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Health workers effectively treated Marburg, with the study highlighting how early detection and a coordinated response helped curb its spread and reduce deaths
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Rwanda's Marburg outbreak had lowest death rate, study finds

Thursday, September 11, 2025
Rwanda joined the global community in observing World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, September 10.
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Majority of suicide attempts in Rwanda involve young adults - RBC

Thursday, September 11, 2025
A child watches a video on a smartphone at home. Research has revealed that smartphone use among children under 13 could negatively impact their mental health. Courtesy
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Smartphones before age 13 linked to lifelong mental health risks, experts warn

Thursday, September 11, 2025
WHO has added new treatments for cancer, diabetes,Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc).
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WHO adds new cancer, diabetes medicines to essential list

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
A pharmacist on duty at Uniqe pharmacy at Kisimenti in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
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Rwanda FDA sets new price controls on medical drugs

Sunday, September 07, 2025
World Suicide Prevention Day is marked on September 10.
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Calls for more support, awareness to fight suicide

Thursday, September 04, 2025
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Dog owners in Rwanda told to register pets with village authorities

Saturday, August 30, 2025
A pharmacist searching rows of drugs at Kisimenti in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
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Experts caution expectant mothers on paracetamol use

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Some products inside a supermarket in Kigali. File
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Why you should read food labels, not just expiry dates

Monday, August 25, 2025
Preparing potatoes differently, such as boiling, baking, or mashing, does not substantially increase the risk. Courtesy
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What's the best way to cook potatoes after study links fried chips to diabetes

Sunday, August 24, 2025
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Africa Medical Supplier closes inaugural Rwf5bn bond with full subscription

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Africa-CDC applauds first-ever malaria treatment for infants under 5kg.
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New malaria drug for newborns gets approval

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Girls follow an interaction space during a reproductive session at GS Gisagara
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Why early conversations on sex and consent are vital for children’s safety

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Officials from NIRDA and FXB-Rwanda visit some herbal medicinal plants at the Huye Research Centre on February 15, 2023. Courtesy
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Govt to launch three certified herbal medicines in September

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Residents wade through a flooded residential area due to heavy rains that ravaged the country on May 2-3,2023. Germain Nsanzimana
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Climate change linked to low life expectancy, says WHO

Sunday, August 17, 2025
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A doctor’s take on Rwanda's new mandatory liability insurance

Saturday, August 16, 2025
Women who attended the event during cervical and breast cancer screening in Bugesera. Courtesy
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Inside Rwanda’s push to eliminate cervical cancer ahead of WHO targets

Friday, August 15, 2025
Dr. Richard Gurgel, an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) surgeon from the University of Utah, USA, the leader of the operation and his assistant doctors during the operation at King Faisal Hospital on Tuesday, August 12. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
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PHOTOS: Rwanda performs first cochlear implant surgeries for children who can't hear

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Annet Manishimwe born with albinism, later diagnosed with skin cancer. Willy Mucyo
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Cancer survivor turns pain into purpose

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Research revealed that ultraprocessed foods cause heart disease, obesity
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Research links ultraprocessed foods to heart disease, obesity

Tuesday, August 12, 2025