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Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana addresses journalists during a past press conference.
Health

Rwanda welcomes news of HIV preventive drug to be offered at low cost

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Patients wait for medical services at a health post in Burera District. File
Editorial

Prepayment model promises a win-win for patients and health facilities

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Patients and their guardians pay for services at Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Prepayment model for health facilities to launch in October

Monday, September 15, 2025
Women who attended the event during cervical and breast cancer screening in Bugesera. Courtesy
Health

Inside Rwanda’s push to eliminate cervical cancer ahead of WHO targets

Friday, August 15, 2025
It is now seven months after Rwanda introduced injectable PrEP, a preventive drug for people without HIV.
Health

Rwanda to expand access to HIV preventive injection

Sunday, August 10, 2025
Participants of the 2024 World AIDS Day. Rwanda has cut new HIV cases by 82% and AIDS deaths by 86%, reaching global health targets years before the 2030 deadline. File
Health

How Rwanda met global HIV targets ahead of schedule

Thursday, July 31, 2025
A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir , at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa. Gilead Sciences and the Global Fund, under the ‘Global Fund partnership’, recently made a deal to supply Lenacapavir at ‘no profit’ to countries supported by the fund, including Rwanda. Photo: Internet.
Health

How can Rwandans acquire new HIV preventive drug at a lower price?

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Audrine Barahira, 43, a resident of Remera in Gasabo District, shares her journey of blood donation with passion and conviction. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Health

Every drop counts: One woman's mission to save lives through blood donation

Monday, June 23, 2025
A medic tests a man at Kigali Referral Mental Health Centre. Craish Bahizi
Health

Men and mental health: What’s holding the healing process?

Friday, June 20, 2025
Students wash their hands at GS Kicukiro in 2021. Handwashing is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of diseases and save lives. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Why clean hands shouldn't be a crisis habit

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Alexandre Mugwaneza was referred to a doctor at Rwanda Cancer Centre (RCC) at Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital, in Kanombe, where he began treatment in January 2021.
Health

Men over 45: ‘Even if you feel fine, get screened since early prostate cancer detection can save your life’ – medic

Saturday, April 26, 2025
Officials tour the newly enveiled Health Intelligence Centre, launched by the health ministry on Thursday, April 2. Photos by Kellya Keza.
Health

How Rwanda’s new health intelligence centre could transform healthcare

Wednesday, April 23, 2025