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Some of the people with disabilities who benefit from a donation of 200 wheelchairs from the United Arabs Emirates embassy in Rwanda, during the handover on October 13. Courtesy

Health Ministry gets 200 wheelchairs for people with disabilities

Thursday, October 13, 2022

A particiapant wears a t-shirt with a message on the World AIDS Day. RBC is using schools, youth centres and media to inform youth as well as the public that HIVAIDS is still an epidemic. File

RBC in fresh drive to increase HIV awareness among youth

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Delegates during a fundraising dinner organised by the Breast Cancer Initiative East Africa on October 12. / Photos: Dan Gatsinzi

We need 'strong' civil society organisations to tackle breast cancer - Dr Uwinkindi

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Volunteers carry a trauma victim during a commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial. Activists have called for improved service delivery in public hospitals that offer mental health services. Photo: File.

Mental health: Calls grow for improved services in hospitals

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Editable vector silhouette of a man sitting with his head in his hand with background made using a gradient mesh

How to tell if your child is struggling with depression

Monday, October 10, 2022

Volunteers help a trauma victim. As the world mark the Mental Health Day on October 10, the event marked globally to create awareness and mobilise support for those experiencing mental health issues.

World Mental Health Day: Activists make renewed call for fight against stigma

Monday, October 10, 2022

Emile Bienvenue, the Director-General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority.FDA said that four paediatric medicines that were recently found unsafe by WHO in The Gambia have never entered the Rwandan market.File

Rwanda FDA investigates paediatric medicines found unsafe by WHO

Sunday, October 09, 2022

Ndera Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Gasabo District. The hospital revealed that it has recorded an increasing number of cases related to depression which has made the illness feature, for the first time, among the top five.

Depression cases up by four fold - Ndera hospital

Sunday, October 09, 2022

First Lady Jeannette Kagame speaks on maternal and child health on the sidelines of the ongoing World Innovation Summit for Health in Doha, Qatar, on October 4. Courtesy

First Lady talks peace, prosperity as baseline for sustainable development

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

First Lady Jeannette Kagame during the World Innovation Summit for Health in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, October 4. / Courtesy

First Lady in Qatar for World Innovation Summit for Health

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Women whose kids benefit from ECDs services to fight stunting and malnutrition, during a briefing session on how to take care of children aged to three to six years in Nyamagabe District. All photos: Courtesy.

With mindset change, Nyamagabe residents are poised to uproot stunting

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Officials launch the national antenatal care guidelines in Kigali on September 30.

IN PICTURES: Govt launches new antenatal care guidelines

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Parents with their children pose for a group photo as they travelled to Israel for life-saving heart surgery. Photo: Courtesy.

Over 40 Rwandan children undergo heart surgery in Israel

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna One Stop Border Post on May 27, 2019.Rwanda opens seven testing sites for Ebola.File

Rwanda opens seven testing sites for Ebola

Monday, October 03, 2022

A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna border on May 27, 2019. All travellers entering Rwanda from Uganda are now subject to screening following an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. / File

EAC partner states urged to reinforce Ebola preparedness, response

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Doctors talk to a patient during consultation. Medics are moving from public hospitals to NGOs to do well paying jobs as consultants and project coordinators. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.

Why govt is restricting NGOs hiring local doctors

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna One Stop Border Post on May 27, 2019. All travellers entering Rwanda from Uganda are now subject to screening following an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda.File

Ebola: Rwanda tightens measures as death toll increases in Uganda

Monday, September 26, 2022

A sleeping woman under a mosquitoes net in Bugesera District .In 2020, an estimated 241 million people had malaria, and 627,000 of them died, an increase of 69,000 deaths over the previous year in the world. .Dan Nsengiyumva

Calls grow to eliminate malaria, other vector borne diseases

Monday, September 26, 2022

Doctors conduct an operation at Kacyiru Hospital. Rwanda is in negotiations with Finland to finance the construction of an ‘ultramodern hospital’ block in an effort to expand Kacyiru Hospital. / File

Rwanda in negotiations with Finland to fund Kacyiru hospital expansion

Monday, September 26, 2022

A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna One-Stop Border Post on May 27, 2019. Rwanda has taken fresh measures to prevent Ebola virus from spilling over into the country from Uganda. / File

Over Rwf60bn needed to reinforce Rwanda's epidemic preparedness

Saturday, September 24, 2022