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Tiva Kananura, Country Director of the The Fred Hollows Foundation, speaks during the handover of ophthalmic equipment in Kigali on February 18. All photo by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Sight restored: New ophthalmic equipment to scale up eye care access across Rwanda

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The New Times
Editorial

Expanded Mutuelle benefits mean little without public uptake

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Patients, mostly beneficiaries of Mutuelle, wait in the outpatient department of Butaro Hospital in Burera District, accessing various healthcare services. Photos by Kellya Keza.
Health

Mutuelle turns 25: Patients, doctors and families reflect on life-changing impact

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
A view of Anjia Cement Factory in Muhanga. Foreign private capital inflows into Rwanda increased by 23.9 per cent in 2024, reaching $1.0985 billion. File
Economy

Foreign private capital inflows into Rwanda rise by 23.9% in 2024

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Patients and their caretakers at Butaro Hospital in Burera District.
Health

Butaro hospital flags early detection gaps as cancer cases rise

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Doctors conduct epilepsy surgery operation at CHUK Hopital in Kigali on Monday, February 9.
Editorial

First epilepsy surgery commendable but not enough

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Butaro. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education

UGHE’s Professor Abebe Bekele on training Africa’s next health leaders

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
A woman shares her views during the 19th edition of Umushyikirano. From February 5, Rwanda will host the 20th National Dialogue Council at the Kigali Convention Centre. File

Beyond access: Rwanda’s experiment in citizen power

Thursday, February 05, 2026
Graduates celebrate during the ceremony at Butaro in Burera District on Sunday, January 25. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The journey of impact toward equity in healthcare

Friday, January 30, 2026
(L–R) A moderator leads a panel discussion with Bill Gates, the American philanthropist and co-chair of the Gates Foundation, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Musoni, and Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday, January 21. Courtesy

Rwanda’s next accomplishment: Turning Gates–OpenAI’s Horizon1000 into people‑centered AI

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame pose for a group photo with the guests at a dinner at Urugwiro Village on Monday, January 26. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Education

Kagame, First Lady host dinner in honour of UGHE leaders 

Monday, January 26, 2026
The graduation ceremony took place at Butaro in Burera District on Sunday, January 25. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

UGHE graduates first cohort of doctors, marks 10 years of health equity training

Monday, January 26, 2026