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Girls listen to an advisor on reproductive health during an event to mark AIDS Day in Ndera Sector in Gasabo in 2024. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

If mothers don’t have the answers, who will teach the daughters?

Thursday, August 13, 2026
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)

Not all menstrual pain is normal: Why women deserve better answers

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects hormones.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: The overlooked cause of infertility in women

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
For many women, contraceptive use depends on timing, medical advice, and agreement with a partner. Courtesy
Women

Why are more married women using modern contraception?

Thursday, January 08, 2026
Officials during a consultative meeting on the new law regulating healthcare services that was adopted by the Cabinet. in Kigali. Courtesy
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What Rwanda’s new health law means for access to sexual, reproductive services

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Following the completion of a water supply project by Water For People, students are now accessing clean water. Courtesy
Health

‘Everyone Forever’: The clean water project keeping girls in school, boosting health

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Uterine fibroids also called leiomyomas or myomas are noncancerous growths that develop in or on the uterus. File
Health

Fibroids: A common yet overlooked women’s health issue in Rwanda

Monday, August 04, 2025
Girls with sanitary pads donated by Jeannette Kawera during their initiative to support girls from poor families to access pads in Gisagara. Courtesy

End period stigma: better menstrual hygiene for rural Rwandan schoolgirls

Monday, July 07, 2025
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Many support sex education and contraceptives for teenagers, so what’s stopping us?

Friday, May 02, 2025
Some participants pose for a group photo at the workshop that brought together the Health Promotion Technical Working Group (T.W.G), different RBC divisions, REB, CSOs, and UN agencies. Courtesy
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FEATURED - YAhealth: Improving health access for Rwandan youth

Friday, December 27, 2024
Nine journalists honoured for their coverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights stories at HDI-Rwanda's 9th Edition of the Annual Reproductive Health Journalism Awards. Courtesy
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HDI rewards nine journalists for excellence in reproductive health reporting

Monday, December 16, 2024
Girls in Gisagara show free pads that they got from an activist. In 2019, the Rwandan government added sanitary pads to the list of goods that are VAT exempted in a bid to ease their affordability. Photos: Courtesy
Health

Beyond the pad: Breaking barriers to menstrual health and equality

Wednesday, October 02, 2024