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The Rwandan Parliament is currently reviewing a groundbreaking new health bill that includes, for the first time, legal provisions on surrogacy.
Editorial

Let’s ensure a surrogacy law that includes and protects

Wednesday, May 07, 2025
Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that develops when bone strength decreases and the bones become weak.

A woman’s guide to preventing osteoporosis

Wednesday, May 07, 2025
PHOTO BY IGIHE
Crime

Turahirwa pleads guilty to drug use

Tuesday, May 06, 2025
A midwife helps a mother after the birth of her newborn in Kigali. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Why Rwanda needs to train 5,000 new midwives in four years

Tuesday, May 06, 2025
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Featured

PRESS RELEASE: Airtel announces agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s connectivity solutions to customers in Africa

Tuesday, May 06, 2025
One person has died and another was injured on Monday, 5 May, following the collapse of an illegal mining site in Rutsiro
Rwanda

Rutsiro: One killed, another injured after illegal mine collapses

Monday, May 05, 2025
The New Times
Music

New music faces making breakthrough in 2025

Monday, May 05, 2025
The proposed healthcare services bill, which includes provisions to formally legislate surrogacy in Rwanda, continues to stir a vigorous debate. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Five contentious issues on surrogacy in healthcare bill

Monday, May 05, 2025
Youth and Arts Minister Jean-Népo Abdallah Utumatwishima speaking at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai, India, on May 2-courtesy
Technology

Utumatwishima calls for responsible AI use, global collaboration

Sunday, May 04, 2025
A nurse takes a care of a newborn at Kirehe Hospital. File
Health

Surrogacy & IVF: Five offences, penalties for abusers of new health bill

Sunday, May 04, 2025
The New Times
Health

‘Some get pregnant at 10’ – Activists urge teen access to contraceptives

Saturday, May 03, 2025
The New Times
Society

Surrogacy: Civil society seeks clearer legislation on pregnancy risks

Saturday, May 03, 2025