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A medic takes care of a patient at King Faisal Hospital. Scientists are increasingly alarmed by the growing threat of zoonotic diseases—infections that jump from animals to humans. File
Health

Covid, Mpox, bird flu, MVD: Why viruses jump from animals to humans

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Dr. Lambert Rangira, the Country Programs Manager for AHF Rwanda hands over a ball to the Muyira team fter winning a competition during an event to mark the World AIDS Day event. Courtesy
Featured

FEATURED: Nyanza District: AHF Rwanda’s HIV awareness to equip youth with knowledge to combat virus

Monday, December 09, 2024
Rob Kucera, District Director for Radisson Hotels East Africa and Complex General Manager of Radisson Blu and Kigali Convention Centre (R) and delegates at the event. Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, celebrated its annual appreciation cocktail and dinner on December 6. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

Radisson Blu Kigali hosts gala dinner to honour clients, partners

Monday, December 09, 2024
Viral infections are illnesses one gets from tiny organisms that use body cells to make more copies of themselves (viruses).

What you need to know about viral infections

Friday, December 06, 2024
The drug Rwanda plans to roll out is the long-acting injectable Cabotegravir (CAB-LA), an intramuscular, long-acting form of PrEP.
Health

What to know about Rwanda’s new preventive HIV drug

Friday, December 06, 2024
Passengers board a RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. Starting from Thursday, December 5, travelers from Rwanda will no longer be redirected to three designated U.S airports.
Rwanda

US lifts restrictions on travelers from Rwanda

Thursday, December 05, 2024
Delegates pose for a photo as Rwanda marked the World AIDS Day event on December 1, under the theme “End AIDS, My Responsibility.” Courtesy
Editorial

A renewed commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS

Monday, December 02, 2024
The World AIDS Day was marked under the theme “End AIDS, My Responsibility.” 
Health

Rwanda observes World AIDS Day with renewed commitment to ending HIV, stigma

Sunday, December 01, 2024
Africa CDC has commended the United States government for its decisive action to lift the Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Marburg in Rwanda on November 23. Courtesy
Health

Marburg: US lifts travel advisory on Rwanda

Saturday, November 23, 2024
Revelers soak in the energy at last year’s Friends of Amstel Experience. The event returns this Saturday, headlined by Nigeria’s BNXN.
Showbiz

Make the most of Kigali this weekend

Friday, November 22, 2024
The Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya addresses the opening of the 52nd Board Meeting of the Global Fund on Tuesday in Lilongwe, Malawi
Health

Africa CDC chief emphasises need for local manufacturing of drugs

Thursday, November 21, 2024
The Director General of The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jean Kaseya, during the official opening of Biashara Afrika 2024 in Kigali on October 9. Africa CDC on Monday, November 18, called on the United States to reassess its Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda issued in response to the Marburg virus disease outbreak in the country. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

Marburg: Africa CDC urges U.S. to reassess travel advisory on Rwanda

Tuesday, November 19, 2024