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Rwanda on November 12 joined the world to mark World Pneumonia Day.Courtesy
Health

Rwanda marks World Pneumonia Day 2022

Saturday, November 12, 2022
The Bandebereho intervention is a gender-transformative intervention for couples who are expecting or current parents (ages 21-35) of children under five years that promotes men’s engagement to pre- vent violence against women & children, promote reproductive, maternal, and child health, caregiving and healthier couple relations. Photo: Courtesy.
Featured

Bandebereho Evidence of Impact: Findings from a six-year randomized controlled trial

Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Tom Close during the interview. Photos/Willy Mucyo
People

Tom Close talks art, music and social causes

Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Food stalls at Kimisagara market in Kigali. Rwanda has seen a significant improvement in its food security status, with statistics from a 2018 report showing that 81.3 per cent of its population was food secure. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

World Food Day: How Rwanda keeps focus on food security

Thursday, October 27, 2022
WFP constructs terraces on hillslopes to create land for agriculture and increase food production. The harvest on terraced land increased by more than double. Photo: WFP-John Paul Sesonga.
Featured

World Food Day: How WFP is working to strengthen food systems

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Commuters wash their hands before boarding bus at Nyabugogo taxi bus in 2020. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Health

Has Covid-19 triggered hand hygiene behaviour change?

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The Plenary Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Monday rejected the relevance of the proposed bill that sought to provide for access to contraceptive services for children (girls) aged from 15. Craish Bahizi
Health

Parliament rejects bill on contraceptives for 15-year olds

Monday, October 17, 2022
Men watering gardens to boost productivity. FAO officials say Social protection has a critical role to play in boosting productivity, improving food and nutrition security. All photos: Olivier Mugwiza.
Featured

My children will never be malnourished again – FAO beneficiary

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
A Rwandan soldier playing football with a young boy at Escola Primaria Completa de Mute. All pictures by Oliver Mugwiza
Security

Mute: War-weary folks in this Cabo Delgado village crave one thing

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Volunteers carry a trauma victim during a commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial. Activists have called for improved service delivery in public hospitals that offer mental health services. Photo: File.
Health

Mental health: Calls grow for improved services in hospitals

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Ndera Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Gasabo District. The hospital revealed that it has recorded an increasing number of cases related to depression which has made the illness feature, for the first time, among the top five.
Health

Depression cases up by four fold - Ndera hospital

Sunday, October 09, 2022
Women whose kids benefit from ECDs services to fight stunting and malnutrition, during a briefing session on how to take care of children aged to three to six years in Nyamagabe District. All photos: Courtesy.
Health

With mindset change, Nyamagabe residents are poised to uproot stunting

Tuesday, October 04, 2022