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A pupil undergoes a hearing screening at GS Cyivugiza during World Hearing Day..
Health

Hearing loss: Late detection, stigma deny children timely care

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Emmanuel Ndayisaba, Executive Director of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) addresses participants during a High-Level Policy Dialogue to confront barriers keeping persons with disabilities on the margins of Rwanda’s financial system in Kigali on February 19. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Key players urge action to close financial inclusion gaps for persons with disabilities

Saturday, February 21, 2026
Doctors conduct epilepsy surgery operation at CHUK Hopital in Kigali on Monday, February 9.
Editorial

First epilepsy surgery commendable but not enough

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Doctors conduct epilepsy surgery operation at CHUK Hospital in Kigali on Monday, February 9. Courtesy 
Health

Doctors at CHUK perform Rwanda’s first surgery on epilepsy patient

Monday, February 09, 2026
Doctors conduct a neurosurgical operation at Kacyiru District Hospital on January 21, 2020. File
Health

New system to bring epilepsy surgery closer to Rwandans

Monday, February 09, 2026
Celestin Mutuyimana, the clinical psychotherapist and founder of Baho Smile Institute.
Health

Rwandan researcher develops healing tools from years of studying trauma

Friday, February 06, 2026
Students pose for a group photo during an awareness campaign on bilharzia and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). File
Health

What it will take to eliminate NTDs by 2030

Monday, February 02, 2026
Delegates follow a presentation of the newly conducted study by Transparency International Rwanda in Kigali on Thursday, January 29. Courtesy
Crime

New study reveals bribery and sexual abuse in education sector

Friday, January 30, 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
The government plans to introduce lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, in the last quarter of the year.
Health

Rwandans react to planned six-month HIV prevention injection

Friday, January 23, 2026
Janvier Igabe and Josiane Tuyishimire pose for a photo. Igabe, who is HIV-negative, and Tuyishimire, who is positive, are married, raising two daughters.
People

How a Kigali couple is thriving despite different HIV statuses

Wednesday, January 21, 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