UNFPA ESARO | Extraordinary times call for extraordinary joint efforts for women in Rwanda during COVID-19
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary joint efforts for women in Rwanda during COVID-19 News 5 March 2021 Frida Temple, a midwife and International UN Volunteer working with UNFPA in Rwanda, supports the vaccination drive in Kigali. © Frida Temple KIGALI, Rwanda—The start of 2021 has been a trying time for Rwanda’s fight against COVID-19, with nearly 7,000 new infections and 104 deaths confirmed in just one month. For the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, Rwanda was reporting 270 new infections and 4 deaths daily, on average. The Government of Rwanda responde...