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Members of parliament during a plenary session of the Lower House on February 20, 2023, which adopted the law approving Rwanda’s accession to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. Craish Bahizi
Health

Smoking drops as high tobacco taxes take effect 

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
MP John Ruku-Rwabyoma, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, was diagnosed with colon cancer, the most common type of gastrointestinal cancer. COURTESY
People

Rwandan lawmaker on how he survived colon cancer

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Kenyan Senator Gloria Orwoba.
Editorial

Let’s talk about menstruation without shame

Thursday, February 16, 2023
The First Lady, Jeannette Kagame received Professor Senait Fisseha , the Director of Global Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation in Kigali, on Wednesday, February 15. Courtesy
Rwanda

First Lady hosts Susan Buffet Foundation officials

Thursday, February 16, 2023
The expansion of Butaro Hospital is underway. Photo by Partners In Health

Milestones in Cancer Care at Butaro Hospital

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
President Paul Kagame meets with George Bickerstaff, the chair of International Vaccine Institute Board of Trustees, in Kigali on Tuesday, February 7. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Kagame hosts global vaccine body boss 

Tuesday, February 07, 2023
The ongoing rescue activities to search for victims of the earthquake that killed more than 2,600 people across a swathe of southern Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, January 6. Internet.
International

Kagame joins world leaders in mourning Turkey, Syria earthquake victims

Monday, February 06, 2023
Different people who attended a symposium organized by Rwanda Biomedical Center and the Elekta Foundation pose for a photo. Rwanda joined the rest of the world to raise awareness about cancers on the occasion of World Cancer Day, themed: “Close the care Gap: Uniting our voices and taking action,” on Saturday, February 4. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Rwanda on track to eliminate cervical cancer - health experts 

Saturday, February 04, 2023
Dr Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, Division Manager of Malaria and NTDs at Rwanda Biomedical Centre addresses participants. He said that the neglected diseases are found mostly in sub-Saharan African countries. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Health

Concerted efforts needed to end ‘neglected diseases’

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Ozonnia Ojielo, the One UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda has made huge progress in achieving SDGs targets - UN Resident Coordinator

Monday, January 23, 2023
Leen Rigouts, a Senior Scientific Expert Mycobacteriology Unit at ITM (Left) speaks about the partnership during the launch of the partnership between Rwanda and Belgium on Wednesday, January 18,2023. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda, Belgium enter five-year partnership to strengthen advanced medical services 

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
An elderly woman receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

China optimizes epidemic control measures at a right time

Wednesday, January 18, 2023