{"id":4909,"date":"2026-10-27T09:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:36:50","slug":"rwanda-morocco-launch-new-hearing-care-centre-at-kanombe-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/rwanda-morocco-launch-new-hearing-care-centre-at-kanombe-hospital\/politics\/regional\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda, Morocco launch new hearing care centre at Kanombe hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/35cdffb6-de82-41c2-bbfb-03041d51f1ca-1024x672-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/35cdffb6-de82-41c2-bbfb-03041d51f1ca-1024x672-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/35cdffb6-de82-41c2-bbfb-03041d51f1ca-1024x672-1-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/35cdffb6-de82-41c2-bbfb-03041d51f1ca-1024x672-1-768x504.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Lady Jeannette Kagame and Morocco\u2019s Princess Lalla Asmaa inaugurated the centre on Monday, with the facility expected to improve access to hearing assessments, treatment and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0b2bd9a5-2cdc-4730-864e-bce911c6b834-1024x683-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0b2bd9a5-2cdc-4730-864e-bce911c6b834-1024x683-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0b2bd9a5-2cdc-4730-864e-bce911c6b834-1024x683-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0b2bd9a5-2cdc-4730-864e-bce911c6b834-1024x683-2-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch coincided with a medical programme providing cochlear implants to 50 Rwandan patients and hearing aids to another 56. Moroccan specialists are working with Rwandan doctors to carry out the procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brig. Gen. Dr. Eug\u00e8ne Ngoga, director of the hospital, said the initiative would help address the needs of children with hearing impairments through specialised treatment and modern equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The centre was established with support from Imbuto Foundation and Morocco\u2019s Lalla Asmaa Foundation. Rwandan medical teams have also received training to operate the equipment and continue providing services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eedea804-abe0-47bc-a9e9-eef3af489c1a-1024x678-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eedea804-abe0-47bc-a9e9-eef3af489c1a-1024x678-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eedea804-abe0-47bc-a9e9-eef3af489c1a-1024x678-1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eedea804-abe0-47bc-a9e9-eef3af489c1a-1024x678-1-767x508.jpeg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health plans to increase the number of specialists treating ear diseases through the 4&#215;4 health workforce programme, Dr. Menelas Nkeshimana told Rwanda Broadcasting Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nkeshimana, who oversees health workforce training and development, said enrolment in training related to ear care had doubled. Students spend between four and five years in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launched in July 2023, the 4&#215;4 programme aims to quadruple Rwanda\u2019s health workforce over four years and improve access to quality healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Jeannette Kagame and Morocco\u2019s Princess Lalla Asmaa inaugurated the centre on Monday, with the facility expected to improve access to hearing assessments, treatment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,43,53,51,41,35,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news","category-current_affairs","category-featured-stories","category-health","category-hot_topics","category-regional","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4909"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4916,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909\/revisions\/4916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}