Associate Professor PharmTech - EAC Regional Center of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management
KIGALI - RWANDA
Joined October 2011
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We published on stability of Oxytocin. Be aware, tropical climate (hot and humid) impacts some drugs. ajtmh.org/content/journals/1…
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
The global health challenge of #AntimicrobialResistance needs:
- renewed political leadership
- systems thinking
- sustainable financing
- global solidarity
Read ReAct Open Letter to the Co-chairs of the just launched Global Leaders Group on #AMR! ⬇️
reactgroup.org/news-and-view…
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
Rwanda has been added to @GOVUK's Travel Corridor List.
Travellers from 🇷🇼 into the UK🇬🇧 will be exempt from 14-days isolation, in recognition of Rwanda's strong handling of the pandemic and low caseload.
✅🇪🇺 #Rwanda also remains on the EU's safe list.
gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-…
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
How dentists can help address antimicrobial resistance
#WAAW2020
#AntimicrobialResistance
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
Rising levels of falsified #antibiotics fuel antimicrobial resistance. It is estimated that #AMR will be responsible for up to 10 million deaths by 2050 if swift action is not taken to #BeatAMR and #FightTheFakes.
#WAAW2020 bit.ly/3majS1K
Infections:What causes anti-microbial resistance? newtimes.co.rw/lifestyle/inf… via @NewTimesRwanda
Thank you @GSK for working with @Sanofi to help ensure the most at-risk groups, such as healthcare workers, have rapid access to doses of #COVID19 vaccines. I welcome your commitment to global health security! #OneWorldProtected
Eager to learn from @RwandaHealth @RBCRwanda on Rwandan strategy to fight NCDs ? Please attend worldhealthsummit.org/ today's @DrDanielNgamije session.
Today, at the #WorldHealthSummit, Min. @DrDanielNgamije will present #Rwanda’s 5-year strategy and a costed action plan, 2 tackle #NCDs. They detail how the country is fulfilling its commitment to achieving global #SDGs 3.4, to reduce premature mortality from #NCDs by 1/3 by 2030
Medicines counterfeiters earn a lot of dirty money, but lets not give them time to enjoy it. This life sentence case is an example of coordinated efforts.
Aaron Shamo, who ran a multi-million dollar counterfeit fentanyl pill ring out of his home in Utah, received a life sentence today in federal court... ksltv.com/447119/leader-of-s…
We cannot thank you enough @RwandaHealth and @RBCRwanda
The @RBCRwanda just received the inaugural Courage to Care Award from @ICAP_ColumbiaU, a global health organization based at Columbia University. This award recognizes heroes on the frontlines who have shown exemplary commitment-to-care and resiliency in the #COVID19 response.
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
#WHS2020 is just around the corner!
50 sessions & 300 speakers
#globalhealth #covid19 #coronavirus
Take part online - cost-free and without registration.
Links: worldhealthsummit.org
or in the program conference.worldhealthsummit…
Very pleased to invite you to this WHS session on "Fighting Falsified and Substandard Medicines during the #COVID__19 Crisis"
Register to follow the session on "Fighting Falsified and Substandard Medicines during the #COVID19 Crisis" with @DGatNAFDAC, @kbendhaou, @PCKayumba, @RichardNeci and Sachiko Ozawa. #FightTheFakes
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
Over 50% of adults with #bipolardisorder were untreated during one year study period in some developed countries. Let’s invest more in #MentalHealthAwareness ,prevention, diagnosis &management#MentalHealthForAll @WHO @RwandaHealth – at Rwanda
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
Happy that our new research paper is published, thanks to collaboration with @ITMantwerp @RRavinetto @KerlijnA and others! Findings emphasize the need to strenghten #quality systems along #SupplyChains, to protect #publichealth from poor-quality #medicines
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
#Pharmaceutical #distributors should assure #quality of #medicines along #SupplyChains, but our new study indicates important weaknesses, and the need of stringent #regulatory oversight based on @WHO standards. @QUAMED1
@ITMantwerp @GlobalHealthBMJ #UHC
gh.bmj.com/content/5/10/e003…
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
Scientists including from @RBCRwanda published a study that discusses the feasibility and challenges of creating a #RHD (Rheumatic Heart Disease) registry 11 years after the national initiation of #RHD surgeries.
annalsofglobalhealth.org/art…
#Rwanda keeps curving down #COVID19 Vote of high appreciation to @RwandaHealth @RBCRwanda @DrDanielNgamije @nsanzimanasabin
All 400 #COVID19 test samples collected at churches and #CarFreeDay sites in #Kigali tested NEGATIVE. @RwandaHealth
KAYUMBA P. Claver retweeted
Substandard and falsified #antibiotics fuel #amr and are found across the🌍. An effective global surveillance system is needed to #FightTheFakes and #beatAMR.
Visual inspection as a simple tool for detection of poor quality medicines.
In Sudan, a simple visual inspection has repeatedly helped health workers identify poor-quality medicines.
#MedsWeCanTrust partner @RRavinetto emphasizes the importance of this check-list tactic ✅ & its implications for global use. bit.ly/33lHgCV
