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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
Doctors perform surgery at King Faisal Hospital. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

Don’t let Google or AI diagnose you before you see a health professional

Monday, September 28, 2026
A high-fiber diet consists of plant-based foods rich in dietary fiber, the part of food that the body cannot fully digest or absorb. Sam Ngendahimana

Why a high-fiber diet matters for digestive health, disease prevention

Saturday, September 26, 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
Participants undergo mass screening for non-communicable diseases during Umuganda in Gahanga, Kicukiro District, on Saturday, August 29. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI.
Rwanda

Rising NCD burden drives longer, costlier care, experts warn

Sunday, September 06, 2026
Residents undergo screening for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during a community health outreach exercise in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Rwanda needs to take the fight against NCDs beyond hospitals

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Several celebrities, including musicians, athletes, journalists, music managers and other public figures, gathered to celebrate Yvan Buravan at Atelier du Vin on August 17
Rwanda

Music, cancer awareness headline Yvan Buravan tribute day

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Veterinarians treat a dog at New Vision Veterinary Hospital in Nyarutarama, Kigali. Courtesy
Health

Inside Kigali’s specialised hospital for dogs and cats

Monday, August 10, 2026
Participants take part at the inaugural Kigali Cancer Walk, which brought together Rotarians, government officials, health professionals, private-sector representatives. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

The fight against cancer needs all of us

Monday, August 10, 2026
The Rotary Club of Kigali Virunga during Car Free Day mass sports in which they raised $50,000 towards a $5 million campaign to procure Rwanda’s first Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) scanner.
Rwanda

Rotary raises $50,000 towards $5m cancer scanner

Sunday, August 09, 2026
Health workers conduct hepatitis screening during the ongoing Rwanda's viral hepatitis elimination campaign. Photos by Kellya Keza
Health

Hepatitis: Rwanda shifts screening focus to high-risk groups

Tuesday, July 28, 2026