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Health professionals conduct medical drills on how to handle Ebola patients at King Faisal Hospital on October 17, 2022. Rwanda has secured over Rwf150 billion for health emergency preparedness. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.
Health

Rwanda secures over Rwf150bn for health emergency preparedness

Monday, June 10, 2024
President Paul Kagame during a guided tour of BioNTech Facility Mainz, in Germany on March 29, 2022. The firm has secured $145m in a bid to strengthen Africa’s mRNA vaccine ecosystem. Village Urugwiro
Health

BioNTech names three “priority” areas after securing Rwf180bn funding

Tuesday, June 04, 2024
The funding will support BioNTech to establish mRNA vaccine research and development (R&D), clinical, and commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities at the company’s facility in Kigali.
Editorial

BioNTech-CEPI partnership is a shot in the arm for Rwanda’s vaccine ecosystem

Friday, May 31, 2024
President Kagame and other dignitaries officially inaugurate BioNTech’s vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali on December 18, 2023. The plant is set for $145 million in funding. Courtesy
Health

BioNTech's vaccine plant in Rwanda gets over Rwf180bn boost

Friday, May 31, 2024
Delegates follow a panel discussion during the Health Research and Policy Conference in Kigali on Monday, May 20. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Experts explore strategies for building ecosystem responsive to Rwanda’s unique health needs

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
President Paul Kagame, with several heads of state and government, and other senior delegates including BioNTech founder and CEO Ugur Sahin (3rd-L) offically launch BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali on December 18, 2023.

Rwanda's path to pharma self-sufficiency: Strengthening regulatory oversight and building a robust healthcare system

Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Delegates from the East Africa Standby Force (EASF) member states who are convening in Kigali for a four-day session on Monday, March 25. Courtesy
Africa

Eastern Africa Standby Force member states convene in Rwanda for disaster response harmonisation

Monday, March 25, 2024
EALA Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana (R), receives the petition on public services in the East African Community partner states, from Allana Kembabazi, programme manager at Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (L), in Nairobi, Kenya, as EALA MP Gerald Blacks Siranda Gerald looks on, on March 12, 2024. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Health

Regional parliament petitioned over inadequate healthcare in EAC

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda is stepping up its preparedness to respond to epidemics through approaches including testing waste water from passenger airlines for early disease detection purposes. File photo.
Health

Inside Rwanda’s approach to epidemic preparedness

Thursday, February 22, 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
A health worker during the Covid 19 vaccination exercise in 2022. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic?

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Panelists during the meeting where Akagera Medicines and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations launched a new $1.46 million partnership to enhance vaccine delivery and accessibility in Africa. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Akagera Medicines secures $1.5m to improve access to vaccines

Wednesday, December 20, 2023