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Rwanda currently has 1,247 health posts, the lowest medical unit meant to bring services closer to the community.Craish Bahizi
Health

Government to upgrade 1,000 health posts by 2025

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
(L-R): Alex Mejia, Head of CIFAL Global Network; Ozonnia Ojielo, the UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda; Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta; and Christine Nkulikiyinka, the chief executive of Rwanda Cooperation inaugurate the centre, on Wednesday, May 17. All photos: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwanda Cooperation Governance Centre inaugurated

Thursday, May 18, 2023
Children who benefit from Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project (SPRP) aims at speeding up the government’s efforts to reduce the national stunting rate to 19 per cent in 2024. Dan Gatsinzi
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A look at the Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project

Friday, May 12, 2023
A segment of a place that was damaged by landslides at Myembe, in Kimihurura Sector, Gasabo District in Kigali City. The City of Kigali’s recent assessment found 24,404 plots with about 27,000 houses in high-risk zones despite living in residential areas in 35 sectors of the capital. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Kigali: 6,000 families to be relocated from high-risk zones

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Community health workers take measurements of children’s height, weight, and upper arm circumference to diagnose malnutrition. Photo by Moise Bahati
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Rutsiro: How growth monitoring practices help reduce stunting

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Over 100 community health workers were deployed to provide adequate health care to children affected by the floods in the most affected areas. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

Disaster response: Community health workers deployed to support children

Saturday, May 06, 2023
The New Times
Environment

Over 100 dead as rain ravages Northern, Western provinces

Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Children take porridge at the home-based ECD centre in Kabyaza village, in Nyabihu District. File photos
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Nyabihu: The role of caregivers in the fight against child stunting

Friday, April 28, 2023
Children play on a swing set at the ECD centre in Rubavu District. All photos: Courtesy.
Featured

Rubavu: How ECD centres, initiatives are keeping stunting in children at bay

Thursday, April 27, 2023
‘Ishuri Mbonezamirire’ or the ‘nutrition education school’, an initiative in Nyamagabe District, is helping reduce stunting and malnutrition among children under the age of two.
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How ‘Ishuri Mbonezamirire’ is working to end stunting in children

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
MINEMA indicates that over 60 people were killed by disasters. Photo Courtesy
Environment

Disasters kill 60, ravage 600 hectares of crops in four months

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Medical experts during a microsurgery procedure at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK). The procedure is still new in Rwanda, but training is underway to equip local doctors with the skills in the domain. Photo: Courtesy.
Health

Microsurgery in Rwanda could lower amputation cases - plastic surgeon

Tuesday, April 25, 2023