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Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections
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Amoxicillin: Should doctors in Rwanda prescribe it amid falling efficacy?

Friday, January 10, 2025
Africa CDC takes action on escalating antibiotic resistance crisis. Courtesy
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Africa CDC takes action on escalating antibiotic resistance crisis

Friday, January 10, 2025
A pharmacist looks for drugs at Kisimenti in Kigali. Rwanda Biomedical Centre has raised alarm over the misuse of drugs.
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RBC warns against drug misuse amid rising antimicrobial resistance

Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The car-free day of November 24 was dedicated to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness as Rwanda joined the world in wrapping up the 2024 AMR awareness week. Courtesy photo

Young healthcare professionals: A frontline force against antimicrobial resistance

Saturday, December 21, 2024
Viral infections are illnesses one gets from tiny organisms that use body cells to make more copies of themselves (viruses).

What you need to know about viral infections

Friday, December 06, 2024
A healthcare worker administers a pneumococcal catch-up vaccine to a baby in the village of Kandaor, BO district, Sierra Leone, on June 13, 2011. The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) reported that this condition accounted for 16% of consultations across all health centers. Photo courtesy
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World Pneumonia Day: Rwanda ramps up fight against leading child health threat

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Many people in Pakistan get antibiotics without a prescription, despite it being illegal to give the drugs out this way. And doctors often prescribe antibiotics when they aren’t required.

World leaders commit to action to ensure future of modern medicine

Friday, September 27, 2024
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From swelling to discolouration: What your feet reveal about your overall health

Thursday, August 22, 2024
The GenExpert machine is portable and effective as the results are automatically displayed and stored on the computer
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How tech aids fight against TB in Rwanda

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Paracetamol and local herbs were the most commonly used self-prescription drugs.

Before you self-prescribe, get the facts right

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
A pharmacist searching medicaments in a pharmacy in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

The debate about medicine expiry dates

Friday, July 05, 2024
Rwanda Agriculture and Animals Resources Board (RAB) has warned against poor milking hygiene in Gishwati cattle farms. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
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Gishwati cattle farmers cautioned against poor milking hygiene amid bovine mastitis disease

Wednesday, June 26, 2024