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Cows undergo a spraying exercise to protect them against diseases in Nyagatare District. Courtesy photo.
Health

New livestock law tightens controls to protect public health

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
A health worker uses a medical device and an educational chart to explain the effects of cervical cancer to a woman in Kigali, on July 3, 2023. File
Health

How Rwanda is tackling barriers to screening of cervical cancer

Wednesday, October 07, 2026
The initiative, dubbed the Pink Ribbon Project, was launched on Thursday, October 1, in Kicukiro District. Courtesy
Health

New initiative offers free cancer screening to 400 Rwandans

Friday, October 02, 2026
One of stray dogs in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Who is responsible for Kigali’s stray dogs?

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Panelists from UNICEF and the media during a breakfast dialogue on children’s rights and welfare in Kigali on September 18.
Education

More media space needed for children’s voices - experts

Saturday, September 19, 2026
More than 600,000 women have been screened for cervical cancer as Rwanda expands early detection efforts toward 2027. NetPhoto   
Women

Over 600,000 women screened in cervical cancer drive

Friday, September 18, 2026
A health worker speaks with a pregnant woman and her husband at Mubumba Hospital in Karongi District on December 9, 2022. September is observed as Sexual Health Awareness Month. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Health

Breaking the silence around sexual and reproductive health

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Ben Niyonshuti won the youth MP by-election held on Wednesday, September 2..
Rwanda

Who is Ben Niyonshuti, the new youth MP-elect?

Friday, September 04, 2026
World Health Organisation has declared that five African countries are now polio-free. Courtesy
Health

WHO declares five African countries polio-free

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
World Health Organisation has declared that five African countries are now polio-free. Courtesy

WHO declares five African countries polio-free

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Authorities are registering dogs to improve vaccination coverage as Rwanda targets rabies elimination by 2030.
Rwanda

Unregistered dogs complicate Rwanda’s race to end rabies by 2030

Saturday, August 22, 2026
Residents queue to register for the new Digital ID, taking advantage of services for those who missed the initial registration exercise at the Expo Grounds in Gikondo on Monday, August 17, 2026. Photo Jesca Mutamba.
Rwanda

Enrollment for Digital ID surpasses 8 million - NIDA

Monday, August 17, 2026