Former US Senator to support Rwanda

VILLAGE URUGWIRO - The former Secretary for the United States Department of Health and Human services, Senator Tommy Thompson, has pledged to support Rwanda’s efforts in promoting the health welfare of Rwandans. Thompson, a Global Ambassador for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, said that improvement in the health of a country’s population automatically leads to economic development. “We base this on a survey conducted in Japan after the Second World War where the elimination of such tropical diseases there led to tremendous development,” said Thompson after his meeting with President Paul Kagame yesterday at Village Urugwiro.