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Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) headquarters in Kigali. The World Health Organisation on December 5 announced that Rwanda achieved Maturity Level 3 (ML3) in the global classification of national regulatory authorities. File
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What achieving WHO Maturity Level 3 means for Rwanda

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Lab technicians examine a sample. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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Rwanda attains WHO Maturity Level 3 in medicines regulation

Friday, December 06, 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) recalled 14 medicines and over two dozen batches due to safety and quality concerns.
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How and when does Rwanda FDA recall pharmaceutical products?

Friday, November 29, 2024
Officials cut a cake as RK Industries inaugurated Rwanda's first toothpaste factory in the Kigali Special Economic Zone, on November 22. Craish Bahizi
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FEATURED: RK Industries opens Rwanda’s first toothpaste factory

Sunday, November 24, 2024
Rwanda is set to apply antiviral drug remdesivir for emergency use in response to the ongoing Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak. COURTESY
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What is Remdesivir, the drug Rwanda will use for Marburg virus response?

Saturday, October 05, 2024
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Rwanda's battle against Marburg virus: A story of resilience, compassion, and hope

Friday, October 04, 2024
A health worker administers a vaccine. American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences will donate thousands of vials of its antiviral drug remdesivir to Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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Marburg virus: Gilead confirms remdesivir drug donation to Rwanda

Friday, October 04, 2024
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Blindness: Could Elon Musk’s Neuralink device offer medical breakthrough?

Thursday, September 19, 2024
(L-R) Dr Yvan Butera, Minister of State for Health, Antoine Anfré, the French Ambassador to Rwanda, and Belén Calvo Uyarra, the Ambassador of the European Union to Rwanda during the signing ceremony.
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EU pledges support for Rwanda’s pharma hub ambitions

Thursday, September 19, 2024
Rwanda will host the inaugural East Africa Pharma and Biotech Conference in Kigali on September 17-19, 2024. The country is also home to Africa's first mRNA vaccine plant.

Time is Now: Africa’s quest to become a global biomedicine hub

Monday, September 16, 2024
Tamu Tamu Heat Spices Ltd, and Hlaal White Vinegar produced by Cheeter Group Ltd. Courtesy

Rwanda FDA suspends two vinegar brands

Saturday, August 17, 2024
Tamu Tamu Heat Spices Ltd, and Hlaal White Vinegar produced by Cheeter Group Ltd. Courtesy
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Rwanda FDA suspends two vinegar brands

Saturday, August 17, 2024