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Over 21 million teen pregnancies were reported in lower- and middle-income countries and 55% ended in unsafe abortions. Photo Courtesy 

Today’s crisis of teen pregnancies and births is controllable and stoppable

Thursday, November 14, 2024
The National Union of Disability Organizations in Rwanda (NUDOR) praised a new bill proposing access to reproductive health services, including contraception, for teenagers aged 15. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

Disability advocacy group backs bill on contraception for 15-year-olds

Monday, November 11, 2024
MP Jean Claude Mazimpaka has suggested that cosmetic surgery in Rwanda needs to be regulated. Courtesy
Health

Lawmaker calls for legislation on cosmetic surgery in Rwanda

Thursday, November 07, 2024
The New Times
Editorial

Teenage access to contraception is a necessity

Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Dr Nsanzimana tables the bill on healthcare services before the lawmakers, on Tuesday, November 5. The draft legislation seeks, among others, to lower the age of consent for healthcare services to 15 with a view to enhancing access and reduce health risks.Photo Courtesy
Health

Govt tables bill allowing contraception for 15-year-olds

Tuesday, November 05, 2024
Some teen mothers with their babies after giving birth due to unwanted pregnancies (Courtesy)
Women

What will it take for Rwanda to rein in the teenage pregnancy menace?

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
A community health worker interacts with a pregnant woman with her husband at Mubuga Hospital in Karongi District on December 9, 2022. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

How Rwanda’s family planning methods transformed maternal, child health

Tuesday, October 01, 2024
The official launch of the obstetrics and gynaecology (OBGYN) residency training program took place at Rwamagana Level Two Teaching Hospital on Friday, May 24. Courtesy
Health

OB-GYN residency training set to enhance maternal, child healthcare

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
The New Times
Health

The toll of fistula: American doctors working to stem the tide in Rwanda

Monday, May 13, 2024
The United Kingdom’s upper house of parliament, on Tuesday, April 23, approved a government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Courtesy

Implementation of the “safety of Rwanda bill” is a shared responsibility

Friday, May 03, 2024
A teen mother snuggles her baby for the camera during a Women's Day event at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Butaro, Burera District, in March 2023. PHOTO BY UGHE.

Teen pregnancy: Fighting access to contraceptives is a distraction from the real battle

Monday, April 15, 2024
Participants during the event to mark the International Condom Day in Kigali on Tuesday, February, 13. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Use that condom to save your life

Wednesday, February 14, 2024