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Majorite Jean de Dieu Rwagasore was in the second year of secondary in 1991, when he began donating blood.
Health

He has donated blood for 35 years and is not stopping

Sunday, June 14, 2026
A blood donor interacts with a health expert after completing the donation exercise.
Health

How a lifeline for hospital blood supply was built

Saturday, June 13, 2026
Rwanda will host the 13th Africa Society for Blood Transfusion (AfSBT) Congress in 2028.
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Rwanda wins bid to host African blood transfusion congress

Thursday, March 26, 2026
Dr. Isabelle Mukagatare; Head of Department of Biomedical Services at Rwanda Biomedical Centre during the interview (L), Dr Mukagatare interacts with a Lab technician at RBC. Photos: Emmanuel Dushimimana
Women

Rejected, but not defeated: How one woman helped build Rwanda’s diagnostic systems

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
A healthcare worker collects a blood sample from a donor at a medical facility. Courtesy
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Fear, faith, and misconceptions: Why people avoid blood donations

Saturday, February 14, 2026
A health worker interacts with a blood donor during an exercise in Kigali, in June 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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Dispelling misconceptions around blood donation

Saturday, January 31, 2026
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How timely drone blood delivery saved life in wake of road crash

Friday, January 30, 2026
Various blood components in dedicated bags—red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate (from left to right)—at RBC’s Blood Transfusion Division in Kigali, on July 30, 2024. Courtesy
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RBC upgrades plasma system to cut waste, meet export standards

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Rwanda is expected to start exporting blood plasma for fractionation later this year, once the remaining technical and regulatory requirements are completed. Joan Mbabazi
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Plasma exports set to start by year-end, says RBC

Monday, January 26, 2026
Members of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga (RCKV), during a blood donation exercise. Courtesy
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Rotarians rally youth to donate blood

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
A baby born after a successful Intra-Uterine Transfusion (IUT) at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) is now 2.5 months old and in good health, hospital officials announced on November 14. Courtesy
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How doctors at CHUK saved baby after mother’s five miscarriages

Sunday, November 16, 2025