Rwanda News

Esther Uwababyeyi’s journey with HIV began at a young age. "Since the age of three, I've been on HIV treatment due to mother-to-child transmission," she says. The 22-year-old who lives in Rwamagana district in Eastern province of Rwanda, has been a first-hand witness to the innovations of the HIV response in the country since the early days of the response.

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), has provided financial and technical support to medical students from the Medical Student Association of Rwanda (MEDSAR) to build their capacity in evidence generation and use. Through a learning by doing approach, 50 medical students were trained in how to conduct operational research by developing research protocols, data collection, data cleaning, analysis and report writing.

It is a bustling morning at the Nyabahinga market, in Burera District in Rwanda. The place is alive with music blasting and loud voices of sellers calling for customers and haggling prices. In a distinct quiet corner, a simple table stands out, manned by young people dressed in white lab coats. Curiosity draws one person after another to find out who these people are until the music is suddenly interrupted.