Medical Insights
Advancing urological healthcare across Rwanda through education, awareness, and community outreach
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Awareness
RUA Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign - Northern Province
RUA member Dr. Edmond Nkubiri, Rwanda’s only fellow in surgical urologic oncology, speaking to the public during an awareness campaign in Rwanda’s Northern Province at Ruhengeri Hospital. The event reached over 400 people with information on prostate health, distributed prostate cancer flyers in Kinyarwanda (the local language), and screened more than 150 symptomatic patients.
Education
Educational Session at CHUB Hospital - Southern Province
RUA Chairperson, Dr. Edouard Ngendahayo, delivered an engaging educational session during the prostate cancer awareness campaign at CHUB Hospital in Rwanda's Southern Province. His focus was on the asymptomatic nature of prostate cancer, benefits of early detection but also the toxicity of screening. The event drew over 250 attendees.
Community
Interactive Q&A Session - Community Engagement at CHUB
RUA members led a dynamic Question & Answers session during the awareness campaign at CHUB in Rwanda's Southern Province, ensuring that attendees had clearly understood and retained the key information shared during the educational presentations.
Awareness
RUA Poster Campaign - Ruhengeri Hospital Northern Province
A RUA poster displayed in the entrance of the Ruhengeri Hospital in Rwanda's Northern Province during our prostate cancer awareness campaign in October 2022. This visual campaign helped educate visitors and patients about prostate health.
Campaign
Multi-Provincial Awareness Campaign Success
A RUA poster displayed during our 2022 prostate cancer awareness campaign across Rwanda’s Northern, Southern, and Western Provinces