Impatient Optimists
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Cassien Havugimana

Title Pharmacist

Cassien Havugimana is a Pharmacist with Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy. He is a graduate of the National University of Rwanda with over 5 years of experience working in the non-profit sector. He has extensive knowledge of public health; health policy, especially in HIV/AIDS; TB; Malaria; sexual and reproductive health and right; and women’s health and rights. He served as the Acting Executive Director (August, 2011- May, 2012) of Health Development Initiative-Rwanda (HDI), an organization working to promote health and development among disadvantaged communities in Rwanda, and is currently working as a Programs Manager. In addition to his work with HDI, he serves as the Chairperson of Rwanda Pharmacy Students Association and Regional Project Officer of International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) in African Continent.

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World Contraception Day: Preventing New HIV Infections Through Condom Use

September 26, 2012 / Cassien Havugimana

Studies have proven that contraception reduces the risk of unintended pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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