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Participants undergo a mass screening of non-communicable deseases during the Car-Free Day mass sports on Sunday, June 1. Courtesy

Young people questioned on reluctance to take NCD screenings

Monday, June 02, 2025

Dr. Subira Manzi’s bold mission to demystify menopause care in Rwanda

Monday, June 02, 2025

Believers during a congregation at Zion Temple Celebration Centre in Kigali. File

Faith and professionalism: How churches, mosques can help address mental health challenge

Saturday, May 31, 2025

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Employers urged to be compassionate for better workplace mental health

Friday, May 30, 2025

King Faisal Hospital has introduced the most advanced robotic surgical microscope currently available in East Africa. Courtesy

Rwandan hospital unveils East Africa’s most advanced robotic surgical microscope

Thursday, May 29, 2025

A teacher helps visually impaired people during a class for old people with disabilities at Masaka. Craish Bahizi

Half of visually impaired people not using any assistive technologies

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A study conducted by HDI Rwanda in 2024, involving 875 domestic workers in the City of Kigali has revealed alarming mental health concerns within this population.

Study reveals alarming mental health cases in domestic workers

Monday, May 26, 2025

Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has banned the manufacture, distribution, and consumption of Ubutwenge. Sam Ngenda

‘Ubutwenge’ alcoholic drink banned over safety concerns

Monday, May 26, 2025

Private medical instititions call for a more efficient and accountable system for setting and reviewing medical tariffs. Photo by Willy Mucyo

Private health facilities push for reforms in medical tariff setting

Monday, May 26, 2025

Cross-border traders at La Petite Barriere, the border between Rwanda and DR Congo in Rubavu District. File photo

12 African countries agree to intensify cross-border collaborations to tackle disease outbreaks

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Rwanda's Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana and other delegates at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on May 20

African health ministers demand urgent action on rising drug-resistant malaria

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Rose Mukantabana, a lawyer speaks at the meeting as Xaverine Uwimana, the coordinator of Réseau des Femmes , looks on during a consultative meeting on Tuesday, May 20. Photos by Kellya Keza

NGOs demand safeguards for surrogate mothers in new health bill

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Doctors conduct an operation during the launch of Kidney Transplant Surgery at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali on May 28, 2023. Courtesy

Inside top 10 medical procedures conducted in Rwanda

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

King Faisal Hospital has successfully carried out Rwanda’s first percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO)

King Faisal Hospital performs Rwanda’s first stroke-related heart surgery

Monday, May 19, 2025

Children eat nutritious food during a programme to fight stunting in Nyamasheke. Photo Craish Bahizi

Malnutrition a health threat to society development

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Muneza urged the government to expand the distribution of discreet pill boxes that help adolescents take their medication privately, and to urgently revive student-led anti-AIDS clubs

Stigma in the schoolyard: How Rwanda is protecting HIV-positive students

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Health professionals warn that skipping doses or self-medicating is making antibiotics like amoxicillin ineffective in up to 80% of cases, driving antimicrobial resistance.

What you should know about antimicrobial resistance, an escalating global threat

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Mental Health medics meet with residents during an awareness compaign. Courtesy

Early signs of mental health struggles you might be ignoring

Saturday, May 17, 2025

One woman’s journey to transform Genocide-inflicted trauma into healing

Friday, May 16, 2025

King Kong Organics has invested $10 million (approximately Rwf12.8 billion) to kick-start the cannabis industry in Rwanda. Courtesy

Medical cannabis facility 83% complete, RDB confirms

Thursday, May 15, 2025