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Prof. Dr. Richard Gurgel from the University of Utah led the team that performed the sugery at King Faisal Hospital.

One refugee child’s impact on hearing care in Rwanda

Friday, February 20, 2026
Prof. Martin Nyundo, the Head of Clinical Services at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).
Health

Rwanda’s surgical journey from scarcity to life-saving care

Saturday, February 14, 2026
Dr. Bukara is one of the country’s leading orthopaedic specialists and the hospital’s Managing Director.
Health

Exclusive: One doctor’s resolve to redefine orthopaedic care

Friday, February 13, 2026
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
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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
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Life-saving surgeries made locally accessible in two years

Saturday, November 22, 2025
Doctors at King Faisal Hospital take part in the East African Postgraduate GI endoscopy course and colonoscopy TCT program. Courtesy Photo
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Doctors in Rwanda perform complex rectal cancer procedure

Tuesday, October 07, 2025
Raban Gitangaza a nursing student from Kayonza District, emerged as the top perfomer in the Associate Nursing Programme. Photos by Kellya Keza
Education

Top nursing performer dreams of career in orthopedic surgery

Tuesday, September 02, 2025
Gloria Brave Impano, the 13-year-old, scored 98.8 percent, ranking second nationwide. Craish Bahizi
Education

My dream is to become a surgeon – Top PLE performer

Thursday, August 21, 2025
Dr. Richard Gurgel, an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) surgeon from the University of Utah, USA, the leader of the operation and his assistant doctors during the operation at King Faisal Hospital on Tuesday, August 12. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

PHOTOS: Rwanda performs first cochlear implant surgeries for children who can't hear

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Rwandan ophthalmologists received training on July 23 at RIIO in Nyarutarama, using virtual reality simulators that replicate the human eye in 3D for surgical practice. Photos: Keza Kellya.
Health

From 'animal eyes' to VR: How Rwanda is modernising eye surgery training

Thursday, July 24, 2025
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How nationwide OB-GYN skills dev’t is reducing maternal deaths

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Esophageal cancer is emerging as an increasingly serious health concern in Rwanda, with new cases persistently rising over the past five years.
Health

RBC warns of late diagnosis as esophageal cancers nearly double in 5 years

Friday, July 11, 2025