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Dr. Menghis Bairu (2nd-L), the Vice Chairman of Cure Blindness Project, and Katherine Overbey (3rd-R), the CEO of the global NGO, meet with Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana (C), Rwanda’s Minister of Health, with their delegation on November 14, 2025 in Kigali. Courtesy
Health

Health ministry in ambitious push to train more eye specialists

Sunday, November 23, 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
Lamunu’s fieldwork in Rwanda connected global health education with community realities, including hands-on training for professionals serving older adults. COURTESY.
Women

Shaping tomorrow’s social workers: Lessons from Rwanda’s ageing care model

Friday, November 21, 2025
Augustin Munyaneza, 69-year-old, assists students to cross in Remera, ensuring that school children cross safely. Photos by Kellya Keza
Security

How one man turned a simple act into years of protecting children

Friday, November 21, 2025
A liquefied gas shop in Gihogere, Remera. Courtesy
Energy

What’s driving Kigali’s rapid transition to LPG cooking?

Friday, November 21, 2025
According to RBC, more than 2,000 people are treated for animal bites each year across the country, and at least one person dies annually. File
Health

Missing dog data stalls rabies elimination efforts

Friday, November 21, 2025
Children work at a brick collection point in Rubavu District. File
Law

Why child labour persists despite laws, policies

Thursday, November 20, 2025
Participants pose for a group photo at Zipline Centre in Muhanga District. Courtesy
Featured

A dive into Rwanda’s drone-powered vaccine distribution system

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Officials and graduates pose for a group photo during the event in Gakenke on Wednesday, November 19. Photo by Kellya Keza
Featured

Press Release: Sustainable Growers Rwanda's innovative training graduates over 13,000 women coffee farmers

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Geraldine Trada (left) and her mother Tracy Mutesi co-founded the foundation to tackle the scourge diabetes is. Photos: Courtesy.
Health

From grief to action: A mother and daughter’s fight against diabetes in Rwanda

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
People use a public washroom at Nyirangarama. Rwanda will join the world to marks World Toilet Day on November 19.
Rwanda

What will it take to have communal toilets in Kigali's public buildings? 

Wednesday, November 19, 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