Fighting Malnutrition

JULY 2008 —  FHI/Rwanda is supporting an initiative that aims to improve the nutritional status of individuals by providing them good sources of protein as well as opportunities to generate income. This May, 54 goats were distributed to people living with HIV who suffer from malnutrition.

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Linking Truck Drivers with HIV Services

MARCH 2008 — At a SafeTStop HIV Resource Center in Kigali, Rwanda, truck drivers from East and Central Africa access health services and information on sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. To link drivers with HIV services while they are away from home, the ROADS Project established similar resource centers along major transport corridors in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Djibouti.

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FHI/Rwanda Study Gains Attention of U.S. News Media

NOVEMBER 2007 — FHI/Rwanda study results were recently featured on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (view clip), a popular U.S. news program. Study data show a link between the introduction of U.S.-funded HIV services and increases in use of non-HIV primary health services. The study brings evidence to the debate over whether HIV programs benefit or burden the often weak health care systems in developing countries. Read FHI's November 2007 press release about the study or a May 2007 story featuring before and after pictures of a renovated Rwandan clinic.

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FHI Takes the Lead in HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Rwanda

FHI/Rwanda works with public and private health facilities, hospitals and health centers, nongovernmental and faith-based organizations, private sector partners, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and other associations to deliver quality clinic-based services, community-based care and support programs, prevention programs, and surveillance and research. In 2003, FHI/Rwanda became the first country program in the world to provide antiretroviral treatment (ART) with USAID funds.

 View brochure (PDF, 340 KB) on FHI's support of health programs in Rwanda.
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FHI/Rwanda Publishes "Makuru ki, FHI?" Newsletter

 JUNE 2008 — FHI/Rwanda has published a new issue of the Makuru Ki, FHI? (What's New, FHI?). This edition of the newsletter focuses on efforts to treat and prevent malnutrition among children and people living with HIV and their families, by providing livestock to families as well as teaching proper nutrition and cooking methods.

 Read the June 2008 issue. (PDF, 4 pages, 480 KB)
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Through our donors, FHI supports Rwanda and its organizations in preventing the spread of HIV and improving HIV/AIDS care and support among those at highest risk.

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The FHI Rwanda office is here to help. If you want to learn more about the office, visit the Contact Web page.