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People participate in an HIV prevention campaign walk in Ndera Sector, Gasabo District, in December 2024. Dr. Mujawamariya of RBC told The New Times that the Government of Rwanda continues to ensure uninterrupted access to lifesaving ARV medication for all people living with HIV. File

Govt reassures HIV patients as external funding ends

Friday, November 28, 2025

Office workers in Rwanda spend most of their day seated at desks.

Office routines driving up diabetes risk, experts warn

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Penicillin tablets (top row) and amoxicillin (bottom row) are among the antibiotics to which laboratory findings from RBC have reported growing germ resistance. Net photo

What to know as Penicillin, Amoxicillin lose effectiveness in Rwanda

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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Malaria vaccine prices cut to expand coverage

Monday, November 24, 2025

Breaking the skin barrier: Kayitesi Kayitenkore on dermatology, identity, and healing in Rwanda

Monday, November 24, 2025

Dr. Menghis Bairu (2nd-L), the Vice Chairman of Cure Blindness Project, and Katherine Overbey (3rd-R), the CEO of the global NGO, meet with Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana (C), Rwanda’s Minister of Health, with their delegation on November 14, 2025 in Kigali. Courtesy

Health ministry in ambitious push to train more eye specialists

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Members of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga (RCKV), during a blood donation exercise. Courtesy

Rotarians rally youth to donate blood

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Maternal-fetal medicine specialists successfully performed an intrauterine fetal blood transfusion on a pregnant woman at 27 weeks of gestation at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) on Thursday, January 16. Courtesy

Life-saving surgeries made locally accessible in two years

Saturday, November 22, 2025

According to RBC, more than 2,000 people are treated for animal bites each year across the country, and at least one person dies annually. File

Missing dog data stalls rabies elimination efforts

Friday, November 21, 2025

Bill Ruzima, who was recently arrested over substance use, has been transferred to the Huye Rehabilitation Centre for treatment. Courtesy

Singer Bill Ruzima transferred to rehabilitation centre

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Antimicrobial resistance stands at 30 percent in Rwanda – officials

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Geraldine Trada (left) and her mother Tracy Mutesi co-founded the foundation to tackle the scourge diabetes is. Photos: Courtesy.

From grief to action: A mother and daughter’s fight against diabetes in Rwanda

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

An artist's impression of the National Veterinary Reference Laboratory, a high-security biosafety level three (BSL-3) facility, that is under construction in Rubirizi, Kicukiro Distict. Courtesy

Rwanda to set up $24m lab to detect, respond to zoonotic diseases

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Panelists engage in a discussion at the opening of the Vaccine Cold-Chain Symposium in Kigali on Monday, November 17. COURTESY

Cold-chain upgrades pave way for vaccination at health posts

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health, hospital officials announced on November 14. Courtesy

How doctors at CHUK saved baby after mother’s five miscarriages

Sunday, November 16, 2025

A case of Marburg virus disease was confirmed by Ethiopia's Ministry of Health in the Southern Ethiopia Region on November 14.

Marburg outbreak confirmed in Ethiopia

Saturday, November 15, 2025

The Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana.

Health minister calls for vigilance as flu symptoms rise

Saturday, November 15, 2025

A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health. Courtesy

Countries urged to ensure preterm babies have ‘best start in life’

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Dr Jerome Kim, Director General of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), speaks with The New Times journalist during an interview in Kigali on November 14. Photos by Craish Bahizi.

What it takes to build vaccine manufacturing capacity in emerging markets

Saturday, November 15, 2025

A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health, hospital officials announced on November 14.

Baby thriving after rare in-womb blood transfusion at Kigali hospital

Friday, November 14, 2025