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 Joan Mbabazi
Joan Mbabazi
The New Times
Security
Rwanda–Singapore Police cooperation delivers new graduates
A team of Rwandan secondary school students won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad on August 20, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Education
Over 30 Rwandan students to participate in international science competitions
Fibroids, non-cancerous tumors that grow in or on the uterus, affect an estimated 20 to 30 per cent of women of reproductive age globally.
Women
Why many women live with uterine tumors without knowing it
Health workers on duty at a centre designated to treat Ebola patients in DR Congo. More than 100 Ebola patients have recovered in DR Congo out of over 1,000 confirmed cases. Courtesy
Health
Over 100 people recover from Ebola in DR Congo, Uganda
Doctor Jean de Dieu Nsanzimana is a Rwandan general surgeon undergoing specialised training in Israel. Courtesy
Health
Meet Rwandan surgeon preparing to bring specialised heart care home
Experts say that excessive social media use can result into low self-awareness, loss of meaning in life and lack of interest in people. This can contribute to depression. Net photo.
Health
Social media overuse can weaken life purpose, mental health expert warns
Outgoing Kigali Doyen President Alphonse Mukama and Incoming Kigali Doyen President Theoneste Mwunguzi (Right) during the installation ceremony in Kigali on June 18.
Rwanda
New Lions Club presidents pledge expanded community service
A health worker chats with a blood donor during an exercise in Kigali. File
Health
Health ministry explores insurance-backed funding for blood services
Nurveen Ratty, Neuro-branding strategist and chief executive of Neuro Branding Academy Africa, speaks to the participants  during a sold out executive masterclass held in Kigali on June 16 . Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured
In the age of scrolling, neurobranding gives brands a competitive edge – expert
Doctors conduct  free heart surgery and treatment at King Faisal Hospital under a Rwanda–Israel medical mission, on Tuesday, June 16. All Photos by Craish Bahizi
Health
Hope restored: 25 children get free heart surgery in Rwanda–Israel mission
Attendees at the mental health awareness campaign explore a mini-exhibition of tools and methods historically used to support individuals facing mental health challenges. File
Health
Men's mental health month:The hidden mental toll of money worries
Majorite Jean de Dieu Rwagasore was in the second year of secondary in 1991, when he began donating blood.
Health
He has donated blood for 35 years and is not stopping
A blood donor interacts with a health expert after completing the donation exercise.
Health
How a lifeline for hospital blood supply was built
‘Dusangire Lunch’ – ‘Let Us Share Lunch’ – campaign aimed to support the national school feeding programme. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda
Nearly Rwf1bn raised in Dusangire Lunch campaign
Prof. Léon Mutesa, Director of the Centre for Human Genetics at the University of Rwanda, during his presentation at the launch
Featured
€15m vaccine clinical trial on mosquito-borne viral disease launched
A woman sleeps under a mosquito net in Mareba Sector, Bugesera District. The use of mosquito nets is one of the key measures Rwanda employs to prevent malaria and reduce mosquito-borne infections. File
Health
Malaria: New mosquito nets expected by end June
Rwandan Muslims who had travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Hajj pilgrimage returned home
Religion
62 Rwandans return home after Hajj pilgrimage
The mobile clinic received by AVEGA Agahozo through the Imbuto Foundation from the Türkiye Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on June 5.
Health
Mobile clinic brings care closer to genocide widows

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