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A Zipline drone delivers blood at Kabgayi Hospital. Scientists in cooling systems have proposed the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), known as drones, in vaccine delivery. File
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How drones could transform vaccine delivery in Rwanda

Wednesday, October 08, 2025
Doctors at King Faisal Hospital take part in the East African Postgraduate GI endoscopy course and colonoscopy TCT program. Courtesy Photo
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Doctors in Rwanda perform complex rectal cancer procedure

Tuesday, October 07, 2025
Medics conduct a scanning exam in Kigali. Rwanda has been advancing clinical trials to tackle pressing health challenges, including by launching the world’s first Marburg virus disease clinical trial in October 2024. Craish BAHIZI
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What Rwanda needs to increase clinical research capacity

Monday, October 06, 2025
Rwandan economist Donald Kaberuka has been recognised as a global health champion by the Gates Foundation for his contribution to advancing global healthcare. Courtesy.
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Donald Kaberuka honoured as global health champion

Friday, October 03, 2025
Rwanda will host the 2026 Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit, following the conclusion of this year’s gathering in Doha, Qatar. Courtesy
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Rwanda to host 2026 global mental health summit

Friday, October 03, 2025
Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, inspects medicines manufactured by Labophar during his tour in Huye District on September 8. Courtesy
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Drug maker Labophar in new drive to boost Rwanda’s access to essential medicines

Friday, October 03, 2025
One of the air monitoring stations that have been set in different districts. Courtesy
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Is the air you breathe safe? Here is how to check it in real time

Friday, October 03, 2025
According to a study published in The Lancet on September 30, poor sleep health is linked to older brain age, potentially due to increased systemic inflammation. courtesy
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Poor sleep may speed up brain aging, study finds

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Health.
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Rwandan health minister among TIME100 influential figures

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Doctors operate at Butaro Hospital in Burera District. Recent reforms to expand cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé were meant to ease access, but gaps remain. Courtesy
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What’s limiting cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé?

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Pregnant woman’s hands resting on her belly. The government plans to introduce early prenatal DNA testing to aid justice in defilement cases. Internet Photo
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Govt to roll out prenatal paternity DNA testing in defilement cases

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Etienne Sangano was diagnosed with Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in 1999 after repeated visits to University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).
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One man’s fight against heart disease and why the condition is Rwanda’s top killer

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana addresses journalists during a past press conference.
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Rwanda welcomes news of HIV preventive drug to be offered at low cost

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Rwanda’s first PhD radiologist Dr. Theonille Mukabagorora poses for a photo at the graduation ceremony. Courtesy
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Rwanda’s first PhD radiologist on innovation, policy and medical imaging

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
People assisting people with disabilities as they board a public bus in Kigali. Craish Bahizi
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Disability groups push for delayed prosthesis insurance coverage

Monday, September 22, 2025
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Pakistani community in Rwanda donates ambulance to Masaka Hospital

Sunday, September 21, 2025
Dr. Mutuyimana was awarded the 2025 Ernst E. Boesch Prize for Cultural Psychology , last week. Courtesy
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The Rwandan doctor redefining trauma therapy with ubuntu

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Rwanda Biomedical Centre health experts conduct mosquito research during an outreach program in Bugesera District. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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Inside govt plan to curb rising malaria cases

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Patients and their guardians pay for services at Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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Prepayment model for health facilities to launch in October

Monday, September 15, 2025
Radiotherapy has enabled cancer patients in Rwanda to receive treatment closer to home.
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How radiotherapy has improved cancer care in Rwanda

Saturday, September 13, 2025