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Yusuf Murangwa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning addresses members of the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations during the General Assembly on Thursday, December 19. Courtesy
Health

Govt mulls Mutuelle de Santé review to improve access to medicines

Thursday, December 19, 2024
A medic takes care of a patient at King Faisal Hospital. Scientists are increasingly alarmed by the growing threat of zoonotic diseases—infections that jump from animals to humans. File
Health

Covid, Mpox, bird flu, MVD: Why viruses jump from animals to humans

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) headquarters in Kigali. The World Health Organisation on December 5 announced that Rwanda achieved Maturity Level 3 (ML3) in the global classification of national regulatory authorities. File
Health

What achieving WHO Maturity Level 3 means for Rwanda

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Lab technicians examine a sample. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Rwanda attains WHO Maturity Level 3 in medicines regulation

Friday, December 06, 2024
Viral infections are illnesses one gets from tiny organisms that use body cells to make more copies of themselves (viruses).

What you need to know about viral infections

Friday, December 06, 2024
An ambulance captured being loaded with cement sacks last week. Courtesy
Rwanda

What misuse of ambulances means for patient safety

Saturday, November 30, 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) recalled 14 medicines and over two dozen batches due to safety and quality concerns.
Health

How and when does Rwanda FDA recall pharmaceutical products?

Friday, November 29, 2024
Africa CDC has commended the United States government for its decisive action to lift the Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Marburg in Rwanda on November 23. Courtesy
Health

Marburg: US lifts travel advisory on Rwanda

Saturday, November 23, 2024
The Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya addresses the opening of the 52nd Board Meeting of the Global Fund on Tuesday in Lilongwe, Malawi
Health

Africa CDC chief emphasises need for local manufacturing of drugs

Thursday, November 21, 2024
Green Care Rwanda workers sort plastic waste before it is recycled to produce products such as pavers. One of the new startups tackles plastic waste management by incentivizing communities to sort and sell plastic waste instead of disposing of it.
Rwanda

What problems are Rwanda’s new top five startups solving?

Saturday, November 16, 2024
Thales Teixeira, a former professor at Harvard Business School, explains that decoupling involves analyzing the customer value chain.

Innovation through decoupling and Africa’s place

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Rwanda, in partnership with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, delivered a shipment of humanitarian assistance destined for Gaza. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda delivers humanitarian assistance to Gaza

Thursday, November 07, 2024