She lived through the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. Now she researches health of other survivors' kids
07-05-2024 22:20 via cbc.ca

She lived through the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. Now she researches health of other survivors' kids

Glorieuse Uwizeye believes it was a miracle she and her family survived the 100-day genocide in 1994 against the Tutsis, a minority group in Rwanda. Uwizeye, now an associate professor in nursing at Western University in London, Ont., studies the physical and mental health outcomes of survivors' children.
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