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The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) displays illegal alcohol seized in Kigali on October 22. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

The role of chemistry and toxicology in national security

Saturday, February 28, 2026
Penicillin tablets (top row) and amoxicillin (bottom row) are among the antibiotics to which laboratory findings from RBC have reported growing germ resistance. Net photo
Health

What to know as Penicillin, Amoxicillin lose effectiveness in Rwanda

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
A pharmacist searching rows of drugs at Kisimenti in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Health

Experts caution expectant mothers on paracetamol use

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Lazare Ntirenganya (right), the Division Manager for Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Trials at Rwanda FDA, explains the steps needed to safeguard public health.
Health

Rwanda FDA advocates for rational drug use to prevent antimicrobial resistance crisis

Saturday, June 14, 2025
A view of Detroit Dark Red Beetroot farm, one of the varieties that Jean Pierre Munyemana grows Rubavu and Nyabihu districts in the Western Province. Courtesy
Society

Don't discard beetroot leaves, they're great, say nutritionists

Sunday, June 08, 2025
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Mufti Sindayigaya on championing unity, education and Islamic values in Rwanda

Monday, May 26, 2025
Health professionals warn that skipping doses or self-medicating is making antibiotics like amoxicillin ineffective in up to 80% of cases, driving antimicrobial resistance.
Health

What you should know about antimicrobial resistance, an escalating global threat

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Dr Claude Muvunyi, the Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre speaks at the event. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda rolls out five-year plan to combat drug resistance

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections
Health

Amoxicillin: Should doctors in Rwanda prescribe it amid falling efficacy?

Friday, January 10, 2025
Africa CDC takes action on escalating antibiotic resistance crisis. Courtesy
Health

Africa CDC takes action on escalating antibiotic resistance crisis

Friday, January 10, 2025
Health researchers collect mosquito samples to monitor the resurgence of malaria cases, in Bugesera District on April 25, 2021. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

What’s driving malaria resurgence in Rwanda?

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
A pharmacist looks for drugs at Kisimenti in Kigali. Rwanda Biomedical Centre has raised alarm over the misuse of drugs.
Health

RBC warns against drug misuse amid rising antimicrobial resistance

Tuesday, December 24, 2024