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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation.
International

WHO says hopes US ‘will reconsider’ intent to withdraw

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Medics during an eye operation at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Inside Rwanda’s new five-year health strategy

Friday, January 17, 2025
Blood donors during an exercise in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Govt establishes database to bolster O negative blood supply

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
I&M Bank employees, customers, and nine tenants follow instructions on how to deal with fire outbreak during drills at the bank headquarters on Friday, December 7. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

FEATURED: I&M Bank Rwanda conducts fire drill to enhance emergency preparedness

Saturday, December 07, 2024
An ambulance captured being loaded with cement sacks last week. Courtesy
Rwanda

What misuse of ambulances means for patient safety

Saturday, November 30, 2024
Kigali residents during the 16 Days of the campaign on the violence against women in 2022. Courtesy

A call to end violence against women in Rwanda and beyond

Monday, November 25, 2024
 Medics participate in a medical drill on epidemic preparedness at King Faisal Hospital, on October 17, 2022. The successful discharge of the last infected patients highlights the strength of the country's healthcare system. Photo courtesy.
Editorial

Marburg may be behind us but continued vigilance is of utmost importance

Tuesday, November 05, 2024
Gender-based violence can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Photo by Alice Kayibanda
Law

Where and how to seek help in case of gender-based violence

Saturday, October 26, 2024
President Paul Kagame and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a meeting. Courtesy
Health

Kagame, WHO boss discuss Marburg outbreak response, vaccine plant

Monday, October 21, 2024
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses journalists in Kigali on Sunday, October 20. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Marburg Virus

WHO chief commends Rwanda’s swift response to Marburg outbreak

Sunday, October 20, 2024
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, receives a Marburg virus jab as the country rolled out a vaccination drive for front-line workers in Kigali on October 8, 2024. Courtesy photo

Global financial assistance is imperative to restore overburdened health systems

Friday, October 18, 2024
Since the outbreak in Rwanda, on Saturday, October 5, the Ministry of Health had reported 46 cases of the infectious disease and 12 deaths.

Five ways countries contained previous Marburg virus outbreaks

Sunday, October 06, 2024