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A construction site where works to upgrade the hospital are currently taking place.
Health

Rwf6bn revamp underway at one of Gatsibo’s oldest hospitals

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Workers remove asbestos on the roof of one of buildings of University of Rwanda in Huye. File
Environment

Effort to eradicate asbestos roofing nears completion

Thursday, October 30, 2025
Members of Kabaya Saving Group give their contribution. Residents realised that overcoming poverty depended on their own efforts, after a six-month training in 2021
Featured

From livestock to savings: Tracing Gakenke residents’ steps to prosperity

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Workers remove asbestos on one of buildings of the University of Rwanda in Huye. Courtesy
Environment

How is removed asbestos safely disposed off?                                                                  

Monday, August 12, 2024
Workers remove asbestos from the roof of one of the University of Rwanda buildings in Huye District. Courtesy

Why Rwanda is still grappling with asbestos removal

Saturday, August 10, 2024
Workers remove asbestos from the roof of one of the University of Rwanda buildings in Huye. Statistics show that asbestos has been removed from 81.8 per cent of government buildings and some 300, 124 square meters of asbestos roofing still need to be removed. File
Housing

Hazardous asbestos roofing removed from over 80% Rwandan buildings

Friday, November 10, 2023
Chemical exposure commonly causes health problems, with allergy being the most prevalent.

Chemical exposure: Unmasking the risks to human health

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Africa

Kenya sues Johnson & Johnson over ‘cancerous’ baby powder

Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Rwanda

More awareness needed to tackle lung cancer

Sunday, August 01, 2021
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Africa

South Africa's suspended ruling party Secretary-General Magashule challenges decision in court

Saturday, May 15, 2021
Johnson & Johnsonu2019s baby powder products on a shelf in a supermarket. Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is investigating the companyu2019s talc baby powder amid the productu2019s safety concerns in the US and Canada, among other markets. / Photo: Net.

Rwanda investigates safety of talc baby powder

Friday, May 22, 2020
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FEATURED: Taking stock of Rwanda's 20-year infrastructure development journey

Monday, April 27, 2020