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Flying foxes holding onto a round wooden branch with their claws.

Urgent call to protect Rwanda’s bats, including critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat

Friday, April 17, 2026
Dr. Isabelle Mukagatare; Head of Department of Biomedical Services at Rwanda Biomedical Centre during the interview (L), Dr Mukagatare interacts with a Lab technician at RBC. Photos: Emmanuel Dushimimana
Women

Rejected, but not defeated: How one woman helped build Rwanda’s diagnostic systems

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
An artist's impression of the National Veterinary Reference Laboratory, a high-security biosafety level three (BSL-3) facility, that is under construction in Rubirizi, Kicukiro Distict. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda to set up $24m lab to detect, respond to zoonotic diseases

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
A case of Marburg virus disease was confirmed by Ethiopia's Ministry of Health in the Southern Ethiopia Region on November 14.
Health

Marburg outbreak confirmed in Ethiopia

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Nature has endowed every human and living organism with a defense mechanism called the immune system, which helps prevent and control infections. Internet Photo

Boost your immunity: A guide to fighting disease in a toxic world

Wednesday, November 05, 2025
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Health

Rwanda explores partnerships with Chinese genomics research institutions

Sunday, November 02, 2025
Minister Nsengimana makes remarks during the graduation. Courtesy.
Education

Education minister urges AIMS Rwanda graduates to turn knowledge into action

Saturday, October 11, 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
Health

What Rwanda needs to increase clinical research capacity

Monday, October 06, 2025
Health workers effectively treated Marburg, with the study highlighting how early detection and a coordinated response helped curb its spread and reduce deaths
Health

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak had lowest death rate, study finds

Thursday, September 11, 2025
TikTok Influencer Khaby Lame will name a baby gorilla at Kwita Izina ceremony on Friday, September 5-courtesy

TikTok star Khaby Lame to name baby gorilla at Kwita Izina

Thursday, September 04, 2025
L-R: Menghis Bairu, the President and CEO of Bio Usawa, Delese Mimi Darko, the Managing Director of the African Medicines Agency, and Nicaise Ndembi, the Deputy Director General of the Africa Regional Office of the International Vaccine Institute. All three organizations are headquartered in Kigali.

How Kigali is becoming Africa’s biopharma capital

Saturday, July 05, 2025
Journalists during a guided tour of one of the stores at Kacyiru. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

Inside Rwanda’s medical store, health commodity access and supply chain

Friday, June 13, 2025