{"id":122464,"date":"2026-04-25T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored"},"modified":"2026-04-25T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:29:00","slug":"health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored","title":{"rendered":"Health Workers and Patients Killed in Genocide Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Ministry of Health and its partners on Friday, April 24, joined Genocide survivors, the Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi and residents of Muhanga District for the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n<p>The commemoration held at Kabgayi Genocide Memorial paid tribute to healthcare workers, patients, and caregivers who were killed during the Genocide. Mourners also reflected on the painful record of medical workers who participated in killings.<\/p>\n<p>Kabgayi Genocide Memorial is the final resting place for 12,208 victims slain out more than 50,000 Tusi who had sought refuge in the area that was considered a spiritual and medical sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>Displaced Tutsi began arriving at Kabgayi in the former Gitarama Prefecture on April 20, 1994. They took shelter in institutions including St Le\u0301on Petit Se\u0301minaire, Groupe Scolaire St Joseph, Major Seminary Philosophicum Kabgayi, Kabgayi Hospital, and former TRAFIPRO buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Uyu munsi, ku Rwibutso rwa Jenoside rwa Kabgayi, mu Karere ka @Muhangadistr, abakozi bo mu rwego rw\u2019ubuzima n\u2019abafatanyabikorwa bifatanije na Diyosezi Gatolika n\u2019abaturage ba Kabgayi mu gikorwa cyo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 32 Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Ni umwanya wo&#8230; pic.twitter.com\/AZOgMzPf7y<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ministry of Health | Rwanda (@RwandaHealth) April 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p>However, what many had hoped would be a place of protection turned into a site of mass killing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Rwandans, remembering is a responsibility, but we must also confront the painful truth of those who failed to protect life when it mattered most,\u201d said the Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lessons from Kabgayi should go beyond remembrance, calling on medical professionals to uphold integrity and humanity above all else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommemoration should teach us lessons. What kind of doctor would you want to meet? No one wishes to be treated by a bad doctor. Humanity and integrity must always come before professionalism, because many professional doctors lost their humanity and started killing their own patients,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also reflected on moral responsibility, urging health professionals to make personal commitments in service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a doctor, when a patient arrives after your working hours, do you prioritise your schedule or their life? Beyond professional duty, we need personal commitment to rebuild ourselves, and a contribution you will provide on the personal level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Dr Franc\u0327ois-Xavier Ngarambe, a survivor, said Kabgayi carries a painful but important history that must be preserved for future generations. Because it had long been known as a hub for religion, education and healing, which made it difficult for many to imagine it would become a killing site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a place associated with compassion and learning. People believed that anyone who reached Kabgayi would find safety. This entire hill holds the remains of our loved ones. Even those we have been able to bury here represent less than a third of those who were killed,\u201d Ngarambe said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that over 1,100 bodies were recently exhumed from a single site where a health facility had been constructed, highlighting the scale of killings still uncovered decades later.<\/p>\n<p>More than 35,000 people are believed to have been killed in and around Kabgayi, many of whom were never recovered, including those thrown into the Nyabarongo River.<\/p>\n<p>Muhanga Mayor Jacqueline Kayitare said that the Genocide was organised, with perpetrators using transport systems, including buses, to kill and dispose of victims.<\/p>\n<p>The Kabgayi memorial site is divided into several sections, including mass graves, an archive displaying victims\u2019 belongings and photographs, and burial grounds.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes a history centre and other facilities aimed at preserving the memory of those who perished in the Genocide, which claimed over one million lives.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities and Genocide survivors renewed calls on individuals with information about the whereabouts of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi to come forward in order to accord them a dignified burial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. The Ministry of Health and its partners on Friday, April 24, joined Genocide survivors, the Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi and residents of Muhanga District for the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The commemoration held at Kabgayi Genocide Memorial paid tribute to healthcare workers, patients, and caregivers who were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":122462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[758],"class_list":["post-122464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Health Workers and Patients Killed in Genocide Honored - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ministry of Health and its partners on Friday, April 24, joined Genocide survivors, the Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Health Workers and Patients Killed in Genocide Honored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ministry of Health and its partners on Friday, April 24, joined Genocide survivors, the Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-25T14:17:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-25T14:29:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/sm_1777114690.943434.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"584\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Health Workers and Patients Killed in Genocide Honored\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-25T14:17:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-25T14:29:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored\"},\"wordCount\":641,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/sm_1777114690.943434.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Rwanda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/health-workers-and-patients-killed-in-genocide-honored\",\"name\":\"Health Workers and Patients Killed in Genocide Honored - 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