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Delegates pose for a group photo during the launch of the project that aimed at strengthening cross-border community preparedness for Mpox and other high-risk epidemic-prone diseases.
Featured

Featured: HDI, IOM, RBC partner to enhance cross-border community preparedness for epidemic-prone diseases

Monday, January 19, 2026
A pregnant woman undergoes check-up at Clinique la Medicale in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Health

What do we need to attain full antenatal coverage in Rwanda?

Friday, January 09, 2026
Residents undergo the Community-based screening for hypertension and NCDs at Kigali Car Free Day mass sports. File
Health

Inside health initiatives that shaped 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025
The President of Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Union (RNMU), André Gitembagara, addresses delegates during the International Nurses and Midwives Scientific Conference 2025, on December 11. Courtesy
Health

Nurses harness digital tools to improve maternal health, emergency care

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Prenatal care, also called antenatal care, is the help pregnant women get from trained health workers to keep both mother and baby healthy. Courtesy
Women

How routine prenatal visits are preventing emergencies that used to kill mothers

Thursday, December 04, 2025
Diane Mukasahaha during an interview with The New Times at the Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro on November 28. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Women

The woman powering a new chapter in Rwanda’s textile industry

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Members of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga (RCKV), during a blood donation exercise. Courtesy
Health

Rotarians rally youth to donate blood

Sunday, November 23, 2025
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 group of Kigali residents hikes a mountain in Rulindo District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Why hiking is becoming a thing in Rwanda

Friday, November 07, 2025
Patients in the waiting area at the reception of Butaro Hospital. Photo by Kellya Keza
Health

How Butaro Hospital has transformed maternal care in rural Rwanda

Monday, October 27, 2025
Ndera Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Gasabo District. File
Health

Why world mental health day matters for Rwanda

Friday, October 10, 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