Over the past year of 2016, we have launched a social media campaign on breast cancer and organized an 8-day diabetes awareness campaign leading up to World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14), when our team served more than 300 Kigali residents with on-site blood glucose screening, health check-ups, and educational sessions on the effects and prevention of diabetes, hypertension, obesity and eye complications.
Where: University of Rwanda
Established: May 2016
Who: 18 members consisting of physicians and mostly pharmacy and medical students
Areas of Focus:
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Community awareness for NCDs
Collaborating Organizations:
- Rwanda National Chronic Disease Alliance
- Rwanda Diabetes Association
- Rwanda Biomedical Centre
- Association of Medical Students of Rwanda
- Rwanda Pharmaceutical Students Association
Chapter Leaders:
- Francis Nuwagaba
Contact Us: fnuwagaba1@gmail.com
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