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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
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
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
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
Senegal's new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister. COURTESY
Africa

Faye names Sonko as Senegal's prime minister

Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Thomas Ostros, European Investment Bank (EIB Global) Vice President during an interview . Courtesy
Finance

EIB targets to increase financing in Rwanda

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Experts said that the growing workforce needs in vaccine manufacturing and expressed optimism about the Master of Vaccinology course, for addressing this gap.
Editorial

UR’s new vaccinology programme is a step in the right direction

Monday, March 11, 2024
Experts discuss on the potential of these programmes to address current challenges during a validation workshop for the courses on March 7. All Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

UR to launch Master’s programmes for vaccine manufacturing advancement

Sunday, March 10, 2024
Kagame with other dignitaries during the launch of Africa's first mRNA technology vaccine manufacturing plant – BioNTech in Kigali. OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Editorial

As Rwanda's pharma industry takes off, training should respond to reality

Friday, March 01, 2024