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Minister of Health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana during the official launch of Rwanda’s cervical cancer elimination plan and the fifth Health Sector Strategic Plan on Saturday, February 1. Dan Gatsinzi
Health

Rwanda could eliminate cervical cancer by 2027, says health minister

Sunday, February 02, 2025
Rwanda is among countries that are in the process of eradicating leprosy. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda nears leprosy eradication with only 37 cases remaining

Saturday, February 01, 2025
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health Yvan Butera speaks at the launch of the fifth Heath Sector Strategic Plan in Kigali, on Friday, January 31.
Health

Three priority areas highlighted as Rwanda launches new health strategy

Friday, January 31, 2025
Cancer patients at Butaro Cancer Centre of Excellence in Burera District. File

Stress: A major risk factor in cancer development and progression

Friday, January 31, 2025
Françoise Mukandutiye, a 33-year-old resident of Kimonyi Sector in Musanze District, has spent nearly two decades battling podoconiosis. Courtesy
Health

Podoconiosis: A neglected disease affecting 6,000 Rwandans with less awareness

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Workers inside a green house in which they grow new varieties of sweet potatoes in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt steps up fight against certified seed shortages

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Someone is considered to be diabetic if the blood glucosesugar levels are persistently above normal.

Lifestyle control: The key to managing and preventing diabetes

Monday, January 27, 2025
A Community Health Worker educates residents about malnutrition in Karongi District on December 9. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Four reasons why community health workers could join Rwanda’s savings and credit cooperative

Saturday, January 25, 2025
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Health

Ditch the salt shaker, protect your heart – experts

Saturday, January 25, 2025
A community health worker instructs a pregnant woman and her husband in Karongi. Community Health workers will start tracking and managing hypertension. Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Community health workers to start screening high blood pressure

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Delegates pose for a group photo at the inaugural conference and exhibition to advance biosafety and biosecurity in Rwanda on Friday, January 17. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: Kigali: A look at first biosafety, biosecurity conference and exhibition

Thursday, January 23, 2025
A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. Rwanda has recorded 2024 as the hottest year, with temperatures 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than those before the industrial revolution.File
Environment

Rwanda says 2024 hottest year on record

Thursday, January 23, 2025