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KAYUMBA P. Claver

@PCKayumba

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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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…
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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-…
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AMR Kenya@AMR_Kenya19 Nov 2020
How dentists can help address antimicrobial resistance #WAAW2020 #AntimicrobialResistance
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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
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#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…
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@DianeGashumba10 Oct 2020
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
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@Amref_Worldwide10 Oct 2020
#WorldMentalHealthDay
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QUAMED@QUAMED110 Oct 2020
Replying to @RRavinetto @WHO @ITMantwerp @GlobalHealthBMJ
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
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Raffaella Ravinetto@RRavinetto10 Oct 2020
#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…
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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…
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Substandard and falsified #antibiotics fuel #amr and are found across the🌍. An effective global surveillance system is needed to #FightTheFakes and #beatAMR.
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IFPW Foundation@IFPWFoundation17 Sep 2020
IFPW member AmerisourceBergen Continues to be a strong supporter of @FightTheFakes campaign against substandard and #fakemeds
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QUAMED@QUAMED115 Sep 2020
"#Antigen-detection in the diagnosis of #SARSCoV2 infection using rapid immunoassays": this @WHO document seeks to provide guidance to countries on considerations for integration into #COVID19 outbreak management programs. who.int/publications-detail-…
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QUAMED@QUAMED15 Sep 2020
Important reminder of the gaps in #access to medical products for noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions, and of the importance of the @WHO #Prequalification Programme and @WHO Model list of #essential #medicines and invitro #diagnostics. who.int/bulletin/volumes/98/…
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@DrDanielNgamije: We are still facing major challenges in our Supply Chain System such as gaps in forecasting and long procurement processes due to lack of data accuracy and low order fill rates - these need to be improved to increase availability of essential medicines.
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@DrDanielNgamije: With RMS, we expect to improve: •Availability of right treatments at the right time for patients; •Driving cost efficiency in supply chain to distribute drugs in an economic manner; •Sustainability of supply chain to deliver on increasing & varying demands.
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A one-day induction seminar to kick off the Rwanda Medical Supply (RMS) implementation activities is now underway at Kigali Convention Center. It is attended by the RMS appointed management, Board of Directors and key stakeholders including @RBCRwanda, @RwandaFinance and RPPA.
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Nexleaf Analytics@Nexleaf2 Sep 2020
As this pandemic continues, the risk of producing & distributing devices that end up in equipment graveyards is all too real. Solutions providers need to understand problems & their resolutions through the eyes of the people experiencing them. #Thisiscool ssir.org/articles/entry/how_…
How to Ensure Medical Devices Help Communities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (SSIR)

How to Ensure Medical Devices Help Communities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (SSIR)

Governments, foundations, and social enterprises that want to ramp up the production and distribution of medical equipment in response to COVID-19 and other ongoing threats need to assess the process...

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Frontline #COVID19 responders and other essential workers face many challenges while they work to keep us safe and maintain services. Let us support and thank them for their efforts. #MentalHealth
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Read our latest #COVID19 report on #SubstandardMedicines and #FalsifiedMedicine from July, including #PPE #vaccines #sanitisers #DiagnosticTests 💊🌐 iddo.org/mq/research/medical… @WHO @MSFsci @EDCTP
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Dr Richard Jähnke@GPHF31 Aug 2020
The Irish Pharmacy Union has warned that unproven, unlicensed, or fake Covid-19 medicines could be damaging to health bit.ly/32fpIXs
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