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Students wash their hands at Group Scolaire Rugando in Kimihurura Sector Gasabo District. Sam Ngendahimana
Health

Rallying call for more access to hygiene facilities to avert health hazards

Saturday, November 19, 2022
A worker carries out indoor residual spraying to fight against mosquitoes in Bugesera District. According to statistics from RBC, Rwanda recorded a drop in malaria incidence from 400 per 1,000 in 2016 to 89 per 1,000 in 2021. A new study has linked an invasive insecticide-resistant mosquito to an unprecedented urban outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia, and warned that it can fuel an upsurge of cases in various African countries. Photo: File.
Health

Invasive mosquitoes could fuel malaria upsurge in Africa

Friday, November 04, 2022
A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna border on May 27, 2019. All travellers entering Rwanda from Uganda are now subject to screening following an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. / File
Health

EAC partner states urged to reinforce Ebola preparedness, response

Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Health

Rwanda launches Rwf10bn response plan for monkeypox

Friday, August 26, 2022
WHO is working to secure 60,000 tests for Africa, with around 2,000 tests and reagents to be shipped to high-risk countries and 1000 to those facing lower risk. / internet photo

WHO to secure thousands of monkeypox test kits for Africa

Thursday, June 30, 2022
A woman sleeping under a mosquito net in Bugesera District. In 2020, an estimated 241 million people had malaria, and 627,000 of them died, an increase of 69,000 deaths over the previous year. Photo: File.
Rwanda

Can Commonwealth countries eradicate malaria by 2030?

Thursday, June 30, 2022
The New Times

How is Rwanda faring in agricultural bio-technology?

Monday, June 27, 2022
The New Times

Rwanda ‘closely monitoring’ monkeypox outbreak

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Health workers during the Hepatitis testing exercise on the World Hepatitis Day at Remera health center in Kigali on July 28, 2021. Dan Nsengiyumva

Is Rwanda on track to win hepatitis battle?

Monday, April 25, 2022
A pharmacist sorts medicine in a pharmacy in Kigali. Calls grow for EAC countries to reduce reliance on imported pharmaceuticals/ Photo by Craish Bahizi

Calls grow for EAC to reduce reliance on imported pharmaceuticals

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Prof Claude Mambo Muvunyi, the new Director General for Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC). Courtesy

Who is Claude Muvunyi, the new RBC boss?

Thursday, February 03, 2022
The New Times

Essentials to the building resilient health systems

Tuesday, January 25, 2022