Menelas Nkeshimana

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@mnls_nke

Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine | Honorary Senior Lecturer at UR-CMHS | Head of Department of Health Workforce Development at the Ministry of Health 🇷🇼

Rwanda moh.gov.rw Joined April 2012

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Menelas Nkeshimana @mnls_nke Oct 14

What a proud Rwanda moment! 🇷🇼🇯🇵 Young, brilliant and deeply scientific, Dr Adelaide has secured 1 of only 8 fully funded PhD places awarded through a highly competitive global selection at Kansai Medical University! 👏🏽✨ So proud of you, Adelaide—go shine, girl! 🚀

Menelas Nkeshimana @mnls_nke Sep 2

Rwanda’s lessons for strengthening Africa’s response to current Marburg virus disease outbreaks - The Lancet Global Health thelancet.com/journals/langl…

www.thelancet.com Rwanda’s lessons for strengthening Africa’s response to current Marburg virus disease outbreaks Marburg virus disease remains a major threat to global health security in Africa, where recurrent filovirus outbreaks intersect with fragile health systems. In 2024, Rwanda faced its first Marburg...

Menelas Nkeshimana @mnls_nke Aug 25

A quick stopover to say hello, 15 years later…

Menelas Nkeshimana @mnls_nke Jun 18

Beyond advanced critical care and access to antivirals, we must revisit discharge and follow-up guidelines for filovirus (Marburg/Ebola) survivors to minimize the risk of transmission from viral persistence in immune-privileged sites.
nature.com/articles/s4436…

www.nature.com Evidence for sexual transmission of Marburg virus during the 2024 outbreak in Rwanda Nature Health - Two probable cases of sexual transmission of Marburg virus are reported from the 2024 outbreak in Rwanda, both following condomless sexual contact with male partners who recovered...

Menelas Nkeshimana @mnls_nke Jun 7

Rwanda Gahoreho 💕