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Kenya on Thursday hosted prominent traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners from southwest China's Sichuan Province, who offered a range of medical services to Chinese nationals living in the East African country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
Africa

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners hold medical camp in Kenya

Friday, April 26, 2024
Dr Sabin Nsanzimana (R), the Rwandan Minister of Health, and Minata Samate Cessouma, the AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development, shake hands after signing a host agreement for the African Medicines Agency (AMA) in Kigali in June 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Rwanda hosting AMA headquarters could be a game-changer for health in Africa

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Delegates interact during a health conference dubbed the e3 International Cancer Conference that took place in Kigali between March 28-29. Emmanuel Dushimimana.
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FEATURED: Can Artificial Intelligence play a role in Rwanda’s healthcare?

Sunday, March 31, 2024
A tuberculosis medical report with composition of medicaments. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
Health

How undetected tuberculosis is growing across Africa

Sunday, March 31, 2024
Doctors conduct an operation at Kacyiru Hospital. Rwanda in July 2023 approved the 4x4 Reform, a strategy aimed at quadrupling the number of healthcare workers in the country within the next four years. FILE
Health

Inside Rwanda’s progress on reform to quadruple healthcare workforce

Friday, March 29, 2024
Pupils from All Saints' Cathedral Primary School display health information during the launch of the National Strategic Plan for tuberculosis in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Jan. 22, 2024. (Photo by Allan Mutiso/Xinhua)
Africa

AU officials laud China's support to promote health in Africa

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Africans can solve the disease that haunts us — here’s how

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Health

Rwanda to host Africa global vaccine institute office

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
A RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda is stepping up its preparedness to respond to epidemics through approaches including testing waste water from passenger airlines for early disease detection purposes. File photo.
Health

Inside Rwanda’s approach to epidemic preparedness

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Minister of State for Health, Yvan Butera, delivers remarks during a panel discussion at the AU Summit on February 17. Courtesy  
Health

It is important to scale up vaccine production in Africa — Minister Butera

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana (C) chats with senators Cyprien Niyomugabo (R), and Adrie Umuhire in the Senate’s plenary hall, soon after the session on Rwanda’s efforts to prevent and deal with epidemics concluded, on February 19, 2024. Dr. Edson Rwagasore, Division Manager of Public Health Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness and Response at RBC, is seen in the background (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Health

Centre of excellence for highly infectious diseases under construction

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
A doctor treats a patient at Masaka Hospital. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Health

Rwandans cautioned on infectious eye disease outbreak in region

Tuesday, February 13, 2024