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Joan Mbabazi

Joan Mbabazi

Rift Valley Fever affects sheep, goats and cattle and humans can get infected. FILE

What to know about Rift Valley Fever as Rwanda responds to latest outbreak

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Experts say that prolonged loneliness and social isolation can trigger chronic stress, which increases the body’s production of stress hormones that are harmful to the cardiovascular system.

How loneliness increases risk of heart disease

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Denise Umuneza trains one of her Ikinyarwanda students at her office in Kimihurura.

The woman turning Ikinyarwanda into a global classroom

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Global cancer cases could reach nearly 35 million a year by 2050.Courtesy

Cancer cases could reach 35 million a year by 2050, WHO says

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Community Health Workers undergo a training session on maternal health in Karongi District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

How 30 years of community health workers have changed access to care

Thursday, July 09, 2026

The procedure was carried out on a Rwandan man on Wednesday, July 8, by surgeons Dr. Fan Guidong and Dr. Yin Tao, alongside other members of their surgical team.

Chinese doctors perform advanced hernia surgery at Masaka Hospital

Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Rollout of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, expected to be introduced in November. File

How Rwanda is addressing gaps in HIV treatment

Sunday, July 05, 2026

Romeo Dallaire with his wife Marie Michaud during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Friday, August 11 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Seven books on Rwanda’s liberation journey

Saturday, July 04, 2026

WHO trials new Ebola treatments in DR Congo. Courtesy

WHO trials new Ebola treatments in DR Congo

Friday, July 03, 2026

“The 600” tells the story of a battalion of 600 Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) soldiers stationed at the Parliamentary Building at the start of the genocide. File

Movie corner: Four films that tell Rwanda’s liberation story

Friday, July 03, 2026

A woman breastfeeding her baby. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Rwanda has remained below 2 percent over the past decade, rising slightly to 1.1 percent from 0.9 percent in the previous year.

Mother-to-child HIV transmission remains below 2%

Wednesday, July 01, 2026

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Rwanda–Singapore Police cooperation delivers new graduates

Saturday, June 27, 2026

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.

Over 30 Rwandan students to participate in international science competitions

Friday, June 26, 2026

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.

Why many women live with uterine tumors without knowing it

Friday, June 26, 2026

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

Over 100 people recover from Ebola in DR Congo, Uganda

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Doctor Jean de Dieu Nsanzimana is a Rwandan general surgeon undergoing specialised training in Israel. Courtesy

Meet Rwandan surgeon preparing to bring specialised heart care home

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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.

Social media overuse can weaken life purpose, mental health expert warns

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Outgoing Kigali Doyen President Alphonse Mukama and Incoming Kigali Doyen President Theoneste Mwunguzi (Right) during the installation ceremony in Kigali on June 18.

New Lions Club presidents pledge expanded community service

Friday, June 19, 2026