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US Ambassador to Rwanda Eric Kneedler and Nyagatare District Mayor Stephen Gasana, along RBC DDG Noella Bigirimana launched the 2024 IRS in Nyagatare on September 5.
Rwanda

Nyagatare: RBC launches nationwide indoor residual spraying to combat malaria

Friday, September 06, 2024
A health worker during indoor residual spraying exercise in Bugesera. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Malaria: How is Rwanda handling insecticide resistance?

Thursday, April 25, 2024
A health worker carries out indoor residual spraying in Bugesera District. According to Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), Malaria cases in the country dropped by 88 per cent as of 2023. Photo: File.
Health

Rwanda: Malaria cases down by 88% in 2023

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
AIMS staff and participants pose for a group photo during the event on May 2. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

AIMS to roll out Master’s, PhD programmes in malaria modelling

Thursday, May 04, 2023
Malaria Day 2023 was celebrated in Gicumbi District, Northern Province. It was held under the theme “Time to deliver zero malaria Invest, innovate, implement. All Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Rwandans urged to keep up fight against malaria

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
One of the pilots with Charis test-flies, one of the drones deployed in the spraying of larvicide that will target mosquito-prone areas across the country to curtail malaria spread.
Health

What will it take to end malaria?

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
A community health worker conduting IRS Kirengere cell, Byimana sector, Ruhango district
Featured

Rwanda bolsters mosquito spraying efforts to eradicate malaria

Monday, April 24, 2023
Mosquito repellent that should be used by workers during at night. Internet
Health

MPs want mosquito repellents for late-night at-risk workers

Friday, January 20, 2023
A woman sleeping under a mosquito 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. Photo: File.
Rwanda

Can Commonwealth countries eradicate malaria by 2030?

Thursday, June 30, 2022
A woman sleeps under a mosquito net in Bugesera District. Statistics from Rwanda Biomedical Centre show that the country recorded a drop in malaria incidence from 400 per 1,000 in 2016 to 89 per 1,000 in 2021. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Featured

FEATURED: How Rwanda reduced the malaria burden in five years

Wednesday, June 08, 2022
A health worker carries out indoor residual spraying (IRS) in Bugesera District recently. IRS, an activity meant to tackle malaria, needed Rwf4.7 billion for next year, but was allocated Rwf2.9 billion. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rwanda

Health sector: How next year’s Rwf278bn budget will be spent

Wednesday, June 01, 2022
A woman sleeps under a mosquito net in Bugesera District. Last week, the World Health Organisation recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission.

Malaria vaccine: What to expect after WHO’s recommendation

Monday, October 11, 2021