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Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority staff showcase the Integrated Regulatory Information Management System (IRIMS) to the first group of Rwanda’s business community. Courtesy photo
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Rwanda FDA says new digital system to curb delays in regulatory work

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Lazare Ntirenganya (right), the Division Manager for Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Trials at Rwanda FDA, explains the steps needed to safeguard public health.
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Rwanda FDA advocates for rational drug use to prevent antimicrobial resistance crisis

Saturday, June 14, 2025
Rwanda's Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana and other delegates at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on May 20
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African health ministers demand urgent action on rising drug-resistant malaria

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Health professionals warn that skipping doses or self-medicating is making antibiotics like amoxicillin ineffective in up to 80% of cases, driving antimicrobial resistance.
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What you should know about antimicrobial resistance, an escalating global threat

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Dr Claude Muvunyi, the Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre speaks at the event. Courtesy
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Rwanda rolls out five-year plan to combat drug resistance

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Rwanda marked World Malaria Day on Friday, April 25, with a national event in Ndera Sector, Gasabo District. Courtesy
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Rwanda launches new malaria surveillance, treatment programmes

Saturday, April 26, 2025
There are more than 210,000 Rwandan adults living with HIV, and almost all of them are receiving ARV treatment. Emmanuel Dushimimana
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ARV treatment: Why Rwanda needs to gradually wean off donors

Monday, February 10, 2025
Health workers attend to the patients at Burera Health Post. The government is set to implement a new strategic plan is to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage. Craish Bahizi
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How Rwanda’s new Rwf7tn strategy plans to improve healthcare

Tuesday, February 04, 2025
A pharmacist looks for drugs at Kisimenti in Kigali.Photo by Craish Bahizi
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A look at the evolving nature of anti-malarial drugs in Rwanda

Monday, January 13, 2025
Since 2020, Rwanda has distributed pyrethroid-PBO and G2 insecticide-treated bed nets to combat mosquito resistance. Craish Bahizi
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Seven key things Rwanda is doing to combat malaria surge

Saturday, January 11, 2025
Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections
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Amoxicillin: Should doctors in Rwanda prescribe it amid falling efficacy?

Friday, January 10, 2025
Africa CDC takes action on escalating antibiotic resistance crisis. Courtesy
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Africa CDC takes action on escalating antibiotic resistance crisis

Friday, January 10, 2025