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Patients, mostly beneficiaries of Mutuelle, wait in the outpatient department of Butaro Hospital in Burera District, accessing various healthcare services. Photos by Kellya Keza.
Health

Mutuelle turns 25: Patients, doctors and families reflect on life-changing impact

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Prof. Martin Nyundo, the Head of Clinical Services at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).
Health

Rwanda’s surgical journey from scarcity to life-saving care

Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Health

Exclusive: One doctor’s resolve to redefine orthopaedic care

Friday, February 13, 2026
A woman exercises in a gym in Kigali. File
Health

The hidden dangers of weight loss shortcuts creeping up in Rwanda

Monday, January 19, 2026
Maternal-fetal medicine specialists successfully performed an intrauterine fetal blood transfusion on a pregnant woman at 27 weeks of gestation at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) on Thursday, January 16. Courtesy
Health

Life-saving surgeries made locally accessible in two years

Saturday, November 22, 2025
Doctors conduct an operation during the launch of Kidney Transplant Surgery at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali on May 28, 2023. Courtesy
Health

Inside top 10 medical procedures conducted in Rwanda

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
A patient undergoes an eye screening at Rwanda Charity Eye Hospital, l in Bishenyi, Runda sector, Kamonyi district. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Health

Glaucoma: How is Rwanda combating the “silent thief of vision?”

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Dr Inyange is a neurosurgeon at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK). Courtesy photo.
Women

Girls, be the difference the country’s healthcare is looking for — Rwanda’s youngest neurosurgeon

Friday, March 08, 2024
Specialists work inside IRCAD Africa, the centre of excellence in Kigali’s budding, health hub in Masaka sector in Kicukiro District. Courtesy
Health

Explainer: How Rwanda’s next-gen surgery works

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Intragastric balloon procedure
Health

Can the gastric balloon help Rwandans deal with obesity?

Saturday, March 11, 2023
Medics monitor the screen while performing a minimally invasive neurosurgery operation at Kacyiru Hospital. This was a simulation exercise while the real surgery is expected to take place on Thursday.
Rwanda

Rwandan neurosurgery ops go high-tech

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
A person can get more than one procedure though it's advisable to take some time apart in between the surgeries. (Net)
Society

Cosmetic surgery: When 'beauty' costs a leg and arm

Thursday, September 08, 2016