May 15

• Rwanda: Why We Have to Stand Up to 'sex Pests'

  So we now know that over 500 young school girls between the ages 10-18 carried unwanted pregnancies in different parts of the country, according thanks to the 2012 Gender Based... Read more »

May 13

• Rwanda: Family Planning Is an Essential Health and Social Tool [opinion]

  In most of our societies, there is a rise in the population rate without expansion of land. This in most cases results into population pressure for example in 30 years to come, the... Read more »

• Rwanda: Pregnancy Complications On the Increase

  Annually, 16 million girls aged between 15 and 19 give birth each year. Ninety percent of the births in developing countries occur in single teens or adolescent marriages. Many of... Read more »

• Rwanda: Consolidate Gains of Safe Motherhood

  A new report released last week by Save the Children ranks Rwanda as one of the safest places for mothers. According to the State of the World's Mothers 2013 report, Rwanda is... Read more »

May 7

• Rwanda: Mother of Premature Triplets Seeks Support

  Last year Angelique Niragire was a Senior One student. Then she met a fellow student, a boy who was in Senior Four, who impregnated her. She dropped out of school due to the... Read more »

May 6

• Rwanda: Over 250 Midwives Graduate Annually

  Every year, Rwandan Schools of Nursing and Midwifery train an estimated 250 midwives who practice to contribute to the midwifery workforce gap, according to the Rwanda Association... Read more »

• Rwanda: Serve With Diligence, Health Service Providers Advised

  Midwives and doctors across the country have been called upon to offer quality services in order to prevent loss of lives. Read more »

• Rwanda: Joint Efforts Needed to Stamp Out Teenage Pregnancies

  Last week, the Gender Monitoring Office released a report indicating that 522 unwanted pregnancies among girls between 10-18 years were registered in 2012. This is an alarming... Read more »

May 3

• Rwanda: 500 Teenage Pregnancies Recorded in 2012 - Report

  There were 522 unwanted pregnancies among girls between 10-18 years registered last year in several schools countrywide, a Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Schools report, released... Read more »

April 29

• Rwanda: How to Improve On the Quality and Quantity of Breast Milk [opinion]

  Breastfeeding is when an infant receives only breast milk without addition of water, foods and supplemental formula. Read more »

April 23

• Rwanda: Community Health Workers Praised As Immunisation Week Starts

  The commitment of Community Health Workers (CHW) has contributed a great deal to achieving noteworthy immunisation coverage in Rwanda, a specialist in Vaccine Preventable Diseases... Read more »

April 15

• Rwanda: Know Various Methods Used to Prevent Pregnancy [analysis]

  One of the common methods used for pregnancy prevention is oral contraceptives, hormone contraceptive patch and vaginal ring. Read more »

April 10

• Rwanda: Sensitise Refugees On Family Planning

  LAST WEEK, lawmakers expressed concern over reports of high birth rates in Congolese refugee camps in the country. There are five refugee camps in Rwanda, with more than 60,000... Read more »

April 5

• Rwanda: Lawmakers Raise Concern Over High Birth Rates in Refugee Camps

  SENATORS have expressed concern over reports of high birth rates in Congolese refugee camps in the country. Read more »

April 1

• Rwanda: Health Ministry Takes Over Family Planning Project

  THE Ministry of Health has taken over the FAM Project, a family planning project that has been operational in the country. Read more »

March 25

• Rwanda: More Publicity Needed to Improve Maternal Health UN

  The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for more media support in promoting and improving maternal health. UNFPA officials made the call during a three-day media advocacy... Read more »

March 23

• Rwanda: Teenage Pregnancy Awareness Starts in Eastern Province

  A one-week public campaign to raise awareness about teenage pregnancy has been launched in all districts of Eastern Province. Read more »

February 22

• Rwanda: More Mothers Exclusively Breastfeed

  Save the Children's latest assessment of breastfeeding trends globally shows that more Rwandan mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies. Read more »

February 19

• Rwanda: Fawe Urges Prevention of Child Pregnancy

  Effective mechanisms are needed to prevent child pregnancies that threaten the Girl Child education in the country, the chairperson of the Forum for African Women Educationalists... Read more »

February 13

• Rwanda: Is Sex Education the Solution to Teenage Pregnancies in Schools?

  With one single school reporting over 25 pregnancy cases, education experts say there is urgent need to revive sex education in schools. The recent pregnancy scandal demonstrates... Read more »

February 7

• Rwanda: Investigations Into School Pregnancy Scandal Launched

  Police in Eastern Province have launched an investigation into the high pregnancy rate that has prevailed over the last two years in Groupe Scolaire Nsinda, a secondary school... Read more »

February 6

• Rwanda: Teenage Pregnancies Our Fault [opinion]

  ON MONDAY this newspaper reported that a 'pregnancy scandal' had engulfed Groupe Scolaire Nsinda, a rural Rwamagana school, leaving the school without a headmaster and in uproar. Read more »

February 5

• Rwanda: Parents Should Open Up to Their Children About Sex Education [editorial]

  THE head teacher of Groupe Scolaire (GS) Nsinda in Rwamagana district has been suspended following reports that 26 of his students were found to be pregnant. Read more »

February 1

• Rwanda: New Maternity Ward Brings Smile to Mothers

  A new maternity ward has been commissioned at Matyazo Health Centre in Huye district, bringing joy to hundreds of expectant mothers who use the facility. Read more »

January 2

• Rwanda: 20 Born On New Year's Day in Kigali

  AT LEAST 20 babies were born in three hospitals in Kigali on New Year's Day. Read more »