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Dr. Menghis Bairu (L) is President & CEO of biotech company Bio Usawa, whereas Prof. Wanjiku Mathenge (R) is a renowned ophthalmologist in Africa.

Rwanda’s approval of first eye care biosimilar offers hope for millions

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Didas Kayihura Muganga, UR Vice-Chancellor speaks at the meeting in Kigali. Courtesy
Education

University of Rwanda in new drive to train biotech scientists

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Rwanda will host Genomic Frontiers Rwanda 2025, a symposium set to take place from October 15 to 17. Courtesy
Health

Scientists to meet in Kigali for genomics symposium

Monday, October 13, 2025
Medics conduct a scanning exam in Kigali. Rwanda has been advancing clinical trials to tackle pressing health challenges, including by launching the world’s first Marburg virus disease clinical trial in October 2024. Craish BAHIZI
Health

What Rwanda needs to increase clinical research capacity

Monday, October 06, 2025
Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, inspects medicines manufactured by Labophar during his tour in Huye District on September 8. Courtesy
Health

Drug maker Labophar in new drive to boost Rwanda’s access to essential medicines

Friday, October 03, 2025
Doctors operate at Butaro Hospital in Burera District. Recent reforms to expand cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé were meant to ease access, but gaps remain. Courtesy
Health

What’s limiting cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé?

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
A pharmacist on duty at Uniqe pharmacy at Kisimenti in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Health

Rwanda FDA sets new price controls on medical drugs

Sunday, September 07, 2025
American unmanned aerial logistics firm Zipline’s next-generation autonomous aircraft designed specifically for urban delivery, on display at the Aviation Africa Summit, in Kigali, on September 4, 2025. The device on the table, which holds a package, is fitted into the drone and lowered when it reaches a destination to safely deliver a package (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Business

Zipline drones may begin home deliveries in Kigali next year

Saturday, September 06, 2025
Girls with sanitary pads donated by Jeannette Kawera during her initiative to support girls from poor families to access pads in Gisagara. Courtesy

Celebrating adolescent health rights: A landmark step for Rwanda

Wednesday, September 03, 2025
Nausea is a sensation of ‘feeling like vomiting’, while vomiting is the actual forceful expulsion of the stomach’s contents.

Frequent nausea? What your body might be telling you

Friday, August 29, 2025
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Rwanda

Inside RICA’s mission to rein in substandard goods and spur healthy competition

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Patients at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru sit waiting to be assisted. In July 2025, the government introduced a new pricing structure for medical services in private healthcare facilities the first major tariff revision since 2014. File Photo.
Health

How revised medical tariffs are reshaping healthcare access

Friday, August 01, 2025