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Joan Mbabazi

Joan Mbabazi

Prenatal care, also called antenatal care, is the help pregnant women get from trained health workers to keep both mother and baby healthy. Courtesy

How routine prenatal visits are preventing emergencies that used to kill mothers

Thursday, December 04, 2025

A student with disabilities sits attentively during a class session. As the country marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, under the theme “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress,” access to education continues to expand. Courtesy

What is being done to improve access to inclusive education?

Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Office workers in Rwanda spend most of their day seated at desks.

Office routines driving up diabetes risk, experts warn

Thursday, November 27, 2025

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Malaria vaccine prices cut to expand coverage

Monday, November 24, 2025

Dr. Menghis Bairu (2nd-L), the Vice Chairman of Cure Blindness Project, and Katherine Overbey (3rd-R), the CEO of the global NGO, meet with Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana (C), Rwanda’s Minister of Health, with their delegation on November 14, 2025 in Kigali. Courtesy

Health ministry in ambitious push to train more eye specialists

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Maternal-fetal medicine specialists successfully performed an intrauterine fetal blood transfusion on a pregnant woman at 27 weeks of gestation at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) on Thursday, January 16. Courtesy

Life-saving surgeries made locally accessible in two years

Saturday, November 22, 2025

A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health, hospital officials announced on November 14. Courtesy

How doctors at CHUK saved baby after mother’s five miscarriages

Sunday, November 16, 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.

What it takes to build vaccine manufacturing capacity in emerging markets

Saturday, November 15, 2025

A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health, hospital officials announced on November 14.

Baby thriving after rare in-womb blood transfusion at Kigali hospital

Friday, November 14, 2025

Officials pose for a photo at the launch of Kura Nawe programme at the Gacuriro Technical Secondary School on November 5. Courtesy

Mainstreaming health information and services in TVET: The launch of ‘Kura Nawe’

Friday, November 14, 2025

A nurse assists a mother with her newborn at a hospital in Kigali on January 1, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

Life after birth: How mothers should cope with postpartum depression

Friday, November 14, 2025

A new study has found that moderate coffee consumption may reduce the risk of irregular heartbeats. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

Moderate coffee intake may reduce risk of irregular heartbeats, study shows

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Some students who will benefit from the newly launched Bridge Programme by Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) and the University of Rwanda. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

How CMU-Africa, UR's Bridge Program is boosting students' STEM expertise

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

A student carefully arranges a mosquito net on his bed before heading to class. The country has recorded more than 91,000 malaria cases, with 87 percent concentrated in 15 districts. Courtesy

Schools strengthen malaria prevention as cases rise

Saturday, November 08, 2025

A veterinarian conducts vaccination against Black Quarter and Anthrax in Rusizi District. Courtesy Photo

Rwanda expands disease tracking to include animals and wildlife

Thursday, November 06, 2025

psoriasis, a chronic skin disease

Skin conditions: Psoriasis patients speak out on stigma and neglect

Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Kigali citizens during a walk to raise awareness on the Breast Cancer. Courtesy

The fears and myths keeping women from early breast cancer checks

Friday, October 31, 2025

The new research has revealed that eating more fruits and vegetables during the day could help people sleep better that same night. Internet

Eating fruits, vegetables during day improves sleep, study finds

Thursday, October 30, 2025