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A healthcare worker collects a blood sample from a donor at a medical facility. Courtesy
Health

Fear, faith, and misconceptions: Why people avoid blood donations

Saturday, February 14, 2026
A medic demonstrates how a cancer screening machine operates at Kanombe Military Hospital. File
Health

How will patients benefit from new cancer treatment?

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Officials pose for a photo during the launch of the parternship in Kigali on Monday, February 9. Photo by Kellya Keza
Environment

Japan backs Rwanda’s emergency response efforts with $1.3m project

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Jacques Mbalirende, a prostate cancer survivor posing for a photo after the interview in Kigali on February 6. PHOTOS BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Health

Early screening saved my life: Prostate cancer survivor, 77, urges men to test early

Saturday, February 07, 2026
Rwanda has added brachytherapy to its cancer treatment services. Internet
Health

Cancer: Rwanda adds brachytherapy to treatment services

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
A health worker interacts with a blood donor during an exercise in Kigali, in June 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Dispelling misconceptions around blood donation

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Rwanda’s Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Engineering and e-Health Project Phase II in Bumbogo Sector in Gasabo District. Courtesy
Education

Rwanda receives Rwf43bn from AfDB to fund skills development, innovation

Friday, January 30, 2026
Some youths attend a campaign to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Bugesera District. By November 2025, more than 500 youths had joined the programme. Courtesy.
Health

Youth step up fight against neglected tropical diseases

Thursday, January 29, 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
Health

RBC upgrades plasma system to cut waste, meet export standards

Thursday, January 29, 2026
A 2023 pilot study by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) shows that among young people aged 13–24, 4.4 percent reported cannabis use in the past 30 days, 2 percent used cigarettes, and while 0.2 used opiates. Courtesy

What we miss when we criminalize pain: Rethinking drug policy through a public health lens

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
Health

Plasma exports set to start by year-end, says RBC

Monday, January 26, 2026
Delegates pose for a group photo during the launch of the project that aimed at strengthening cross-border community preparedness for Mpox and other high-risk epidemic-prone diseases.
Featured

Featured: HDI, IOM, RBC partner to enhance cross-border community preparedness for epidemic-prone diseases

Monday, January 19, 2026