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Mapula Bodibe, CEO of MTN Rwanda, speaks during the launch of a campaign titled 'My Digital Space Should Be Safe.' in Kigali on December 16. Courtesy
Technology

How telecom companies are combating online-GBV

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Panellists engage in a discussion as Rwanda launched a campaign to combat technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). Courtesy
Law

Rwanda moves to combat tech-facilitated GBV

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Officials and Winners of the HangaSRH startups across sub-Saharan Africans, pose for a photo at the celebration at Norrsken on December 6. Courtesy.
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FEATURED: Rwanda celebrates 10 startups transforming SRH across Africa through technology

Sunday, December 08, 2024
Gender-based violence can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Photo by Alice Kayibanda
Law

Where and how to seek help in case of gender-based violence

Saturday, October 26, 2024
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, receives a Marburg virus jab as the country rolled out a vaccination drive for front-line workers in Kigali on October 8, 2024. Courtesy photo

Global financial assistance is imperative to restore overburdened health systems

Friday, October 18, 2024
Facilitated Gender-Based Violence hereinafter referred to as TFGBV is any act of violence that is committed, assisted, or amplified through digital tools or information and communication technologies.

Addressing technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Rwanda

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Girls in Gisagara show free pads that they got from an activist. In 2019, the Rwandan government added sanitary pads to the list of goods that are VAT exempted in a bid to ease their affordability. Photos: Courtesy
Health

Beyond the pad: Breaking barriers to menstrual health and equality

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the event at Norrsken in Kigali.
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FEATURED: 3 teams awarded for telehealth innovation in abortion care at MoH, UNFPA hackathon

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Sandrine Umutoni, the Minister of State for Youth and Arts hands over a cheque to some winners during the awarding event in Kigali on Tuesday, June 11. Each of the six start-ups that emerged top this year was awarded USD $10,000 to scale up their work. Courtesy
Technology

PHOTOS: Imbuto’s iAccelerator provides new round of funding to top start-ups

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Members of the Diplomatic Corps pose for a group photo during the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Denmark, on April 8.
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 30 in Denmark: Rwandans, diplomats commemorate Genocide

Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Doctors conduct an operation at Kacyiru Hospital. Rwanda in July 2023 approved the 4x4 Reform, a strategy aimed at quadrupling the number of healthcare workers in the country within the next four years. FILE
Health

Inside Rwanda’s progress on reform to quadruple healthcare workforce

Friday, March 29, 2024
A midwifery class at Ruli Higher Institute of Health, one of UNFPA's supported institutes.
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Elevating midwifery: A transformative journey to reach zero preventable maternal deaths in Rwanda

Monday, February 26, 2024