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Retinoblastoma is the most common eye cancer that affects children worldwide, and early diagnosis and treatment are critical to prevent death or the loss of an eye. Net photo.
Health

Retinoblastoma cancer; the silent killer affecting children yet treatable

Monday, February 26, 2024
Experts says that one of the dangers to using too much sugar is that it feeds cancer cells making them grow 10 times faster than normal cells. Courtesy
Health

Health tips from my witty brother

Sunday, February 25, 2024
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Türkiye and Syria at midnight on February 6, 2023, followed by a 7.7-magnitude one the next afternoon. In Türkiye, the quakes devastated 11 provinces, killing more than 53,000 people and displacing millions.​
International

Recovery from 2023 Türkiye earthquakes faces many difficulties, says Hatay mayor

Sunday, February 25, 2024
The New Times
Africa

El Nino rains leave Kenya's arid areas grappling with diseases

Friday, February 23, 2024
Steve Kisakye, the Global Managing Director at Dalberg Implement.
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Dalberg Implement, Axum merge to scale homegrown development solutions

Friday, February 23, 2024
A content creator employs Adobe Photoshop's AI enhancer to edit basketball photos, transforming them with ease. ALL PHOTOS BY Willy Mucyo.
Technology

Gen AI implementation in Rwanda: Game-changer or cause for concern?

Friday, February 23, 2024
A community health worker collecting the data of a citizen using electronic community health system in Rwamagana district on Feberuary 22. Photo by Patrick Nzabonimpa
Health

New digital system launched to streamline community health workers’ tasks

Friday, February 23, 2024
A nurse at Mayange Health Center in Rwanda uses ultrasound to assess foetal age. According to the Ministry of Health, over 200 foreigners have applied to serve and train general practitioners into gynaecologists. Net photo
Health

Foreign specialists to join Rwandan healthcare system in gynaecology

Friday, February 23, 2024
21st February, 2024 At Butaro University of Global Health Equity • 8h Third cohort of #UGHE MBBS students-class of 2028 donned their white coats as a symbol to their commitment and pledged to uphold the highest standards of medical ethics and patient care.
Featured

FEATURED: UGHE commences 41 medical students in White Coat Ceremony

Thursday, February 22, 2024
The New Times
Africa

Death toll from Lassa fever rises to 14 in southern Nigeria

Thursday, February 22, 2024
The New Times

Speak less and ‘speak good’

Thursday, February 22, 2024
A RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda is stepping up its preparedness to respond to epidemics through approaches including testing waste water from passenger airlines for early disease detection purposes. File photo.
Health

Inside Rwanda’s approach to epidemic preparedness

Thursday, February 22, 2024