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RDF medical personnel conduct a countrywide Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme aimed at performing 6,000 surgeries across the country.
Rwanda

The meaning of liberation, rewritten in sight and dignity

Monday, July 06, 2026
Programme targets an average of 200 patients per district, though the number could rise depending on demand.
Health

Eye patient thankful after life-changing surgery by security forces

Sunday, May 10, 2026
RDF medical personnel conduct eye screening during the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme. FILE
Health

Security forces to conduct 6,000 surgeries on cataract patients

Friday, April 17, 2026
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Sight restored: New ophthalmic equipment to scale up eye care access across Rwanda

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana has announced that through the Citizen Outreach Program, more than 3,000 cataract surgeries were successfully completed in 2024.
Health

3,000 cataract surgeries conducted in 2024 security organs’ citizen outreach program

Monday, March 17, 2025
Medics during a neurosurgical operation at Kacyiru District Hospital on January 21, 2020. File
Technology

Rwandan surgeons ready to embrace AI but with caution, responsibility

Friday, February 28, 2025
The hospital was founded to address the gaps in the provision of eye care services in Rwanda. Photos by Christianne Murengerantwari for The New Times
Society

Mashariki synergy: How a partnership between a Rwandan and Kenyan doctor birthed an eye hospital

Monday, May 20, 2024
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Health

PHOTOS: How one hospital in rural Rwanda is becoming an eye care hub

Wednesday, January 31, 2024
A doctor conducts eye screening at Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro District on October 13. Ministry of Health will carry out at least 1,000 cataract surgery on patients during an exercise slated to take place from October 13 to November 30. All Photos by Craish Bahizi
Health

Health ministry to carry out 1,000 cataract surgeries

Friday, October 14, 2022
The New Times

There is more to Miss Rwanda than dresses and make-up – Jolly Mutesi

Monday, February 28, 2022
Rose Mukarusagara and her daughter are some of the beneficiaries of the initiative that fights against malnutrition that Meghan Nimwiza has worked with. Photos/Net

Miss Rwanda: The impact on society

Thursday, December 09, 2021
The New Times

The importance of early vision screening

Sunday, January 19, 2020