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Health

IVF in Rwanda: Breaking taboos, bringing hope to couples facing infertility

Saturday, July 12, 2025
A cancer patient undergoes chemotherapy treatment. Studies have revealed that one in five commonly used cancer drugs in LMICs are substandard. Photo by Reuters

Substandard cancer drugs a global scandal and public health emergency for LMICs

Saturday, July 12, 2025
Esophageal cancer is emerging as an increasingly serious health concern in Rwanda, with new cases persistently rising over the past five years.
Health

RBC warns of late diagnosis as esophageal cancers nearly double in 5 years

Friday, July 11, 2025
The New Times
Editorial

Every Rwandan deserves a dignified access to healthcare

Thursday, July 10, 2025
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation

Loneliness and Isolation: The overlooked global health crisis demanding urgent action

Thursday, July 10, 2025
OpenAI’s ChatGPT are trained on huge amounts of data and refined with advice from real consultants, making them capable of providing accurate information.
Technology

Can AI therapy truly help? exploring its promise and limits in Rwanda

Thursday, July 10, 2025
Patients at Masaka Hospital. Rwanda is exploring the creation of a special insurance scheme to cover unpaid hospital bills for vulnerable patients. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Health

Unpaid medical bills prompt rethink on needy patient support

Wednesday, July 09, 2025
The construction of new buildings at Ngarama hospital
Health

Rwf15bn Ngarama hospital upgrade targets 2026 completion

Monday, July 07, 2025
Girls with sanitary pads donated by Jeannette Kawera during their initiative to support girls from poor families to access pads in Gisagara. Courtesy

End period stigma: better menstrual hygiene for rural Rwandan schoolgirls

Monday, July 07, 2025
Volunteers help a trauma victim during a commemoration event at Kicukiro Nyanza Genocide Memorial on May 4, 2019. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Mental healthcare progress commendable, but we still have a long way to go

Monday, July 07, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) now warns that chronic loneliness affects one in six people globally and contributes to over 871,000 deaths each year.
Health

Ten science-backed ways to beat loneliness, improve well-being

Wednesday, July 02, 2025
A drone photo shows harvesters reaping wheat in the fields in Pantang Village of Lizhuang Town, Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, June 4, 2025. (Photo by Li Heng/Xinhua)
Technology

China’s first fully unmanned farm boosts yields, cuts costs

Wednesday, July 02, 2025