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Anathalie Mukamanzi, a cervical cancer victim, poses for a photo during an interview. Photo by Joan Mbabazi

Cervical cancer: How a hospital visit changed everything for a mother of five

Thursday, February 12, 2026

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Why many children in Rwanda live with undiagnosed H. pylori infections

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Doctors perform a neurosurgical operation at Kacyiru District Hospital on January 21, 2020. (File)

Inside push to localise specialist healthcare

Thursday, February 12, 2026

A medic demonstrates how a cancer screening machine operates at Kanombe Military Hospital. File

How will patients benefit from new cancer treatment?

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Doctors conduct epilepsy surgery operation at CHUK Hospital in Kigali on Monday, February 9. Courtesy

Doctors at CHUK perform Rwanda’s first surgery on epilepsy patient

Monday, February 09, 2026

Doctors conduct a neurosurgical operation at Kacyiru District Hospital on January 21, 2020. File

New system to bring epilepsy surgery closer to Rwandans

Monday, February 09, 2026

Dr. Emile Rwamasirabo, a retired urologist and surgical educator.

Residency training seen as key to expanding urinary health care

Saturday, February 07, 2026

Jacques Mbalirende, a prostate cancer survivor posing for a photo after the interview in Kigali on February 6. PHOTOS BY CRAISH BAHIZI

Early screening saved my life: Prostate cancer survivor, 77, urges men to test early

Saturday, February 07, 2026

Celestin Mutuyimana, the clinical psychotherapist and founder of Baho Smile Institute.

Rwandan researcher develops healing tools from years of studying trauma

Friday, February 06, 2026

Gardasil 9, a new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine

Rwanda to introduce vaccine against six cancers

Thursday, February 05, 2026

Rwanda has added brachytherapy to its cancer treatment services. Internet

Cancer: Rwanda adds brachytherapy to treatment services

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Medics perform a surgical operation at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

Compassion or con? Inside Kigali’s fake hospital appeals

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Students pose for a group photo during an awareness campaign on bilharzia and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). File

What it will take to eliminate NTDs by 2030

Monday, February 02, 2026

A health worker interacts with a blood donor during an exercise in Kigali, in June 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Dispelling misconceptions around blood donation

Saturday, January 31, 2026

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How timely drone blood delivery saved life in wake of road crash

Friday, January 30, 2026

Some youths attend a campaign to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Bugesera District. By November 2025, more than 500 youths had joined the programme. Courtesy.

Youth step up fight against neglected tropical diseases

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Various blood components in dedicated bags—red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate (from left to right)—at RBC’s Blood Transfusion Division in Kigali, on July 30, 2024. Courtesy

RBC upgrades plasma system to cut waste, meet export standards

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Dr Yvan Butera appeared before a parliamentary committee to explain the progress made in preventing and responding to GBV and existing gaps in service delivery.

MPs raise concerns over gaps in Isange one-stop centres

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Rwanda is expected to start exporting blood plasma for fractionation later this year, once the remaining technical and regulatory requirements are completed. Joan Mbabazi

Plasma exports set to start by year-end, says RBC

Monday, January 26, 2026

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing allows women to collect a vaginal sample and submit it for laboratory testing to detect high-risk strains.

HPV self-testing is helping women catch cervical cancer early

Saturday, January 24, 2026