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Olivier Uwishema presenting his scientific research at the American Academy of Neurology in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in April 2023.
Health

Rwanda’s Olivier Uwishema on leading charge in global health research

Thursday, March 21, 2024
n a 2022 report by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), it was revealed that stroke-related deaths in Rwanda escalated from the seventh position in 2009 to the third in 2019. File
Health

Stroke: What’s behind rising occurrence in young adults?

Friday, March 15, 2024
Dr Vincent Biruta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prof. P.G. Sampath of the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF), sign the Host Country Agreement between Rwanda and APTF in Kigali on Monday, December 18,2023.File
Health

Kigali: New funding to accelerate pharmaceutical body’s operations

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
A pregnant woman with her husband meet with a community health worker for advice in Karongi District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Antenatal depression: Why pregnant women need support

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Members of the Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER) during a guided tour of the construction site of the Nyabarongo II multipurpose dam on Friday, March 8. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

FEATURED: Engineers’ institution hails women in engineering, role in Nyabarongo II multipurpose dam project

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Experts discuss on the potential of these programmes to address current challenges during a validation workshop for the courses on March 7. All Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

UR to launch Master’s programmes for vaccine manufacturing advancement

Sunday, March 10, 2024
Officials tour a newly inaugurated mother's room at ISCO headquarters during the celebration of the International Women' s Day on Friday, March 8. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Women

PHOTOS: Women's Day: Crystal Ventures Ltd unveils three lactation rooms

Friday, March 08, 2024
Fast food is often nutritionally poor and high in calories. File

Fast food culture may be convenient, but it’s affecting public health

Thursday, March 07, 2024
Kagame with other dignitaries during the launch of Africa's first mRNA technology vaccine manufacturing plant – BioNTech in Kigali. OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Editorial

As Rwanda's pharma industry takes off, training should respond to reality

Friday, March 01, 2024
A pregnant woman undergoes a medical check-up in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Women

Preeclampsia: A threat to pregnant women only cured with delivery

Friday, March 01, 2024
Paddy rice production in 2023 amounted to 133,628 tonnes, 1,446 tonnes less than the 135,074 tonnes recorded in the previous year, in Rwanda. On February 21, 2024, the country enacted legislation governing biosafety, aimed at ensuring the safe handling, transfer, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) food in the country.
Agriculture

Six things to know as Rwanda promulgates GMO law

Wednesday, February 28, 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