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A scene of disaster where heavy rains destroyed five classrooms in Busasamana Sector in Rubavu District on January 4. Photo: Courtesy.
Environment

Experts call for robust early warning systems for disaster management

Monday, November 14, 2022
Type 2 diabetes causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become too high. Photo/Net
Wellness

Type 2 diabetes is preventable; understand the risk factors

Sunday, November 13, 2022
Rwanda on November 12 joined the world to mark World Pneumonia Day.Courtesy
Health

Rwanda marks World Pneumonia Day 2022

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Uganda’s Minister of Education, Janet Museveni during the interview.
Africa

Ugandan schools ordered to close early as Ebola spreads

Tuesday, November 08, 2022
The Bandebereho intervention is a gender-transformative intervention for couples who are expecting or current parents (ages 21-35) of children under five years that promotes men’s engagement to pre- vent violence against women & children, promote reproductive, maternal, and child health, caregiving and healthier couple relations. Photo: Courtesy.
Featured

Bandebereho Evidence of Impact: Findings from a six-year randomized controlled trial

Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Experts advocate for the need to understand our sexuality and make informed decisions. Illustration/Net
Wellness

Sex life: Sliding vs deciding (Part 1)

Sunday, November 06, 2022
A worker carries out indoor residual spraying to fight against mosquitoes in Bugesera District. According to statistics from RBC, Rwanda recorded a drop in malaria incidence from 400 per 1,000 in 2016 to 89 per 1,000 in 2021. A new study has linked an invasive insecticide-resistant mosquito to an unprecedented urban outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia, and warned that it can fuel an upsurge of cases in various African countries. Photo: File.
Health

Invasive mosquitoes could fuel malaria upsurge in Africa

Friday, November 04, 2022
Patrick Otim, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa’s Incident Manager for the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. internet
Health

Risk of Ebola spreading to regional countries moderate – expert

Thursday, November 03, 2022
Spraying with insecticides is one of solutions recommended to kill the pests in mangoes.Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda to deploy parasitoids to fight pests in mangoes

Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Health workers during Ebola simulation exercises, preparing the emergency response team in case they receive a suspected case of the highly contagious at Kigali International Airport on Tuesday, November 1. Craish Bahizi
Health

Kigali airport conducts Ebola preparedness drills

Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Whole brown bread is normally recommended as it’s generally a nutritious and versatile addition to a healthy diet. Net photo.
Wellness

Health benefits of whole brown bread

Sunday, October 30, 2022
Unhealthy diet and harmful alcohol consumption are among for modifiable risk factors for NCDs. Increase consumption of nutrient-dense foods, instead. Net photo.
Wellness

Diets to prevent non-communicable diseases

Sunday, October 30, 2022