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At a virtual media briefing on October 31, 2024, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, said there is no longer contact between fruit bats with humans at a cave linked to the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda (courtesy).
Marburg Virus

Marburg: Rwanda breaks off human contact with cave-dwelling bats

Friday, November 01, 2024
Thomas Mwesigye
Rwanda

Commonwealth: Rwandan youth representative talks opportunities, future tasks

Friday, November 01, 2024
Miss Rwanda 2022 Divine Muheto arrives at court earlier Thursday. PHOTO BY IGIHE
Crime

Miss Rwanda 2022 Muheto charged with drink-driving

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Dr. Armindo Daniel Tiago, the Minister of Health of Mozambique, arrives at Radisson Blu Hotel in Maputo to open the 4th African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation (AMRH) Week on Wednesday, October 30.
Health

Renewed call for unified frameworks as pharma regulatory forum opens in Maputo

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Members of the Club of Kigali Karisimbi, Kigali Virunga, Kigali Cosmopolitan, the Club of Kigali Seniors, and other Rotarians, address media about fighting polio in Rwanda. Craish Bahizi
Health

Rotarians boost fight against polio in Rwanda, globally

Monday, October 28, 2024
Participants pose for a group picture during the 7th African Writers Conference which took place at Kigali Public Library on Saturday, October 26

Call for authentic children's literature to nurture African values

Monday, October 28, 2024
Silver Karumba, the Country Representative for GAIN in Rwanda during the interview with The New Times. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

GAIN Rwanda’s Silver Karumba on combating child stunting, all forms of malnutrition in Rwanda

Sunday, October 27, 2024
Gender-based violence can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Photo by Alice Kayibanda
Law

Where and how to seek help in case of gender-based violence

Saturday, October 26, 2024
Rwanda was declared polio-free in 2004 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Health

World Polio Day: Why Rwanda still vaccinates despite being polio-free

Thursday, October 24, 2024
The first case of the new mpox variant has been detected in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Tuesday.
Marburg Virus

First case of new mpox variant identified in Germany

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Rwanda’s Marburg virus outbreak has recorded a case fatality rate of 24.2%. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda’s Marburg fatality rate drops below global average

Monday, October 21, 2024
President Paul Kagame and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a meeting. Courtesy
Health

Kagame, WHO boss discuss Marburg outbreak response, vaccine plant

Monday, October 21, 2024