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Officials say working together with stakeholders will foster sociol cohesion and physical inclusivness.

Eastern Province: Persons with disabilities call for inclusiveness

Monday, March 18, 2024

Immunocompromised people are at risk of developing serious or life-threatening fungal diseases. Africa accounts for 67 percent of the global burden of HIV, and opportunistic fungal diseases are on the rise. PHOTO _ SHUTTERSTOCK

Researchers link HIV infections spike to drought

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Karangwa Martin, a beneficiary of kidney translplant speaking to journalists in Kigali on March 14. Courtesy

World Kidney Day: Rwanda highlights equitable access to kidney healthcare

Saturday, March 16, 2024

n a 2022 report by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), it was revealed that stroke-related deaths in Rwanda escalated from the seventh position in 2009 to the third in 2019. File

Stroke: What’s behind rising occurrence in young adults?

Friday, March 15, 2024

EALA Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana (R), receives the petition on public services in the East African Community partner states, from Allana Kembabazi, programme manager at Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (L), in Nairobi, Kenya, as EALA MP Gerald Blacks Siranda Gerald looks on, on March 12, 2024. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA

Regional parliament petitioned over inadequate healthcare in EAC

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

A pregnant woman with her husband meet with a community health worker for advice in Karongi District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Antenatal depression: Why pregnant women need support

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Dr Vincent Biruta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prof. P.G. Sampath of the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF), sign the Host Country Agreement between Rwanda and APTF in Kigali on Monday, December 18,2023.File

Kigali: New funding to accelerate pharmaceutical body’s operations

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Tetracycline eye ointment manufactured by Angel Biogenics Pvt Ltd, India. Courtesy

Rwanda FDA bans two drugs amid safety concerns

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Delegates in grouup photo at the conclusion of the project that aimed to provide knowledge and tools about sexual consent to young people. Photos by Craish Bahizi

Why educating adolescents on sexual consent is crucial

Monday, March 11, 2024

Upgrading healthcare facilities has expanded health care services for residents near borders contributing to the country's goal to ensure that by 2024, people need to walk less than 24 minutes to visit a heal

Nyagatare: Upgraded Ndego health post reduces cross border medical trips

Saturday, March 09, 2024

Parents waiting to receive packets of Shisha Kibondo. The nutritious porridge is part of the government’s efforts to address malnutrition and stunting in children. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Gatsibo officials warn against illegal sale of Shisha Kibondo

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

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Chinese medics donate equipment, medicine to Kibungo Referral Hospital

Monday, March 04, 2024

VIDEO - From passion to profit: Munyengango on driving ‘healthy Rwanda’ agenda

Monday, March 04, 2024

Agric workers sorting a new Irish potato variety that is grown in a greenhouse in Kinigi Sector in Musanze District. Rwanda, on February 21, promulgated a law governing biosafety, which seeks to ensure that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled, transferred and used safely in the country. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA

Inside Rwanda's biosafety law set to regulate GMOs

Monday, March 04, 2024

A medical worker administers a dose of flu vaccine to a recipient at a medical center in Rosemead, California, the United States, on Dec. 10, 2022. (Xinhua)

U.S. researchers identify new antibodies targeting "dark side" of influenza virus protein

Saturday, March 02, 2024

Tanzania records 26 cholera deaths in one month

Tanzania records 26 cholera deaths in one month: health ministry

Saturday, March 02, 2024

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Rwanda to host Africa global vaccine institute office

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Dr Vincent Ndayiragije, a specialist in internal medicine and geriatrics at King Faisal Hospital

Geriatrics expert weighs in on unique care of elderly patients

Monday, February 26, 2024

Retinoblastoma is the most common eye cancer that affects children worldwide, and early diagnosis and treatment are critical to prevent death or the loss of an eye. Net photo.

Retinoblastoma cancer; the silent killer affecting children yet treatable

Monday, February 26, 2024

Experts says that one of the dangers to using too much sugar is that it feeds cancer cells making them grow 10 times faster than normal cells. Courtesy

Health tips from my witty brother

Sunday, February 25, 2024