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Louise Kamanyana a midwife practicing in Rwanda. Courtesy
Health

A midwife’s mission to bring new life into the world

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
A midwife cares for a premature baby in a neonatal care unit at Kirehe Hospital. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda’s midwifery workforce grows to 2,400 amid high targets

Tuesday, May 05, 2026
Minister of Environment Bernadette Arakwiye speaks during a UK–Rwanda Climate Partnership Conference on March 24. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Rwanda eyes regional hub status in sustainable cooling and cold-chain systems

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
An ophthalmologist screens a patient at Masaka Hospital. Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana told MPs that the number of specialist healthcare workers in Rwanda has increased since 2023. Photo Bahizi.
Health

Govt scales up specialist doctors, shifts focus to eye, dental care

Friday, March 20, 2026
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Surgical education in Rwanda: From an academic standpoint

Saturday, February 28, 2026
(L–R) A moderator leads a panel discussion with Bill Gates, the American philanthropist and co-chair of the Gates Foundation, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire, and Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday, January 21. Gates announced the $50 million initiative, dubbed Horizon 1000, aimed at deploying AI tools in the health sector in partnership with African governments and health leaders. Photo: Courtesy.
Health

Why Bill Gates, OpenAI chose Rwanda for $50m AI healthcare initiative

Thursday, January 22, 2026
A child undergoes eye screening at Girubuzima Health Post in Burera District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Health

Govt expands eye, dental care at second-generation health posts

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Rwanda’s first PhD radiologist Dr. Theonille Mukabagorora poses for a photo at the graduation ceremony. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda’s first PhD radiologist on innovation, policy and medical imaging

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Raban Gitangaza is among a total of 438 candidates who sat for the Associate Nursing Programme (ANP) national examinations in the 2024-2025 academic year. Kellya Keza
Education

Associate nursing graduates trained under new system triple

Tuesday, September 02, 2025
A nurse holds a newborn at Kigali-based hospital on January 1. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Education

Number of associate nursing students to reach 1,000

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
L-R: Menelas Nkeshimana, Head of the Health Workforce Department in the Ministry of Health, Dr Olugbemiga Adelakin, UNFPA Country Representative, Claudette Nirere, the Minister of State for Education, Amb. Mridu Pawan Das, High Commission of India to Rwanda, pose for a photo at the launch in Kigali, on Tuesday, May 20. Courtesy
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Midwifery at forefront of new initiative to combat maternal mortality

Thursday, May 22, 2025
A midwife helps a mother after the birth of her newborn in Kigali. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Why Rwanda needs to train 5,000 new midwives in four years

Tuesday, May 06, 2025