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Patients admitted at Butaro Hospital in Burera District. Addressing MPs, Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana said that Rwanda needs at least 3,000 hospital beds to ease pressure on health facilities across the country. Dan Gatsinzi.

3,000 hospital beds needed to end overcrowding, says health minister

Thursday, July 09, 2026

Security officers and district officials during an event to destroy illicit drinks in Gasabo. At least 44 people have died after consuming illicit alcoholic drinks between January and June this year. File

Illicit alcohol linked to over 40 deaths in six months, health minister says

Thursday, July 09, 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

WHO trials new Ebola treatments in DR Congo. Courtesy

WHO trials new Ebola treatments in DR Congo

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

Medical experts caution that prolonged hospital stays and extensive diagnostic investigations are not always necessary. File.

Questions mount over hospital admissions, prescriptions and rising healthcare costs

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana speaks during the event at Kigali Convention Centre. Photos by Kellya Keza

Keeping girls in school key to curbing teenage pregnancy, says health minister

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

French health authorities announced on Wednesday, June 24, the detection of the first case of Ebola on French soil.

France confirms first Ebola case

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

Doctors perform a kidney transplant procedure during the launch of kidney transplant surgery services at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, on May 28, 2023. Courtesy photo.

Kidney transplants performed in Rwanda pass 100 mark

Monday, June 22, 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

Rwandan peacekeepers in collaboration with the Society for Family Health bring free healthcare services to 390 people at Ruli Somba Primary Health Care Centre, in South Sudan, during a humanitarian outreach on Friday, June 19.

Rwandan peacekeepers provide free medical care to over 300 people in South Sudan

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Health Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana (2nd Left) addresses senators during a consultation meeting on autism in Rwanda on Wednesday, June 17. COURTESY

Renewed call for support services for children with autism

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Various blood components in dedicated bags from left to right red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitates, at RBC’s Blood Transfusion Division in Kigali, on July 30, 2024.

RBC explores new use for excess plasma from blood donations

Thursday, June 18, 2026

A health worker chats with a blood donor during an exercise in Kigali. File

Health ministry explores insurance-backed funding for blood services

Thursday, June 18, 2026

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

Hope restored: 25 children get free heart surgery in Rwanda–Israel mission

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Children with disabilities during the launch of Love Initiative Day at Kibagabaga Hospital on Tuesday, June 16. Courtesy

African Child Day: Stakeholders push for greater disability inclusion

Wednesday, June 17, 2026