IN THIS ISSUE:
The Public Health Bulletin – Rwanda, Vol. 7 (1); March 2026
Online ISSN: : 2663-4651
TABLE OF CONTENT:
Foreword
Assessing the determinants of mental health services utilization among adolescents aged 18–24 years in Kicukiro district, Rwanda, 2025
Marie Angele Gasangwa1,2,*, Janvier Rukundo1, Louange Bienvenu Byiringiro1, Yves Gashugi3,4
1Rwanda, Food & Drugs Authority, Kigali, Rwanda
2Mount Kenya University, Kigali, Rwanda
3Rwanda Psychological Society, Kigali, Rwanda
4University of Global Health Equity, Burera, Butaro, Rwanda
Healthcare Utilization and Equity under Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda: A Secondary Analysis of National Health System Data (2015–2023)
Musinga Abdulswamad1,*
1James Lind Institute, Geneva, Switzerland
Experiences of Parents of Children with Physical Disability on Physical Rehabilitation Services at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare (CHUB): A qualitative Study, 2024
Peter Mooni Nyangezi1,*, Joseph Nshimiyimana1, Divine Girizina1, Jean Marie Vianney Iradukunda1,Philemon Iradukunda2, Ruth Umutoni3, Celestin Bigirimana4
1Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
University of Rwanda, Kigali-Rwanda
2Department of Medical Imaging Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali-Rwanda
3Department of Occupational Therapy, Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
4Department of Occupational Therapy, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
The impact of establishing a regional anesthesia block room on the perioperative journey at a major teaching hospital in Rwanda, 2025
Jean Damascène Nyandwi1, Eugène Tuyishime2,*, Gaston Nyirigira3, Samuel Muhumuza1, Joêl B. Bikoroti4,Milena Bullen5, Christopher Haley5, Gregory Klar5, Ana Johnson6, Joel Parlow5
1Anesthesia and Critical Care department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
2Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Rwanda
3Anesthesia and Critical Care department, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
4Department of Surgery, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
5Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
6Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Strengthening Rwanda’s Antimicrobial Resistance Response: A Policy Evaluation and Recommendations, 2025
Merveille Uwihirwe1,*, Yves Gashugi1, Soleil Ishimwe1
1University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Burera, Rwanda
