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Cross-border traders at La Petite Barriere, the border between Rwanda and DR Congo in Rubavu District. File photo
Health

12 African countries agree to intensify cross-border collaborations to tackle disease outbreaks

Saturday, May 24, 2025
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe and DR Congo's Minister of Foreign Affairs Therese Kayikwamba Wagner during the meeting in Luanda on Tuesday July 30,2024
Africa

Angola withdraws from mediation of DR Congo crisis

Monday, March 24, 2025
Delegates pose for a group photo at the inaugural conference and exhibition to advance biosafety and biosecurity in Rwanda on Friday, January 17. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: Kigali: A look at first biosafety, biosecurity conference and exhibition

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Residents wait for medical services at Gira ubuzima health post in Burera District. Craish Bahizi
Health

Minister highlights growing importance of health posts in Rwanda

Thursday, January 16, 2025
The Marburg viral disease was the most news-dominating topic for Rwanda in 2024
Health

The year Rwanda fought off two epidemics and achieved key milestones in delivering healthcare services

Friday, January 03, 2025
A medic records a patient's identification details during a medical drill focused on pandemic preparedness at King Faisal Hospital in 2022 . Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

How to keep mental health in check during pandemics

Sunday, December 29, 2024
King Baudouin of Belgium

The oxymoronic beatification: Saints, sinners, and the church’s selective morality

Friday, December 20, 2024
Fruit bats have been identified as the primary source of the Marburg outbreak in Rwanda. Internet photo
Rwanda

Health minister on why killing Marburg spreading bats is no solution

Tuesday, November 05, 2024
Marburg patients haven't returned home to their families since September. Courtesy
Rwanda

Medics treating Marburg patients haven’t returned home since September

Monday, November 04, 2024
A view of a damaged rice plantation in Bugarama in Rusizi District. According to MINAGRI, more than Rwf2 billion had been paid out to livestock farmers in compansation.File
Agriculture

Insurance: Over Rwf2bn paid in compensation to livestock farmers

Sunday, October 20, 2024
Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana speaks to journaalists during a past event. Minister on Saturday said that six people have died of Marburg virus disease (MVD). File
Health

Marburg update: Six people succumb to viral disease

Saturday, September 28, 2024
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Health

Rwanda confirms Marburg outbreak, steps up preventive measures

Friday, September 27, 2024