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Health workers during a mass testing exercise in 2020. Ministry of Health has warned of the increased possibility of Covid-19 infections in Rwanda. Photos by Craish Bahizi

Health ministry warns of flu spike as dry season begins

Monday, June 09, 2025

The challenges of absent parenting go well beyond mere physical distance.

Absent parenting: The hidden toll on children's well-being

Saturday, June 07, 2025

An e-cigarette, vape pen or other electronic nicotine delivery system heats a liquid of nicotine, flavouring, propylene glycol and other additives into an aerosol that you inhale through a mouthpiece. Courtesy

Candy-coated killers: How tobacco industry hooks youth with flavours, false glamour

Saturday, June 07, 2025

A patient explaining to a doctor about his eye situation before check up in Kayonza

Kayonza expands eye care with mobile clinics, school screenings, surgeries

Friday, June 06, 2025

One of the ways to avoid leaky gut problems is to chew your meals well.

How you eat could prevent abdomen discomfort

Thursday, June 05, 2025

Dr. Alain Jules Ndibanje, the paediatric surgeon who led the team. Courtesy

How Rwandan surgeons saved a baby with 70% liver cancer

Thursday, June 05, 2025

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging consumers, retailers, and distributors to immediately stop using, selling, or serving products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors Inc

Rodent infestation forces recall of multiple African food products in Kentucky

Wednesday, June 04, 2025

The African Medicines Agency (AMA) board has appointed Delese Mimi Darko, a Ghanaian pharmacist and chief executive of Ghana Food and Drugs Authority, as its first Director General.

Ghana FDA boss to head Kigali-based African Medicines Agency

Wednesday, June 04, 2025

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