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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
Health

Marburg virus: Gilead confirms remdesivir drug donation to Rwanda

Friday, October 04, 2024
Participants and the officials pose for a group photo during the workshop on August 14.
Featured

FEATURED: FAO project to boost financial literacy, capital for MSMEs in agribusiness

Friday, August 16, 2024
Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana and Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Badr Abdelaaty during the signing ceremony in Kigali on Monday, August 12. Photo by Joan Mbabazi
Health

Rwanda, Egypt ink deal to support modern heart centre in Kigali

Monday, August 12, 2024
Dr Emile Bienvenu, Rwanda FDA Director-General and representative of the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) during the signing event on June 20. Courtesy
Health

What new Rwanda-France cooperation on medicines regulation means

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Jerome Ndahimana, the officer in charge of quality maturity model at Rwanda Standards Board/Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Health

Foodborne illnesses: Food and drugs agency warns public against substandard local brews

Friday, June 07, 2024
President Kagame chairing a past cabinet meeting at Village Urugwiro in Kacyiru. The cabinet among others approved new foreign envoys to Rwanda. File
Rwanda

Ghana gets first envoy resident in Kigali as Kaboneka joins human rights commission

Thursday, May 23, 2024
Cerelac (Infant cereals with Milk). New investigation reveals Nestle adds sugar to infant milk sold in Africa, Asia and other poorer countries. Photo by Amazon
Health

Nestle adds sugar to infant milk sold in Africa, elsewhere

Friday, April 19, 2024
President Paul Kagame, with several heads of state and government, and other senior delegates including BioNTech founder and CEO Ugur Sahin (3rd-L) offically launch BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali on December 18, 2023.

Rwanda's path to pharma self-sufficiency: Strengthening regulatory oversight and building a robust healthcare system

Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Officials touring Rwamagana Banana Community Processing Centre, RFDA says it needs enough inspectors in agroprocessing factories.
Agriculture

Govt moves to fix inspection gaps in 1,000 food processing factories

Friday, April 05, 2024
President Paul Kagame chairs a cabinet meeting that approved several appointments at Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (RFDA) at Urugwiro Village on April 3. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Cabinet appoints new officials at food and drugs body

Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, the Minister of Trade and Industry has shed light on the recent decision by the government to impound tonnes of mislabelled rice from Tanzania. File
Business

Trade Minister explains decision to impound mislabelled rice

Friday, March 22, 2024
Trucks carrying low-quality rice that was confiscated by the Rwanda Revenue Authority park at Dubai Ports World Rwanda in Kigali.
Rwanda

720 tonnes of rice imports seized over quality

Friday, March 15, 2024