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The President of Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Union (RNMU), André Gitembagara, addresses delegates during the International Nurses and Midwives Scientific Conference 2025, on December 11. Courtesy
Health

Nurses harness digital tools to improve maternal health, emergency care

Thursday, December 11, 2025
A medic administers a COVID-19 vaccine in Bugesera on March 10, 2021. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Why are the next 5 years crucial in global health? How do we fund health?

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Doctors during an operation at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

WHO report shows billions lack access to health services; Rwanda expands coverage

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
A person collects eggs at a poultry farm in Bugesera. Animal-sourced protein consumption in Rwanda remains critically low, a challenge nutrition experts say must be addressed to help reduce stunting. File
Health

Experts push for greater animal protein intake to combat stunting

Thursday, December 04, 2025
Prenatal care, also called antenatal care, is the help pregnant women get from trained health workers to keep both mother and baby healthy. Courtesy
Women

How routine prenatal visits are preventing emergencies that used to kill mothers

Thursday, December 04, 2025
A nurse checks on a premature baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at Kibungo Hospital. Courtesy.

Not just baby blues: Understanding postpartum mood disorders

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health, hospital officials announced on November 14. Courtesy
Health

How doctors at CHUK saved baby after mother’s five miscarriages

Sunday, November 16, 2025
A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health. Courtesy 
Health

Countries urged to ensure preterm babies have ‘best start in life’

Saturday, November 15, 2025
A nurse assists a mother with her newborn at a hospital in Kigali on January 1, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Women

Life after birth: How mothers should cope with postpartum depression

Friday, November 14, 2025
Officials during a consultative meeting on the new law regulating healthcare services that was adopted by the Cabinet. in Kigali. Courtesy
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What Rwanda’s new health law means for access to sexual, reproductive services

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Participants pose for a group photo during the commemoration of World Stroke Day on Wednesday, October 29.
Health

Experts call for specialised stroke units as cases rise in Rwanda

Friday, October 31, 2025
Patients in the waiting area at the reception of Butaro Hospital. Photo by Kellya Keza
Health

How Butaro Hospital has transformed maternal care in rural Rwanda

Monday, October 27, 2025