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The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, speaks, on Monday, July 29, during a technical meeting in Rubavu, Rwanda, to review the successes and challenges of the EAC Water Sanitation and Hygiene project. Malueth emphasised the importance of taking preventive measures to minimise the spread of Mpox.
Health

EAC urges increased public awareness to prevent spread of ‘deadly’ Monkeypox

Monday, July 29, 2024
Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly. Rwanda confirmed two cases of mpox on Saturday, July 27, the first outbreak of the infection in the country.
Health

Rwanda ‘well-prepared’ to handle mpox outbreak, says health official

Saturday, July 27, 2024
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Africa

DR Congo detects at least 25 mpox cases in Goma – reports

Thursday, July 11, 2024
Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly. It is reported that the current outbreak has been driven by sexual transmission but there is evidence this strain can also be passed on through close skin-to-skin contact.
Health

New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' – reports

Thursday, June 27, 2024
A medic conducts Covid-19 vaccination exercise in Kigali in on August 3, 2021. Photo by Craish Bahizi

What is Africa’s role in the nearly failed global pandemic treaty

Monday, June 24, 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
A RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda is stepping up its preparedness to respond to epidemics through approaches including testing waste water from passenger airlines for early disease detection purposes. File photo.
Health

Inside Rwanda’s approach to epidemic preparedness

Thursday, February 22, 2024
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How to make our charitable donations go further

Wednesday, January 03, 2024
An elderly woman receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

China optimizes epidemic control measures at a right time

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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International

Six fallacies and truths about China's epidemic control

Monday, January 09, 2023
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Editorial

Personal caution important to keep Ebola at bay

Monday, October 17, 2022
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Health

Rwanda tightens measures as Uganda reports more Ebola cases

Friday, September 23, 2022