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A parent helps a child to write at Autism Rwanda at Kagugu in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Early signs of Autism: Stories of parents with Autistic children

Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Pupils from All Saints' Cathedral Primary School display health information during the launch of the National Strategic Plan for tuberculosis in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Jan. 22, 2024. (Photo by Allan Mutiso/Xinhua)
Africa

AU officials laud China's support to promote health in Africa

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Philippa C K Decuir is a breast cancer survivor and the founder and CEO of Breast Cancer Initiative East Africa.

Continuing the conversation: Empowering women leaders for ongoing change

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Dr Phoebe Mwiseneza, Rwinkwavu Hospital Director General, said there is need for awareness kidney disease campaigns because the cost of treatment is high. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Health

Kayonza survey: 10% of patients with NCDs unknowingly have chronic kidney disease

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Health

Rotary International president visits cancer patients in Kinyinya, pledges more support

Saturday, March 23, 2024
Karangwa Martin, a beneficiary of kidney translplant speaking to journalists in Kigali on March 14. Courtesy
Health

World Kidney Day: Rwanda highlights equitable access to kidney healthcare

Saturday, March 16, 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
Health

Stroke: What’s behind rising occurrence in young adults?

Friday, March 15, 2024
The New Times
Africa

Death toll from Lassa fever rises to 14 in southern Nigeria

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Minister of State for Health, Yvan Butera, delivers remarks during a panel discussion at the AU Summit on February 17. Courtesy  
Health

It is important to scale up vaccine production in Africa — Minister Butera

Tuesday, February 20, 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).
Health

Centre of excellence for highly infectious diseases under construction

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The New Times
Health

Conjunctivitis: What you need to know about red eye disease

Monday, February 19, 2024
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 20, 2021. REUTERS
Health

The world is not yet prepared for next pandemic, WHO boss warns

Tuesday, February 13, 2024