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According to RBC, more than 2,000 people are treated for animal bites each year across the country, and at least one person dies annually. File
Health

Missing dog data stalls rabies elimination efforts

Friday, November 21, 2025
Participants pose for a group photo at Zipline Centre in Muhanga District. Courtesy
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A dive into Rwanda’s drone-powered vaccine distribution system

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
A veterinarian conducts vaccination against Black Quarter and Anthrax in Rusizi District. Courtesy Photo
Health

Rwanda expands disease tracking to include animals and wildlife

Thursday, November 06, 2025
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Health

Dog owners in Rwanda told to register pets with village authorities

Saturday, August 30, 2025
Officials recognize residents and students during the campaign on the neglected tropical diseases in Rwanda

Eliminating neglected tropical diseases in Rwanda: Why community voices matter?

Thursday, July 10, 2025
Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana (c) joined hundreds of participants at the Night Run – Walk for Change, ahead of the conference on March 2. Courtesy
Health

Experts call for stronger strategies to eliminate NTDs in Africa

Monday, March 03, 2025
Françoise Mukandutiye, a 33-year-old resident of Kimonyi Sector in Musanze District, has spent nearly two decades battling podoconiosis. Courtesy
Health

Podoconiosis: A neglected disease affecting 6,000 Rwandans with less awareness

Thursday, January 30, 2025
A medic takes care of a patient at King Faisal Hospital. Scientists are increasingly alarmed by the growing threat of zoonotic diseases—infections that jump from animals to humans. File
Health

Covid, Mpox, bird flu, MVD: Why viruses jump from animals to humans

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Viral infections are illnesses one gets from tiny organisms that use body cells to make more copies of themselves (viruses).

What you need to know about viral infections

Friday, December 06, 2024
FAO has been working with various actors and partners to make Rwanda’s goal of eliminating rabies by 20230 a reality.

Fighting rabies with education and early treatment

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Some members of the genocidal militia, FDLR, who were captured by M23 fighters, while fighting alongside Congolese soldiers in eastern DR Congo in December 2022. FILE

Tshisekedi must put down FDLR, the region’s most dangerous canine

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Africa

El Nino rains leave Kenya's arid areas grappling with diseases

Friday, February 23, 2024