🎊As OC Chair, I am grateful to all our partners, speakers, and participants who made the opening ceremony a resounding success. Your commitment to transforming healthcare through technology and research is truly inspiring. Together, we are building a brighter, healthier future.

When the pandemic comes, the youth aren't just waiting around—we are ready to lead and serve. Proud to see the BPRC project putting communities and young changemakers at the center of health response. Our energy, innovation, and action are what make health systems resilient. 🇷🇼

Young people deserve a world where periods are met with dignity, not shame. 🩸 Breaking menstrual stigma starts with honest conversations, education, and equal access for every girl and young woman. Periods are natural, and menstrual health is a right for all. #EndPeriodStigmaRw

💊 IVUZE HAKIRI KARE, URINDE UBUZIMA BWAWE! Malariya ni indwara ivurwa kandi igakira neza iyo imenyekanye hakiri kare kandi umuntu akivuza neza. Iyo ugize ibimenyetso nk’umuriro, kubabara umutwe, kuruka cyangwa gucika intege, ntutegereze ko bikomera. 📍 Ihutire kujya kwa muganga / ikigo nderabuzima kikwegereye cyangwa urebe umujyanama w’ubuzima. 💊 Fata neza imiti wahawe na muganga kugeza igihe uyirangije, n’iyo waba wumva worohewe. 🚫 Irinde gukoresha imiti ya magendu cyangwa imiti yahawe undi muntu. Dufatanye kurinda ubuzima bwacu n’imiryango yacu binyuze mu kwivuza neza no gukurikiza inama z’abaganga. #ZeroMalariaRW #MenyaWirindeRW #TogetherForHealthRW #RCCERw #KuranduraMalariaBiheraKuriNjye

Malariya irandura, ariko kandi iririndwa. Kuryama mu nzitiramubu ni ubwirinzi bworoshye ariko bukomeye. Kurandura Malariya bihera kuri njye! @WHORwanda #MenyaWirindeRW #RCCERw #TogetherForHealthRW #EndMalaria @RwandaEast @RwandaSouth @RwandaWest @RwandaNorth @CityofKigali @GisagaraDistr @HuyeDistrict @RusiziDistrict @RutsiroDistrict @KarongiDistr @NyagatareDistr @BugeseraDistr @RubavuDistrict @Nyamasheke @PMudakikwa @RwandaHealth @nsanzimanasabin @RBCRwanda @CMuvunyi @WB_Rwanda @Imbuto @RwandaLocalGov @BGakire @AimableDr @DMbituyumuremyi @DrDanielNgamije @ckarema @uwaliraye @IOMRwanda @expertisefrance @ChinaEmbinRW @CDCRwanda @GermanyinRwanda @UKinRwanda @sfhRwanda @Sfrwanda1 @ASOFERWA2 @semakulam @TuyishimeAlbert @CS4MEglobal

Rubyiruko nshuti zange namwe bakuru bacu dufatanyirize hamwe mu kumenyekanisha ko kwirinda Malaria ndetse no kuyirandura bishoboka. Dukomeza gutanga umusanzu wacu mu gusenya indiri y'imibu iyikwirakwiza Kandi duhugura ababyeyi bacu uburyo bayirinda harimo no kurara mu nzitiramibu. Ubumenyi ni intwaro ikomeye mu kurwanya Malariya, Kandi twibuke ko Kurandura Malariya Bihera Kuri Njye! #ZeroMalariaRW #MenyaWirindeRW #TogetherForHealthRW #YouthAgainstMalariaRw #RCCERw

🦟 MENYA UKO MALARIYA YANDURA N’UKO WAYIRINDA. Malariya ntabwo yandurira mu gusuhuzanya cyangwa gusangira ibikoresho. Yandura binyuze mu kurumwa n’umubu w’ingore wo mu bwoko bwa Anofele wanduye agakoko gatera Malariya. Iyo umubu urumye umuntu urwaye Malariya, unyunyuza amaraso arimo udukoko dutera iyo ndwara. Iyo wongeye ukaruma undi muntu, umushyiramo utwo dukoko bikaba intangiriro yo kurwara Malariya. 📢 Menya uburyo wakwirinda kwandura Malariya: ✅ Ryama mu nzitiramubu ✅ Irinde ahororokera imibu hafi y’urugo ✅ Gufunga amadirishya nimugoroba ✅ Ihutire kujya kwa muganga hakiri kare igihe ufite ibimenyetso Ubumenyi ni intwaro ikomeye mu kurwanya Malariya 💚 Kurandura Malariya Bihera Kuri Njye! #ZeroMalariaRW #MenyaWirindeRW #TogetherForHealthRW #RCCERw

Ubumenyi burinda ubuzima 💚 Twese dufatanye kwiga no gukumira indwara z’ibyorezo. Buri munsi amasomo mashya, buri cyumweru indwara imwe tuyigaho byimbitse. Muze twigane, tumenye, twirinde! 🔈 #MenyaWirindeRW #RCCERw #TogetherForHealthRW

We are deeply honored and humbled to receive the Outstanding Team of the Year Award at the Africa Health Awards & Summit 2026 (#AHAS2026), hosted by @healthiconaward in collaboration with Rwanda Healthcare Federation. This prestigious recognition reflects the immense collective efforts and contributions made by @RwandaNGOForum in advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within the health sector. This award is a powerful reminder that meaningful impact is achieved through partnership, community engagement and a shared commitment to saving lives and building stronger, healthier and more resilient communities. We extend our heartfelt congratulations and appreciation to the entire @RwandaNGOForum team and member organizations whose dedication, compassion and tireless service continue to transform lives every day. Our sincere gratitude goes to the Government of Rwanda🇷🇼, @RwandaHealth @RBCRwanda @RwandaLocalGov , development partners in and outside Rwanda, Civil Society Organizations, Healthcare Workers, Peer Educators and the incredible communities we serve. Your trust, collaboration and courage remain the driving force behind our mission and continue to inspire our work toward ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare services for all. As we celebrate this milestone, we reaffirm our belief that communities must remain at the center of every health response and that sustainable health innovations and solutions begin within the community itself. We dedicate this award to every individual and institution committed to strengthening resilient health systems and advancing a healthier society for all. #AHAS2026 #HealthForAll #LetCommunityLead

Congratulations 🎊 to @RwandaNGOForum as the best team of the year, I am supper proud.

Today the Executive Director @Knooliet held a partnership meeting with @RichardAmenyah the @UNAIDS Representative and Multi-Country Director of #Kenya #Rwanda #SouthSudan. The discussion was centered around ✅ Integrating HIV Services, Social Contracting and Community Data for Sustainable Health Financing. To achieve this, the following key points need to be achieved: ⏩️ Positioning Civil Society and Government Roles in Health Funding ⏩️ Community Leadership, Trust and Sustaining the “Triple 95” ⏩️ Social Contracting as a Pathway for Sustainability ⏩️ Integrating Community Data into National Health Systems ⏩️ Data, Evidence, and Value Demonstration ⏩️ Program Scope, Focus and Coordination with Government ⏩️ Monitoring Service Access, Quality, and Stigma ⏩️ ”Intelligent Integration” of HIV Services into the Health System ⏩️ Defining and presenting Non-Negotiable HIV Service Package ⏩️ PMTCT Testing Strategy and Preventive Use of Long-Acting Agents ⏩️ Service Access for Key Populations Amid System Changes ⏩️ Data Systems, Continuity of Care, and Supply Planning @RwandaNGOForum call the @RwandaHealth @nsanzimanasabin, all partners to join efforts for a stronger partnership and collaboration to sustain gains that have been achieved in AIDS response; continue saving lives of the communities even in the period of financial crisis! ✅ #Communities are key to sustaining the gains and making health impact. ▶️▶️ Moving forward, this can only be achieved when they are actively engaged in shaping decisions and protecting HIV outcomes! We are stronger Together! #HealthForAll #CommunityCentered #LetCommunitiesLead #SavingLives @JNdayizigiye @YvanButera @CMuvunyi @GlobalFund @WHORwanda @BrianChirombo @AndrewGasoziNtw @UNAIDS_ESA @UNAIDS @TuyishimeAlbert @ikuzo_basile @Rwanda_CCM @DrAdelakin @unwomenrwanda @frontlineaids @rangira_lambert @ahfrwanda @Sfrwanda1 @ImroRwanda @ASOFERWA2 @FXBRwanda @dreamvillage6 @AbbottNews @CsdiCommunity @mukacresce1 @kigalihopeorg @leonrusanganwa @GFAN_Africa @WACIHealth @ITPCglobal @Imbuto @Kayiranga_E @Isabelle_Kalisa @rhodalewa

As artemisinin resistance takes hold, Noella Umulisa highlights the urgency of solutions like multiple first-line therapies, with STOP-AMDR led by @Jhpiego working to preserve the effectiveness of antimalarial drugs and sustain progress.

Innovation is transforming the fight against malaria. New tools, vaccines, and strong programs are saving lives, and countries like Rwanda are making real progress. Yet malaria still threatens millions, especially in Africa. When funding drops, it returns quickly and costs lives. Let’s sustain funding, protect communities, and end malaria. Now we can. Now we must. #ZeroMalaria #WorldMalariaDay2026 #YouthAgainstMalariaRw

Today is #WorldMalariaDay 2026 To mark #WorldMalariaDay in #Rwanda has coincided with the monthy national community work (#UMUGANDA) held in @KicukiroDistr, @gahanga_sector, Kagasa Cell. @RwandaNGOForum has joined @RwandaHealth/@RBCRwanda and #malaria stakeholders, including fellow CSOs colleagues @Sfrwanda1, @InterfaithRda, @sfhRwanda, @CaritasRwanda, @ASOFERWA2, @ProfemmesTH, partners @AbbottNews, @JhpiegoRwanda, @expertisefrance/@EF_LINITIATIVE and @KicukiroDistr residents. @KicukiroDistr has been selected to host #WorldMalariaDay given their #malaria epidemiological context. Between July 2025 and March 2026, @KicukiroDistr recorded 65,000 #malaria cases, corresponding to 7% of the national #malaria incidence rate. @gahanga_sector alone accounted for 15,000 of those cases. Those alarming numbers show that we still have a huge work to be done in #malaria response, but the local response, through environmental management activities, is encouraging. Community Health Workers (#CHWs) are the frontline healthcare providers, through #malaria home-based management (#HBM), managing half of all malaria cases in #Rwanda. In a major step forward and to support their incredible work, #CHWs are now receiving smartphones from @RwandaHealth. This means they can finally drop the burden of filling out 14 different paper registers and shift entirely to digital reporting. Further to that, #Rwanda is also stepping up the medical fight as the first country to initiate Multiple First-line Therapies (#MFT) in Africa to combat Coartem resistance. Communities are encouraged to combine this advanced treatment with everyday #malaria control strategies, such as environmental management, daily use of mosquito nets, and targeted indoor residual spray (IRS), seeking medical care to the nearby CHW, home-based sanitation and hygiene. Apart from #UMUGANDA, #WorldMalariaDay has featured #malaria testing and treatment activities by #CHWs, and official launch of long-lasting insecticidal nets (#LLINS) distribution in #malaria endimic sectors, starting with @gahanga_sector. Defeating #malaria requires everyone. The Ministry of Health (@RwandaHealth) is working closely with local communities, local government, health workers, the private sector, security organs, and the media. It is a shared responsibility to keep our homes clean and our families safe. #KuranduraMalariyaBiheraKuriNjye #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe #EndMalaria #TurandureMalaria @RwandaLocalGov @GlobalFund @ALMA_2030 @PMIgov @FightingMalaria @TheENDFund @endmalaria @MalariaNTDcorps @MalariaNoMore @beatmalaria @cvamUg @COR_NTD @LogNTDs_Africa @WHORwanda @Rwanda_CCM @CityofKigali @unicefrw @nsanzimanasabin @CMuvunyi @BrianChirombo @TuyishimeAlbert @DMbituyumuremyi @Knooliet

Rwanda Malaria and NTDs Youth Corps under Rwanda NGOs Forum on HIV/AIDS and Health Promotion @RwandaNGOForum join the World in #WorldMalariaDay celebrations today. Progress is real; New tools, vaccines, and strong programs are saving lives. But malaria still threatens many, especially in Africa. When funding drops, it returns fast. Let's sustain funding to build healthy communities. Now we can. Now we must. @WHO @RwandaHealth @RBCRwanda @BrianChirombo @nsanzimanasabin @Knooliet @ALMA_2030 @gatesfoundation #WorldMalariaDay #ZeroMalaria #NowWeCanNowWeMust #WMD2026

Despite strong progress, malaria remains a challenge in Rwanda and across Africa. 🌍 As youth and partners we must stay committed to raising awareness and protecting our communities. Let’s keep pushing for a malaria-free future!

#BeatNTDs #EndNTDs2030 #WASHAgainstNTDs #CleanWaterFightsNTDs

No one should be left behind in healthcare. #KnowTheLawOwnYourHealthRw #HealthyAdolescentsRw

🎉🇷🇼 MEET Dr. NTABOMVURA VENANT @100 – A LIFE TIME IN SERVICE 👨🏽‍⚕️💯 Venant Ntabomvura, the number one student of the former National University of Rwanda 🎓 (1963), began his medical practice in 1946 and built a remarkable career as an ENT specialist 👂👃🗣️, serving Rwanda and beyond 🌍. He started as a nurse, later became a medical assistant, and spent decades treating patients 🏥, leading health services and mentoring others 👨🏽‍🏫. He retired about two years ago, but still serves voluntarily 🤍, believing that using one’s skills to help others is essential. 🗣️ “If you sit without working, you cannot live longer… working keeps the body alive.” A resident of Ruturo Cell, Kibirizi Sector in Gisagara District 📍, he lives with his wife (87) 👩‍❤️‍👨 and is a father of 13 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 (two have passed away). Even at 100, his passion for medicine continues ❤️, because for him, it is not just a profession but a calling. 👏 A true legend and inspiration 🇷🇼✨ 🔄 @EmmyGisa3 @JoelOptimist1 @ShimoYvette @noellashyaka @kemnique @harerimana_tito @BoscoManirabona @wicyangugu @motari_wanyu @MukamaNins28293 @jcniyomugabo @kamanzi_claudin @SangwaSifa @Ndagije__sam @ntambaragarleon @NdahiroPapy @RdaHealth @RwandaGov @KwizeraPrudenc1

This is exactly where the shift happens. We’ve seen firsthand that when young people take the lead, the message sticks because it’s rooted in their own reality. Jean-Claude isn't just "learning"—he’s leading. The impact on community is undeniable when the youth own the narrative

Watching primary school students lead #Bilharzia (#schistosomiasis) awareness among their peers is one of the most powerful reminders of why community-led, centered, and driven prevention interventions work. #JeanClaude didn’t just make a poster, he communicated a public health message, in his own words and in his own handwriting. That’s health literacy. That’s the kind of early empowerment that doesn’t just prevent #Bilharzia (#schistosomiasis); it builds the next generation of health experts. Research consistently shows that school-based #schistosomiasis education accelerates behavior change far beyond what adult-targeted campaigns achieve alone. When children become educators, the message reaches households, siblings, and communities that formal health systems often sideline. #JeanClaude is not just a student in primary school. He is a future poster presenter, at national forums, at global health conferences, on stages that shape policy. @EricNiyongira1 @TungaChristian @BertrandByishim: the real question this work raises is: how do we sustain those momentum even beyond the project cycle? Mentorship pipelines? School health champion programs? It’s food for thought. The intervention ends. The empowerment shouldn’t. Well done @BSIRwanda 👏🏾👏🏾 #BeatNTDs #EndTheNeglect #UnitingToCombatNTDs #RoadToElimination #IsukuHose #IrindeBilariziyoze