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A woman with her newborn at Kacyiru Hospital. The debate to double the maternity leave for new mothers to six months is gaining momentum.
Editorial

Debate on maternity leave should be broadened

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
The birth of a new born baby is a joyous moment. Mothers wish to spend the longest time possible with their new born babies, bond, see and help them grow but the longer they stay with the newly born babies, the more they risk being disqualified from the labour market. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Women

Longer maternity leave sparks public debate

Monday, March 27, 2023
The film has with the help of themes and motifs questioned and redefined the role of a woman in a household and marriage as perceived by men and women alike.
Cinema

How “The Woman in Me” premiere unfolded

Sunday, March 26, 2023
The President of Rwanda Association of Midwives, Josephine Murekezi, and UNFPA country representative, Kwabena Asante-Ntiamoah, during the signing ceremony in Kigali on March 23. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Health

FEATURED: UNFPA, midwives’ union partner to curb maternal deaths

Friday, March 24, 2023
A pregnant wife and her husband follow a community health worker's advice on pregnancy at Mubuga Hospital in Karongi District. Olivier Mugwiza
Featured

FEATURED: Accelerating economic growth through realization of reproductive rights in Rwanda

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Adeline Umukunzi shows mushrooms from one of the shelters in which she grows the crop, on her farm located in Muko Sector, Musanze District, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Women

How women are championing nutrition through Agribusiness

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Community health worker gives advice to a couple at Mubuga Hospital in Karongi District. CHWs play a critical role in engaging communities in health initiatives. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Community itself can be strong support pillar for public health in Rwanda

Thursday, March 23, 2023
A woman with her newborn at Kacyiru Hospital on January 1. MPs have proposed that paternity leave be increased from the current four days to 30 days. Craish Bahizi
Law

Rwandan MPs propose one-month paternity leave

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
EZA-Urugwiro ECD’s caregivers help the children as they play different sketches. According to NCDA so far there are 49 ECDs in working places providing daycare services to 2701.File (1)
Law

MPs push for ECDs at workplaces

Friday, March 17, 2023
Chinese medics after conducting the first painless delivery for a local at Masaka Hospital in Kigali On March 8. Courtesy
Health

Chinese medics perform painless delivery in Rwanda 

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Rwandan female choreographers who are on the rise.
Others

Rwandan women that are pushing dance forward

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The Rwanda Interfaith Council on Health (RICH), a local religious non-profit organization, has donated Rwf2.4 million to 20 teen mothers in Cyanzarwe sector, Rubavu District on March 8. The support was given to victims of sexual violence who are now teen mothers. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana

FEATURED: RICH supports 20 teen mothers in Rubavu

Monday, March 13, 2023