IN THIS ISSUE:

The Public Health Bulletin  – Rwanda, Vol. 6 (2); June 2025

Online ISSN: : 2663-4651

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TABLE OF CONTENT:

Foreword

Evaluating the Usability, User Experience, and Satisfaction of the E-Ruhuka Mental Health Mobile Application Among University Students in Rwanda, 2025

Vincent Sezibera¹, Celestin Twizere², Josias Izabayo¹,*, Jean de Dieu Bugingo⁴, Cedric Manirafasha⁴, Joseph Kalisa¹, Pauline Atete¹, Prince Uwizeye⁵, Belise Blandine Isingizwe¹, Juliette Gasana¹, Aurore Nishimwe², Yves Gashugi⁶, Pasteur Butoya¹, Christian Ndahiriwe¹, Chaste Uwihoreye⁶, Darius Gishoma³, Robert N. Jamison⁷

¹College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
²Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and E-Health, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
³Mental Health Division, Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda
⁴Eritcus, Kigali, Rwanda
⁵Uyisenga Ni Manzi, Kigali, Rwanda
⁶Rwanda Psychological Society, Kigali, Rwanda
⁷Pain Management Center, Departments of Anesthesia and Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

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Towards Longitudinal Mental Health Diagnosis in Rwanda: A Narrative Review of Global Models and Local Relevance

Yves Gashugi^1,2,*, Samuel Ishimwe², Egide Ishimwe², Queen Gihozo², Kanyana Ernestine², Louange
Bienvenu Byiringiro³, Janvier Rukundo<sup>3

1</sup>Rwanda Psychological Society, Kigali, Rwanda.
²University of Global Health Equity, Burera, Butaro, Rwanda
³Rwanda Food and Drug Authority, Kigali, Rwanda

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Perceptions of Wheelchair Users with Spinal Cord Injury on Community Re-integration Following Inpatient Rehabilitation in Rwanda: A Qualitative Study, 2024.

Theogene Niyonsenga¹,*, Gerard Urimubenshi² 

¹Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
²Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.

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Exploring the Role of Community Health Workers in Improving Surgical Care Outcomes and Research in Rwanda: A Mixed-Methods Study, 2023

Emmanuel Munyaneza^1,2,*, Viviane Umutesi¹, Alphonsine Imanishimwe¹, Espoir Mwungura Ngabo¹, Joel Nshumuyiki¹, Esperance Muhawenayo¹, Jean de Dieu Haragirimana¹, Jean Pierre Nganabashaka¹, Isaie Ncogoza¹, Allen Ingabire¹, Michael L. Bahrami-Hessari^3,4, George Bucyibaruta⁵, Faustin Ntirenganya¹

¹College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
²University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), Kigali, Rwanda
³National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, University
of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
⁴Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
⁵Centre for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Butaro, Rwanda

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Implementing Labor Analgesia Program in Low-Resource Settings: The Experience from a Major Teaching Hospital in Rwanda, 2023

Edouard Uwamahoro¹, Angelique Ntegerejuwampaye¹, Vincent Dusingizimana², Alice Igiraneza², Dylan
Bould³, Eugene Tuyishime^4,*

¹Anesthesia and Critical Care Department, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
²Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
³Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hospital for SickKids, Toronto, Canada
⁴Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine Department, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

 

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