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A health worker interacts with a blood donor during an exercise in Kigali, in June 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Dispelling misconceptions around blood donation

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Rwanda’s Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Engineering and e-Health Project Phase II in Bumbogo Sector in Gasabo District. Courtesy
Education

Rwanda receives Rwf43bn from AfDB to fund skills development, innovation

Friday, January 30, 2026
Graduates celebrate during the ceremony at Butaro in Burera District on Sunday, January 25. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The journey of impact toward equity in healthcare

Friday, January 30, 2026
Some youths attend a campaign to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Bugesera District. By November 2025, more than 500 youths had joined the programme. Courtesy.
Health

Youth step up fight against neglected tropical diseases

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Victoire Ingabire during a hearing session at Kicukiro Primary Court on June 19, 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwanda’s justice system is not answerable to EU

Thursday, January 29, 2026
A 2023 pilot study by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) shows that among young people aged 13–24, 4.4 percent reported cannabis use in the past 30 days, 2 percent used cigarettes, and while 0.2 used opiates. Courtesy

What we miss when we criminalize pain: Rethinking drug policy through a public health lens

Thursday, January 29, 2026
A poultry farmer tends to her chicken farm in Ruhango District. Photo by Willy Mucyo

Why has the chicken refused to cross the road?

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
(L–R) A moderator leads a panel discussion with Bill Gates, the American philanthropist and co-chair of the Gates Foundation, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Musoni, and Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday, January 21. Courtesy

Rwanda’s next accomplishment: Turning Gates–OpenAI’s Horizon1000 into people‑centered AI

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Emma Uwera, founder and Managing Director of I&J Harvest Limited, a home-grown seed company supplying maize, bean and soybean seeds to farmers across Rwanda, works in her farm in Rwamagana District. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

From research plots to rural fields: How one seed entrepreneur is strengthening Rwanda’s food system

Monday, January 26, 2026
The graduation ceremony took place at Butaro in Burera District on Sunday, January 25. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

UGHE graduates first cohort of doctors, marks 10 years of health equity training

Monday, January 26, 2026
Graduates during a parade at the graduation ceremony in Butaro on Sunday. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

UGHE graduates must take lead in building resilient health systems

Sunday, January 25, 2026
Graduates during the ceremony on Friday, January 23.
Featured

UR welcomes 422 new Mastercard Foundation scholars, celebrates first cohort of graduates

Monday, January 26, 2026