Grace Igiraneza
Grace Igiraneza (born September 22, 1983) is a Rwandan woman from Gikondo, Kigali. She is a nephrologist at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali.
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[edit]- When Yale came on board it became easier for residents to learn because we had more physicians. You need a mentor who is there day to day to help train you in clinical reasoning and see how you examine patients.”
- Yale leads largest-ever collaboration to educate health workers in Rwanda The Yale News (February 5, 2018)
- I am grateful for the partnership between Yale and the University of Rwanda and the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali and the global health program at Yale,”Through them I have been able to come here and learn. When I go back I will be able to help Rwandans and offer a standard of care in nephrology.”
- Yale leads largest-ever collaboration to educate health workers in Rwanda The Yale News (February 5, 2018)
- Treatment for these diseases is expensive not just in Rwanda but across the world. You will need more than Rwf25 million for a kidney transplant, and this is a very high amount.”
- Treatment of Chronic Kidney Diseases Very Expensive in Rwanda Taarifa Rwanda (March 9, 2023)
- Even when a patient is on dialysis, they don’t have a lot of options, they will need to visit a treatment centre at least three times a week. For that service alone, you need over Rwf85,000.”
- Treatment of Chronic Kidney Diseases Very Expensive in Rwanda Taarifa Rwanda (March 9, 2023)
- While the treatment of kidney disease is expensive, out of reach for many patients and requires a lot of resources especially renal replacement therapy, prevention remains the major weapon we can use to fight chronic kidney disease.
- Treatment of Chronic Kidney Diseases Very Expensive in Rwanda Taarifa Rwanda (March 9, 2023)
- Most insurance don’t cover this, leaving health authorities with only one campaign; how do I prevent myself from kidney disease?, when is the right time to go for check-up?, this is what we are going to focus on mainly.”
- Treatment of Chronic Kidney Diseases Very Expensive in Rwanda Taarifa Rwanda (March 9, 2023)
- I needed more training to lead that service. It is my obligation to give back what I have been given.
- Yale Trains Rwandan Health Workers Through 7-Year Program The Kenyan Wall Street (March 23, 2018)