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Community health workers in Nyabihu District pose for a group photo after receiving smartphones provided by Health Builders Organisation| Photos By Germain Nsanzimana
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Nyabihu community health workers get smart phones to ease work

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
A healthcare worker administers a pneumococcal catch-up vaccine to a baby in the village of Kandaor, BO district, Sierra Leone, on June 13, 2011. The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) reported that this condition accounted for 16% of consultations across all health centers. Photo courtesy
Health

World Pneumonia Day: Rwanda ramps up fight against leading child health threat

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
At a virtual media briefing on October 31, 2024, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, said there is no longer contact between fruit bats with humans at a cave linked to the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda (courtesy).
Marburg Virus

Marburg: Rwanda breaks off human contact with cave-dwelling bats

Friday, November 01, 2024
A healthcare worker administers a Marburg vaccine to a resident. The Sabin Vaccine Institute dispatched approximately 1,000 additional doses of its investigational vaccine in continued collaboration with Rwanda to address the ongoing Marburg virus outbreak. On Thursday, October 31
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Rwanda gets additional 1,000 Marburg vaccine doses

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Nurses receive training on using the AI-enabled camera in diabetic clinics, learning to capture images and upload them for immediate analysis and results during a session in Kigali on October 25.
Health

New AI-based initiative seeks to transform diabetic eye care in Rwanda

Saturday, October 26, 2024
Rwanda was declared polio-free in 2004 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Health

World Polio Day: Why Rwanda still vaccinates despite being polio-free

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Nicotine is the primary agent in regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and it is highly addictive.
Health

Don’t be duped, e-cigarettes are as addictive, dangerous as traditional cigarettes, says health official

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Officials at Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) emphasized the need to create supportive, safe, and healthy work environments, as the basis for promoting employees' mental health
Health

Employers urged to be proactive about workers’ mental health

Friday, October 11, 2024
Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana speaks during the press conference in Kigali on October 6 Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Marburg virus: Rwanda finalising sequencing, first patient identification

Friday, October 11, 2024
FAO has been working with various actors and partners to make Rwanda’s goal of eliminating rabies by 20230 a reality.

Fighting rabies with education and early treatment

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
A student washes hands. The Ministry of Education has temporarily suspended monthly visits to students in boarding schools.
Health

Marburg outbreak: School visits suspended

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
A community health worker interacts with a pregnant woman with her husband at Mubuga Hospital in Karongi District on December 9, 2022. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

How Rwanda’s family planning methods transformed maternal, child health

Tuesday, October 01, 2024