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Mental health work focuses on counselling women. The treatment included ROT intervention, delivered in a group setting through 24 therapy sessions over three months, followed by six weeks of follow-up. Photo Courtesy
Featured

New group-based intervention effective in addressing mental health, strengthening psychological resilience

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Through parent-child sessions, families engaged in open discussions about daily life, historical trauma, and the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, leading to a shared vision for the future. Photo: Interpeace.
Featured

Family resilience: New intervention to address intergenerational trauma, enhance family harmony

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Former Governor Emmanuel Gasana (left) and former State Minister Edouard Bamporiki have been pardoned by President Kagame. Courtesy
Rwanda

Former minister Bamporiki, Governor Gasana among prisoners pardoned by President Kagame

Saturday, October 19, 2024
The New Times
Health

World No Alcohol Day: 10 ways alcohol is destroying your life

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Dr. Jean-Damascène Iyamuremye, the Director of Psychiatric Care at RBC revealed that in Rwanda, the suicide rate was estimated at 5.6 per 100,000 people in 2019.
Health

Suicide: What can be done to check the surge in cases?

Saturday, September 14, 2024
Investigators inspect a scene of suicide incident in Kayonza District in 2020. Rwanda joined the global community on September 10 to commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day.
Health

Rwanda steps up mental health efforts to combat suicide

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
The New Times

From swelling to discolouration: What your feet reveal about your overall health

Thursday, August 22, 2024
The New Times
Editorial

United front needed to tackle the threat of drug abuse

Thursday, June 27, 2024
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
International

World Drug Day: UN chief roots for evidence-based drug prevention programmes to protect communities

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Alcohol is the most abused substance by adolescents and young adults aged 13 to 24, according to a 2023 pilot study conducted by the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) across the country.
Health

Increase tax on alcohol, invest in rehab programmes to end drug abuse – experts

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Participants at Mental health awareness compaign visit a mini exhibition to see some of tools that the society had been using while dealing with a mental health victim. Courtesy
Health

Mental health: How stigma, cultural norms prevent men from seeking help

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Nyirahabimana and her two sons, Enock and Honoré, pose for a family photo at their home in Rutsiro. Photo: Alice Kayibanda
Women

The power of love: Nyirahabimana’s journey with albinism

Friday, June 21, 2024