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Various blood components in dedicated bags—red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate (from left to right)—at RBC’s Blood Transfusion Division in Kigali, on July 30, 2024. Courtesy
Health

RBC upgrades plasma system to cut waste, meet export standards

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
Rwanda is expected to start exporting blood plasma for fractionation later this year, once the remaining technical and regulatory requirements are completed. Joan Mbabazi
Health

Plasma exports set to start by year-end, says RBC

Monday, January 26, 2026
Delegates pose for a group photo during the launch of the project that aimed at strengthening cross-border community preparedness for Mpox and other high-risk epidemic-prone diseases.
Featured

Featured: HDI, IOM, RBC partner to enhance cross-border community preparedness for epidemic-prone diseases

Monday, January 19, 2026
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre and Prof. Toby Peters, Executive Director the ACES during the signing ceremony. Courtesy
Featured

ACES, RBC partner to strengthen sustainable vaccine security, critical cold-chain systems

Monday, January 19, 2026
Some of the sugary drinks that are reported to be contributing to a rise in preventable diseases. Courtesy

Can ‘health taxes’ slow the rise of NCDs?

Monday, January 19, 2026
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Health

What’s driving the decline in new HIV infections?

Saturday, January 17, 2026
The number of children in ECD centres has grown more than five times in five years.
Education

Call to fix learning quality, infrastructure gaps in ECD centres

Friday, January 16, 2026
Rwanda plans to introduce lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, in the last quarter of the year. Courtesy
Health

Six-month HIV prevention injection set for rollout by year-end

Thursday, January 15, 2026
A worker conducts an in-house spraying exercise in Bugesera District, as part of a public health initiative. Courtesy
Health

Malaria cases rise as govt scales up spraying drive

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Rwanda recorded 2,555 new HIV infections in 2024, down from 2,922 cases in 2023. File
Health

New HIV infections down 12% amid prevention efforts

Friday, January 09, 2026
The newborns will receive the hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine on time, including babies born at home or outside health facilities. Courtesy
Health

What to know about Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns

Monday, January 05, 2026