Disease

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Disease" (7496 articles)
The three-day event brings together over 200 scientists, engineers, researchers, health policymakers, industry experts, and private-sector innovators. courtesy
Featured

Rwanda hosts vaccine cold-chain symposium

Monday, November 17, 2025
RAB has lifted a three-week quarantine that had been imposed on livestock in Kanama, Nyakiriba and Kanzenze sectors of Rubavu District. Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

Foot-and-mouth quarantine lifted in Rubavu

Monday, November 17, 2025
A medic conducts EBOLA vaccination exercise in Rubavu on December 8, 2019. File
Featured

Africa’s vaccine revolution: Why cold-chain innovation matters more than ever

Sunday, November 16, 2025
Mayor of Bugesera District, Richard Mutabazi, and security officers during a crackdown on illegal production of alcoholic drinks where they destroyed more than 74,000 litres in one day. Courtesy

Over 70,000 litres of illicit brew destroyed in Bugesera

Sunday, November 16, 2025
Burundian troops remain in DR Congo, where they were first deployed with the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in November 2022. Courtesy
Africa

How Burundian troops in South Kivu sparked a distinct humanitarian crisis amid DR Congo’s wider war

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Dr Jerome Kim, Director General of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), speaks with The New Times journalist during an interview in Kigali on November 14. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Health

What it takes to build vaccine manufacturing capacity in emerging markets

Saturday, November 15, 2025
A robot screens travellers at Kigali International Airport during the Covid-19 period. Courtesy

Debate on purpose of AI: From overcoming anthropocentrism to the unity of intelligence

Friday, November 14, 2025
Apple fruits imported from South Africa. Rwanda has lifted a nearly eight-year ban on the importation of agricultural and animal products from South Africa. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda lifts eight-year ban on South African agric products

Friday, November 14, 2025
Members of the Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation in Rwanda (SMIR) conduct ultrasound scans. Courtesy
Health

World Radiography Day: Rwanda’s imaging experts advance early diagnosis

Thursday, November 13, 2025
In October 2024, a French court of Assizes sentenced Dr. Eugène Rwamucyo, a Rwandan medical doctor and long-time fugitive from justice, to 27 years in prison for complicity in genocide. Internet

Eugène Rwamucyo: A 'pious' murderer sanctifying denial

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
A recent study found that trees planted under agroforestry schemes in Rwanda have an average survival rate of around 64 percent, with some sites recording rates as low as 30 percent due to limited follow-up and monitoring.
Environment

Inside new digital systems tracking forest growth

Friday, November 07, 2025
A veterinarian conducts vaccination against Black Quarter and Anthrax in Rusizi District. Courtesy Photo
Health

Rwanda expands disease tracking to include animals and wildlife

Thursday, November 06, 2025