Rwanda: Organ Donation Law Expected to Be Operational in May

A new law that will allow Rwandans to donate their vital organs when they die, is expected to get operational in a matter of weeks, according to the Ministry of Health. Read more »

Rwanda: Mental Health - Young Activists Take the Discussion to Schools

Mental health is a never-ending pressing issue around the world, especially among the youth, with a significant increase in cases of depression and anxiety in recent years. Read more »

Rwanda: Activists Call for Paternity Leave to Be Increased to Six Weeks

Rwanda Men's Resource Centre (RWAMREC) and Rwanda Civil Society Platform (RCSP) are calling for six weeks of paternity leave for a male employee whose spouse has given birth (half… Read more »

Rwanda: Obesity Rates Double in Rwandan Cities

The number of obese Rwandans in urban cities has doubled over the past 10 years, according to Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health. Read more »

Rwanda: Rab Warns Against Pork Consumption in Musanze Over Swine Erysipelas

Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB) has warned residents in Musanze against pork consumption following the 'swine erysipelas' illness identified in Muko… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Deploys Drones to Deliver Diabetes Meds At Patients' Doorsteps

The Ministry of Health in Partnership with Zipline and Partners in Health are conducting trials of how insulin medications for diabetes patients can be delivered at doorsteps using… Read more »

Rwanda: Strange Disease Kills Over 200 Pigs in Musanze

A disease yet to be identified has killed over 200 pigs in Musanze District leading to a pause in movement and consumption in some areas. Read more »

Rwanda: Smoking Drops As High Tobacco Taxes Take Effect

Smoking among Rwandans has reduced, mainly due to high tobacco taxes and prices, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Dr Yvan Butera, told lawmakers. This was during a… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Receives Continental Award for Advancing Digital Agenda for Ending Malaria

Rwanda is among the recipients of the Excellence and Innovation Awards for advancing the digitalisation agenda for malaria, reproductive, maternal, new-born, child and adolescent… Read more »

Rwanda: Take Lead in Awareness On Water and Sanitation, Journalists Told

Water and sanitation are topics that are not excessively reported about in Rwanda and Africa at large. One of the reasons is that journalists lack enough information about them… Read more »

Rwanda: Uganda MPs in Rwanda On Health Insurance Benchmark Tour

Members of the Ugandan Parliament from the Committee on Health, on this Thursday, visited the Nyarugenge District Hospital as part of their benchmark visit to Rwanda. Read more »

Rwanda: New Card Game to Help Improve Relationships, Mental Health in Rwanda

Author and blogger Alonga Dominique Uwase has created a new card game dubbed 'Deeper Conversations', a deck of 55 cards with questions that vary in levels of intimacy and… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's Top 5 Female Surgeons

Surgery is regarded as the most challenging of any medical specialty. It requires long hours, heavy reading, plenty of practice, and a ton of mental energy. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Seeks to Restore Over 700 Endangered Medicinal Plants

The National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) is set to work with partners to restore endangered herbal medicinal plants and modernize herbal medicines. Read more »

Rwanda: New Initiative Launched to Tackle Mental Health Issues, Build Resilience

income countries, experiences insufficient mental health awareness and minimal engagement with any formal mental health services that are available. Read more »

Rwanda: Fire Insurance Drops 17 Percent As Covid-19 Takes Its Toll

The state of fire insurance performance for the period 2019 - 2021 from the Rwanda Insurers Association (ASSAR) indicates that assets insured against fire stood at over Rwf5.2… Read more »

Rwanda: Nyarugenge District Commends Enabel's Contribution to Maternal and Infant Health

Marie Rose Mukankunda, a mother from Nyamirambo sector in Nyarugenge district recalls not being at ease when she gave birth to her first born baby in a squeezed and small maternity… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Hosts Global Vaccine Body Boss

President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, February 7, met with the chair of International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Board of Trustees, George Bickerstaff, who is in Rwanda to explore… Read more »

Rwanda: How Rwanda Cancer Centre Is Saving Hundreds of Lives

More than 800 cancer patients have been treated at the Rwanda Cancer Center (RCC), a facility that was established three years ago at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kanombe,… Read more »

Rwanda: World Cancer Day - How Much Do We Know About Our Bodies?

With the global cancer burden expected to rise by 75% by 2030, data shows that most people seek treatment at a much later stage when the disease is no longer treatable and the… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Harnesses PR in Fight Against Ncds

Rwanda's health sector has implemented a number of public relations (PR) campaigns to raise awareness and educate the public on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Changes Tack On Fall Armyworms Response

Rwanda is considering using biological control agents (parasitoids) that are insect-predators, to effectively contain the Fall Armyworms that are ravaging maize crops across the… Read more »

Rwanda: Local Innovator On 'Safe' Telehealth Platform for Women

Growing up, Aline Joyce Berabose found it hard to acquire the right information regarding sexual and reproductive health, a challenge, she says, she shared with other girls. Read more »

Rwanda: Parliament Pushes for Digital Antenatal Tool 'To Prevent Deaths'

Members of parliament on January 19, urged the Ministry of Health to implement digital antenatal tools' plan in government hospitals within a year so as to follow-up pregnant… Read more »

Rwanda: Parliament Tasks Govt to Acquire More Ambulances

Parliament has requested government through the Ministry of Health to show to it, within six months, the road map to address the shortage of ambulances by prioritising the health… Read more »