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Rwandan Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana and Dr Jerome H. Kim, the Director General of the International Vaccine Institute, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out the process for the establishment of the IVI African Regional Office in Rwanda, on Tuesday, June 11.
Health

PHOTOS: Rwanda inks deal to host regional office of International Vaccine Institute

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
President Paul Kagame during a guided tour of BioNTech Facility Mainz, in Germany on March 29, 2022. The firm has secured $145m in a bid to strengthen Africa’s mRNA vaccine ecosystem. Village Urugwiro
Health

BioNTech names three “priority” areas after securing Rwf180bn funding

Tuesday, June 04, 2024
Although Viral Hepatitis C (HCV) has claimed several lives and has no effective vaccine, it can be treated and cured. Rwanda has established interventions to eliminate the infection.
Featured

FEATURED: From screening to treatment: Rwanda’s strategy towards Hepatitis C elimination

Monday, June 03, 2024
The funding will support BioNTech to establish mRNA vaccine research and development (R&D), clinical, and commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities at the company’s facility in Kigali.
Editorial

BioNTech-CEPI partnership is a shot in the arm for Rwanda’s vaccine ecosystem

Friday, May 31, 2024
President Kagame and other dignitaries officially inaugurate BioNTech’s vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali on December 18, 2023. The plant is set for $145 million in funding. Courtesy
Health

BioNTech's vaccine plant in Rwanda gets over Rwf180bn boost

Friday, May 31, 2024
A health worker conducts Hepatitis mass testing exercise at Remera Health Center in Kigali on July 28, 2022. Craish Bahizi
Health

Inside Rwanda’s fight against Hepatitis B

Thursday, May 30, 2024
Jeanine Munyeshuli, the Minister of State for Public Investments and Resource Mobilization, and Makhtar Diop, the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, signing an agreement in Kigali on May 16. Courtesy
Economy

IFC, Rwanda sign five deals to support private sector

Monday, May 20, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks at the 5th International Network for Governmental Science Advice Conference (INGSA) at Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali on Tuesday, April 30. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

PM Ngirente advocates for skilled workforce to meet labour market demands

Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Dr Sabin Nsanzimana (R), the Rwandan Minister of Health, and Minata Samate Cessouma, the AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development, shake hands after signing a host agreement for the African Medicines Agency (AMA) in Kigali in June 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Rwanda hosting AMA headquarters could be a game-changer for health in Africa

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Participants stretch their bodies during Kigali Car Free Day mass sports on Sunday, April 21. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Car Free Day: Global health leaders join Kigali residents in ‘Africa Walks against Malaria’

Sunday, April 21, 2024
ials labelled "VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Africa

Moderna pauses plans to build vaccines facility in Kenya

Friday, April 12, 2024
President Paul Kagame, with several heads of state and government, and other senior delegates including BioNTech founder and CEO Ugur Sahin (3rd-L) offically launch BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali on December 18, 2023.

Rwanda's path to pharma self-sufficiency: Strengthening regulatory oversight and building a robust healthcare system

Tuesday, April 09, 2024