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Prime Minister, Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva has been summoned by senators to explain new strategies to be used to reduce wood fuel use. Courtesy
Environment

Senators summon Prime Minister over missed clean cooking targets

Monday, August 04, 2025
Rwanda is preparing to introduce a new rapid diagnostic test in antenatal clinics across the country as part of efforts to eliminate congenital syphilis by 2030.
Health

Rwanda plans to roll out rapid tests for congenital syphilis

Sunday, August 03, 2025
Participants of the 2024 World AIDS Day. Rwanda has cut new HIV cases by 82% and AIDS deaths by 86%, reaching global health targets years before the 2030 deadline. File
Health

How Rwanda met global HIV targets ahead of schedule

Thursday, July 31, 2025
Dr. Charles Berabose, Director of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Other Blood-Borne Infections at the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC).
Health

Rwanda on track to eliminate Hepatitis B by 2030 - RBC

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Mouth breathing, particularly during sleep, may silently affect health. Experts associate it with reduced oxygen intake, dehydration, fatigue, and lower brain function. Internet Photo.
Health

Breathing through the mouth is bad for your health: Here is what experts know

Sunday, July 27, 2025
A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir , at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa. Gilead Sciences and the Global Fund, under the ‘Global Fund partnership’, recently made a deal to supply Lenacapavir at ‘no profit’ to countries supported by the fund, including Rwanda. Photo: Internet.
Health

How can Rwandans acquire new HIV preventive drug at a lower price?

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Dr Gallican Rwibasira, the Head of the National HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hepatitis Programmes at Rwanda Biomedical Centre, speaks to journalists during the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science opened on July 15, in Kigali. PHOTO: Joan Mbabazi
Health

Undetected Syphilis cases threaten lives of pregnant women, newborns – RBC

Saturday, July 19, 2025
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 4,000 adolescent girls and young women are infected with HIV each week globally, with over 60% of new cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Internet photo
Health

10 things to know about effectiveness of new HIV injectable drug

Friday, July 18, 2025
A health worker prepares an injection of lenacapavir. a new long-acting HIV prevention drug that could revolutionize access to HIV protection, especially in Africa, where such medication has historically been hard to access. Photo- Courtesy
Editorial

New drug offers hope against HIV, now the world must act

Friday, July 18, 2025
Dr. Gallican Rwibasira, Head of the National HIV, STIs, and Hepatitis Programmes at Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), speaks during a panel discussion at the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science in Kigali on July 15
Health

WHO-approved test panel for HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B unveiled in Kigali

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, which was one of the sites for Gilead's lenacapavir drug trial. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)
Health

Rwanda in talks to get new HIV injectable drug

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus virtually delivers his remarks at the conference. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Health

IAS Conference opens in Kigali amid warnings over HIV funding cuts

Tuesday, July 15, 2025