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Participants pose for a photo during an awareness campaign on the fight against HIV AIDS in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwanda’s bold path to ending AIDS, progress, challenges, and the road ahead

Friday, November 29, 2024
Participants at the fifth Edition of the Annual Adolescent Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Kigali. Courtesy
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National adolescent conference highlights persistent SRHR challenges

Monday, November 25, 2024
A group of teen mothers at a past event
Health

Why Rwandan adolescent mothers don’t seek psychosocial support

Saturday, November 16, 2024
Over 21 million teen pregnancies were reported in lower- and middle-income countries and 55% ended in unsafe abortions. Photo Courtesy 

Today’s crisis of teen pregnancies and births is controllable and stoppable

Thursday, November 14, 2024
The National Union of Disability Organizations in Rwanda (NUDOR) praised a new bill proposing access to reproductive health services, including contraception, for teenagers aged 15. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

Disability advocacy group backs bill on contraception for 15-year-olds

Monday, November 11, 2024
Participants during a campaign to sensitize people to the fight against gender-based violence in 2021. Between 2021 and 2024, health authorities recorded more than 26,000 GBV cases. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Experts call for broader sexual reproductive health education to prevent GBV

Thursday, November 07, 2024
The New Times
Editorial

Teenage access to contraception is a necessity

Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Dr Nsanzimana tables the bill on healthcare services before the lawmakers, on Tuesday, November 5. The draft legislation seeks, among others, to lower the age of consent for healthcare services to 15 with a view to enhancing access and reduce health risks.Photo Courtesy
Health

Govt tables bill allowing contraception for 15-year-olds

Tuesday, November 05, 2024
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) delegates pose with students of Groupe Scolaire Kagugu Catholique (GS Kagugu) during the International Day of the Girl Child (IDG) held on October 11. Photos by Craish Bahizi
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FEATURED: AHF Rwanda champions girls’ health, education on International Day of the Girl Child

Saturday, October 12, 2024
Rwanda's celebrated musician Andy Bumuntu has been announced by UNICEF Rwanda as the newest Advocacy Champion during a press briefing on Thursday, October 10. Craish Bahizi
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FEATURED: Andy Bumuntu named ‘UNICEF Advocacy Champion’ on World Mental Health Day

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Some teen mothers with their babies after giving birth due to unwanted pregnancies (Courtesy)
Women

What will it take for Rwanda to rein in the teenage pregnancy menace?

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
François Xavier Bagnoud (FXB Rwanda) joined the youth of Nyanza District in celebrating International Youth Day (IYD) On August 17.
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FEATURED: Celebration of International Youth Day: Commitment to equipping youth with essential skills, opportunities to thrive

Wednesday, August 21, 2024