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Officials meet women who attended a cervical cancer screening pilot project launch in Ngoma District on Tuesday, April 30. Photo: Courtesy
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Ngoma District: New project seeks more coverage in cervical cancer prevention

Thursday, May 02, 2024
Dr Daniel Ngamije the Director of WHO Global Malaria Program delivers his remarks during the 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference in Kigali on Friday April 26. Photos by Craish Bahizi
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Inside USAID Tubeho’s drive to improve maternal and child healthcare services

Wednesday, May 01, 2024
A health worker during indoor residual spraying exercise in Bugesera. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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Malaria: How is Rwanda handling insecticide resistance?

Thursday, April 25, 2024
A health worker carries out indoor residual spraying in Bugesera District. According to Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), Malaria cases in the country dropped by 88 per cent as of 2023. Photo: File.
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Rwanda: Malaria cases down by 88% in 2023

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The most common scorpion in Rwanda is the Hemiscorpius lepturus, known for its potent venom. Courtesy
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Explainer: 11 things to know about scorpions

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) has alerted residents about scorpions in their houses, compounds, and environments. Internet
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RBC urges Rwandans to be vigilant about scorpions

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Participants visit a mini exhibition where a mental health specialist showcasing some of tools that the society has been using while dealing with a mental health patient before. Courtesy
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Mental health: Research project seeks to address illness in Rwandan schools

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Cancer patients at Butaro Cancer Centre in Burera District. According to RBC five new hospitals are expected to offer oral chemotherapy services. File
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How 5 key hospitals are injecting new impetus into anti-cancer fight

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Cancer patients at Butaro Cancer Centre in Burera District. According to RBC five new hospitals are expected to offer oral chemotherapy services. File
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How five added hospitals will impact cancer care in Rwanda

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Volunteers carry a trauma victim during the commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
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Kwibuka: RBC tips Rwandans on availability of mental health services

Thursday, April 04, 2024
n a 2022 report by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), it was revealed that stroke-related deaths in Rwanda escalated from the seventh position in 2009 to the third in 2019. File
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Stroke: What’s behind rising occurrence in young adults?

Friday, March 15, 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).
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Centre of excellence for highly infectious diseases under construction

Tuesday, February 20, 2024