ibinezaneza🥰🥰 #inyambo
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🎥 Highlights from a remarkable day of presentations at Gorilla Doctors HQ! Our talented One Health students showcased their impactful research, from pathogen surveillance to WASH standards compliance in Volcanoes National Park. 🌍🦍 #OneHealth #GorillaDoctors #WASH #Conservation
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A Tribute to Béatha Mukarubuga – Maman Lambert We are deeply saddened by the passing of Béatha Mukarubuga, affectionately known as Maman Lambert, on September 5th, 2024. A survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Maman Lambert endured unimaginable loss, as five of her
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Someone make Kigali prices aware of Kigali incomes, there seems to be a disconnect🙏🏿
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What process, whose process? People like Ken Roth need to get over the fact that they can never teach us how to live. Ever. Rwanda belongs to Rwandans. There’s a process in Ken’s country that needs serious attention - maybe focus on that?
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“Never admire quietly. Tell the people you love that you love them. Tell them often.” ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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