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The module intends to equip students with basic knowledge of research methods used in health research studies. It covers the basics of epidemiology, biostatistics and scientific writing.

• This module will equipe the learners with the knowledge on fundamentals of computer application in data management. 
• It will also help them to apply those principal fundamentals in their practice. Through this module, students will have an overview of Information Technology (IT) solutions in health organizational context.  
• The module enables the health care professional to use computer equipment and tools (programs) needed in today’s health care industry

This module will enable the students to learn the functions of macro and micronutrients.

In this module, the students will understand the chemistry of major and minor components of food, and how they relate to metabolic functions. 

In this module you will learn about the nutritional requirements at different stages of the lifecycle. The nutrient requirements during the main stages of the human life cycle vary considerably. What infants and children require is different from what adults and the elderly need. In addition, there might be specific nutrients which a pregnant women and lactating mothers need in higher amounts than adult men.  You will also learn the nutrition related concerns, food choices and interventions within different age groups.

Considering how communication is pivotal in our daily lives and mainly in networking among health professionals, students in human nutrition and dietetics should be well equipped with theory, skills and practices, trends in communication. This module of " Communication Skills" aims at providing students with knowledge, skills and practices in communication applied in the field of Food and Human Nutrition, especially in offering nutrition education and communicating with clients/ patient in nutritional settings and counseling. proposed topics will expose students in a wide range of basics in the theory of communication (as a review/ recap on communication skills, part of behavioral sciences in year one) and its importance in health settings. Much focus will be put on practical aspect by recalling on students' minds and daily practices as well as realities on ground while communicating with others.     

CONTEMPORARY NUTRITION

Explore Food and Nutrition and aspects relating food processing and Nutrition

The course/module is named Food Production and Agricultural Economics and will be delivered to 2nd years students, department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. The aim of the module is "To enable students learn and understand food systems in Rwanda their strengths and
weaknesses in terms of satisfying the needs of the population." Three major parts will compose the module including Food production in General, food production in Rawnda, and Agricultural economics.

The mode of teaching will be comprised of Face to face lecturers, practical sessions, self directed learning sessions, structured exercises and assignments.

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 This module will provide didactic and practicum experiences to enable students to develop knowledge and skills in community assessment, program development and evaluation, health services, advocacy and policy-making as they apply principles of nutrition at community level, social theories in community nutrition research at local and regional level for population groups at risk.  

This course enables undergraduate students of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Department to understand the role of nutrients in human metabolism, the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, and the interaction between nutrients and gene function. It enables students to become familiar with biochemical and physiological aspects of pediatric diseases and the role of nutrition intervention and medical nutrition therapy.

Healthy eating is important during pregnancy. Good nutrition is needed to meet the added demands on your body as well as those of your growing baby.

Eating healthy while you are pregnant may take a little extra effort, but it will have major benefits for you and your baby. If you already eat a balanced diet, all you have to do is add a few extra well-chosen calories. If you have not been eating a healthy diet, pregnancy is a great time to change old habits and develop healthy new ones.

An unborn child needs a healthy and well-nourished mother to grow properly. Therefore, a mother needs to gain weight during pregnancy to help nourish her growing baby. Women who do not gain enough weight often have babies that weigh too little (low birth weight). A baby weighing less than 2.5 kg has an increased chance of both physical and mental health problems. It may also suffer more from infection and malnutrition compared with babies of normal weight.

Breastfeeding mothers need to pay careful attention to their diets as well. Healthy eating also includes knowing how much you should eat. Pregnant women used to be told to “eat for two.” This is still true to a point.

We now know that you cannot just eat twice as much as you normally do. Finding a balance between getting enough nutrients to fuel the baby’s growth and maintaining a healthy weight is important for your and your baby’s future health. A pregnant woman who has a body mass index (BMI) in the normal range before pregnancy needs, on average, only about 300 extra calories a day—the amount in a glass of skim milk and half a sandwich. If you are pregnant with twins, you will need 600 extra calories per day.

Nutrients are the building blocks of the body. Important nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. When you are pregnant, you not only need to maintain your own body with nutrients, you also need to support the growth of your baby. Getting enough nutrients during pregnancy safeguards your own health and contributes to your baby’s normal development.

There is increasing evidence that a high body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, excessive weight gain and inadequate nutrition during pregnancy increase the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and may have negative effects on the duration and outcome of pregnancy. Underweight and overweight newborns are exposed to intrauterine programming, with a corresponding risk for the development of metabolic disease in their lifetime.

This module covers trends in food, nutriens, labelling, nutrition research and practice

Module team leader : Dr Umugwaneza Maryse

This module enable students to learn how to collect, measure, and interpret anthropometric measurements. Students will learn how to analyze anthropometric data and their nutritional and health interpretation. The concept of growth chart interpretation will be introduced.

This component of Horticultural waste will introduce to the students the different techniques and methods which are used in order to minimize horticulture waste. Also will be helping our students to learn different techniques of waste disposal and how reuse some horticulture waste and identify the opportunities and challenges coming from horticultural wastes.

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You are welcome to this module of Hospital Attachment 6. This module introduces you to theories and skills to solve a hospital problem. It specifically establishes root causes analysis plan, steps,  who will be participating, where and how to collect data to verify the root causes. 

This module contains:

• Hospital Attachment 2A
• Hospital Attachment 2B and 
• Hospital Attachment 2C

Aims

During this hospital attachment, students will be responsible for solution development, selection, implementation and evaluation relative to their identified problems, objectives and root cause analyses. Project management and monitoring and evaluation are critical components of this module. 

Intended Learning outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to: 

• Identify possible solutions, compare and analyze them in order to select the best one(s) that will address the problem’s root cause.
• Develop detailed implementation and evaluation plans
• Communicate solution development, selection, implementation and evaluation in a coherent and comprehensive written report and oral presentation
• Engage hospital staff in solution selection process, implementation planning, evaluation planning and work autonomously to complete a task or assignment

Module Team Leaders

Dr. SAGAHUTU Jean Baptiste

RWAKAGEYO KAMBANDA Jean Marie Vianney

DUSHIMIMANA Sandrine

RUBEGA Lauben

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You are welcome to module two. This module of  Hospital Attachment One introduces you to the background of the health facility, problem definition and magnitude  and specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound  objective.  

This module helps students to  describe the background of their respective  health facilities, define the existing problems associated to quality of care and come up with objective to address them.

It is taught to first year of study for Master of Hospital and Healthcare Administration students.

It is practical module because students spend most of their time in their respective health facilities. Facilitators make regular supervision and guide students depending on the support needed by each student. After collecting required information on each section, reports are submitted to MHA-department for review. Normally, two reports are submitted following guidelines provided in the template that were designed by MHA-program.