June 27, 2023
East Africa: Step Towards Better Nutrition - How Region Could Unlock School Feeding Programme Success
Every individual should be provided with access to a nourishing meal; this is a fundamental human right necessary for leading a healthy life, particularly for children who need… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Rwanda: Saving Lives - How Is Rwanda Faring On the Blood Donation Front?
Five Years Ago, 43 year-old Martha Uwitonze found herself in a restless state, unable to sleep, owing to a distressing combination of symptoms--a soaring fever and a complexion… Read more »
Rwanda: Fistula Repair - Giving Women Back Their Dignity, One Stitch At a Time
In 2018, Julienne Nyirandinabo had her third child, a baby girl, through a caesarean birth. Read more »
Rwanda: People With Albinism Need Inclusiveness, Not Pity
Four years ago, a music video that now has millions of views on YouTube went viral, after a Rwandan woman with albinism, Claudine Mukarusine, was featured in the love song. Read more »
June 22, 2023
Rwanda: Religious Leaders in New Drive to Educate Youth on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sexual and reproductive health challenges continue to affect the well-being of adolescents and youth in Rwanda. In an effort to address this issue, religious leaders joined forces… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Rwanda: Zoonotic Diseases and Their Relation to Humans
Livestock is one of the most important assets of the poor to meet livelihood needs. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), animal diseases are crucial… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Rwanda: Inside Rwanda's Renewed Battle Against Stunting
Recent data from a collaborative global database on child malnutrition, comprising UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Bank, reveals a decline in the… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni Tests Positive for Covid-19 - Health Official
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health and will continue his duties, while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Rwanda: Regional Health Experts in Kigali Mull Professionalizing Supply Chains
A lack of trained staff with the right skills has seen the region frequently facing supply chain system breakdown and poor performance, leading to product stockouts and expiries,… Read more »
June 04, 2023
Rwanda: Over 70 Patients Stuck at Ndera Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Dozens of patients are facing prolonged stays at Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital, as they are unable to leave due to the lack of host families willing to accommodate them. Read more »
Rwanda: Gaerg Members Tipped On Business Skills, Trauma Therapy
Mercer University, in partnership with the Genocide Survivors' Graduates Association (GAERG), successfully concluded a comprehensive professional training program in business… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Rwanda: Kigali - Chinese Medics Reach Out to Children Living With Disability
Chinese medics in Rwanda reached out to children living with disabilities in Kigali on Tuesday, May 30, providing them with free consultation and recommendations as well as… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Rwanda: What is the Future of Robotics in Rwanda?
Machines continue to play a huge role in providing essential services, especially in the health sector. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Rwanda: Rwandan Police Peacekeepers in Central African Republic Provide Free Medical Services to Bangassou Residents
Rwanda Police peacekeepers deployed in Bangassou under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), on Monday, May 29,… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Rwanda: Taking a Critical Look At Cervical Cancer in HIV Infected Women
Did you know that 95 percent of cervical cancer is caused by a certain type of Human papilloma Virus? For those who don't know much about this potential killer virus, it is worth… Read more »
Rwanda: Health Sector Reforms to Boost Retention of Medical Personnel
With the rise of deadly non- communicable diseases (NCDs), there is a need to increase the number of medical personnel and curb their turnover. This has since triggered new reforms… Read more »
May 28, 2023
Rwanda: Pork to Be Included in School Feeding
Plans are underway to facilitate schools integrate pork in school feeding programme as means to eradicate malnutrition, Olivier Kamana, Permanent Secretary at Ministry of… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Rwanda: Obstetric Fistula Eradication Requires Accelerated Action - UNFPA
Each year on May 23, the global community commemorates the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula - a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged,… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Rwanda: Government to Upgrade 1,000 Health Posts By 2025
The Ministry of Health began a project that aims to enhance the financial viability and sustainability of 1,000 health posts through new financing and technological innovations. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda to Host New African Pharmaceutical Foundation Headquarters
Rwanda is set to host the headquarters of the newly launched African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF), aimed at accelerating technology innovation in the continent's… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Readies for First Bio-Med Engineering Hub
The facility will serve as a hub for leading clinicians and technicians in Rwanda's healthcare sector. Read more »
May 21, 2023
Rwanda: EU Launch 'Twinning Project' Worth Rwf2 Billion
The ministry of health has welcomed the EU-funded project dubbed "Twinning project" to strengthen the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority in regulating medicinal products including… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Readies for First Bio-Med Engineering University
The facility will serve as a hub for leading clinicians and technicians in Rwanda's healthcare sector. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Rwanda: Over Rwf7 Billion More Needed to Cover Prostheses for People With Disabilities
The Minister of Health has said that a plan, which seeks at least Rwf7.5 billion more financing for the community-based health insurance scheme, could be implemented in the… Read more »
Rwanda: Shortage of Mental Health Professionals Persists, Warns Rwanda Biomedical Centre
The Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has sounded a warning about the persistent shortage of psychiatrists to meet the growing demand for mental illness treatment in the country. Read more »