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Doctors operate at Butaro Hospital in Burera District. Recent reforms to expand cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé were meant to ease access, but gaps remain. Courtesy
Health

What’s limiting cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé?

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Rwanda Development Board CEO Jean-Guy Afrika addresses hospitality stakeholders on the Tourism Operating License (TOL), as Irène Murerwa, Chief Tourism Officer looks on, during a meeting in Kigali on August 20. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Tourism

RDB boss talks stricter tourism standards amid renewed inspections

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Patients at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru sit waiting to be assisted. In July 2025, the government introduced a new pricing structure for medical services in private healthcare facilities the first major tariff revision since 2014. File Photo.
Health

How revised medical tariffs are reshaping healthcare access

Friday, August 01, 2025
Dr Emile Bienvenu, Rwanda FDA Director-General and representative of the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) during the signing event on June 20. Courtesy
Health

What new Rwanda-France cooperation on medicines regulation means

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Officials touring Rwamagana Banana Community Processing Centre, RFDA says it needs enough inspectors in agroprocessing factories.
Agriculture

Govt moves to fix inspection gaps in 1,000 food processing factories

Friday, April 05, 2024
President Paul Kagame chairs a cabinet meeting that approved several appointments at Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (RFDA) at Urugwiro Village on April 3. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Cabinet appoints new officials at food and drugs body

Wednesday, April 03, 2024
The New Times
Health

Rwanda FDA recalls Johnson's baby powder over safety concerns

Sunday, June 18, 2023
Rwanda FDA has banned the use of Gastro-Resistant sodium valproate tablets BP 300mg and Gastro-Resistant sodium valproate tablets BP 500mg. Internet
Health

Rwanda FDA bans drug used for Epilepsy treatment

Thursday, June 01, 2023
Some of Toblerone chocolate that were reported to have quality issue. The Rwanda Food and Drug Authority has ordered businesses to stop selling Toblerone chocolate due to the quality issues. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda FDA bans sale of chocolate brand over quality concerns

Sunday, November 20, 2022
Simon Koppers, Head of Division, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and Uzziel Ndagijimana, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning sign the agreement in Kigali on October 26. Courtesy
Health

Germany commits Rwf100 billion to Rwanda for SME, pharmaceuticals

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Emile Bienvenue, the Director-General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority.FDA said that four paediatric medicines that were recently found unsafe by WHO in The Gambia have never entered the Rwandan market.File
Health

Rwanda FDA investigates paediatric medicines found unsafe by WHO

Sunday, October 09, 2022
The New Times
Health

Rwanda Drug Authority recalls popular cough syrup

Sunday, September 18, 2022