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Deo Mutambuka, the Executive Secretary of the Rwanda Networks of people Living with HIV-AIDS (RRP+).
Health

How a new biannual anti-HIV drug could benefit Rwanda

Thursday, July 11, 2024
Dr Emile Bienvenu, Rwanda FDA Director-General and representative of the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) during the signing event on June 20. Courtesy
Health

What new Rwanda-France cooperation on medicines regulation means

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Jerome Ndahimana, the officer in charge of quality maturity model at Rwanda Standards Board/Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Health

Foodborne illnesses: Food and drugs agency warns public against substandard local brews

Friday, June 07, 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
Cerelac (Infant cereals with Milk). New investigation reveals Nestle adds sugar to infant milk sold in Africa, Asia and other poorer countries. Photo by Amazon
Health

Nestle adds sugar to infant milk sold in Africa, elsewhere

Friday, April 19, 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
Prices are adjusted for inflation using the US Consumer Price Index to reflect real price changes over time. Graph by Julius Bizimungu
Business

Climate change in West Africa leads to hike of chocolate prices

Monday, April 08, 2024
A cocoa farmer in his plantations that were affected by drought in Ivory Coast. According to the researchers climate change in West Africa hikes chocolate prices. Courtesy
Africa

Climate change in West Africa hikes chocolate prices

Monday, April 08, 2024
Officials touring Rwamagana Banana Community Processing Centre, RFDA says it needs enough inspectors in agroprocessing factories.
Agriculture

Govt moves to fix inspection gaps in 1,000 food processing factories

Friday, April 05, 2024
President Paul Kagame chairs a cabinet meeting that approved several appointments at Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (RFDA) at Urugwiro Village on April 3. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Cabinet appoints new officials at food and drugs body

Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, the Minister of Trade and Industry has shed light on the recent decision by the government to impound tonnes of mislabelled rice from Tanzania. File
Business

Trade Minister explains decision to impound mislabelled rice

Friday, March 22, 2024
Trucks carrying low-quality rice that was confiscated by the Rwanda Revenue Authority park at Dubai Ports World Rwanda in Kigali.
Rwanda

720 tonnes of rice imports seized over quality

Friday, March 15, 2024