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A pregnant woman undergoes a medical check-up in Kigali. Ngendahimana.
Women

New hope for mothers with sickle cell disease as WHO unveils life-saving guidelines

Saturday, June 21, 2025
A nurse holds a newborn at Kigali-based hospital on January 1. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Education

Number of associate nursing students to reach 1,000

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
L-R: Menelas Nkeshimana, Head of the Health Workforce Department in the Ministry of Health, Dr Olugbemiga Adelakin, UNFPA Country Representative, Claudette Nirere, the Minister of State for Education, Amb. Mridu Pawan Das, High Commission of India to Rwanda, pose for a photo at the launch in Kigali, on Tuesday, May 20. Courtesy
Featured

Midwifery at forefront of new initiative to combat maternal mortality

Thursday, May 22, 2025
A midwife helps a mother after the birth of her newborn in Kigali. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Why Rwanda needs to train 5,000 new midwives in four years

Tuesday, May 06, 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
Virtual hospital allows specialists to treat patients remotely nationwide
Health

Rwanda set to pilot ‘virtual hospital’

Friday, April 18, 2025
In 2020, Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) launched a campaign to eliminate cervical cancer by 2027. Courtesy
Health

How far has Rwanda gone in eliminating cervical cancer?

Saturday, March 22, 2025
Packages of medical equipment donated by USAID at Rwanda Medical Supply in 2021. Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Self-reliance is only possible if we all play our role

Wednesday, March 05, 2025
Minister of Health Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana speaks on panel discussion ahead of AHAIC2025 opening in Kigali. Courtesy
Health

How Rwanda is moving to address healthcare gaps left by USAID freeze

Sunday, March 02, 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
Health

How Rwanda’s new Rwf7tn strategy plans to improve healthcare

Tuesday, February 04, 2025
A nurse takes care of a baby at Kirehe Hospital. A cohort of 226 nurses who graduated from the first associate nursing programme has been deployed to support the health facilities with shortage of staff. File
Health

Over 200 nurses deployed to health centres

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Medics during an eye operation at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Inside Rwanda’s new five-year health strategy

Friday, January 17, 2025