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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
The New Times

Africa “experts”: Moral certainty and local ignorance

Saturday, December 06, 2025
Akagera Medicines said it has completed early-stages of its preclinical trials of AKG-100, a new antibiotic drug in the oxazolidinone class, designed to treat pulmonary TB.
Health

Akagera Medicines’ TB drug shows ‘promising’ results in preclinical trials

Tuesday, April 01, 2025
The first consortium of medical schools in Africa was launched on Tuesday, March 25. Dan Gatsinzi
Education

Africa’s first consortium of medical schools launched in Kigali

Thursday, March 27, 2025
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Women at the helm: Nyirabagwiza’s poultry success inspires, helps fight malnutrition

Saturday, March 08, 2025
Fruit bats have been identified as the primary source of the Marburg outbreak in Rwanda. Internet photo
Rwanda

Health minister on why killing Marburg spreading bats is no solution

Tuesday, November 05, 2024
Rwanda was declared polio-free in 2004 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Health

World Polio Day: Why Rwanda still vaccinates despite being polio-free

Thursday, October 24, 2024
UVU Bio, a renowned biotech incubator that runs the recently inaugurated Bioeconomy Hub in Kigali, welcomed its first cohort for a one-month intensive training on biotechnology and laboratory skills in September. Photo by UVU Bio

To shape Africa’s pharma future, empower a youthful workforce to lead the way

Thursday, October 17, 2024
The New Times
Health

Rwanda's battle against Marburg virus: A story of resilience, compassion, and hope

Friday, October 04, 2024
The New Times
Health

Rwanda confirms Marburg outbreak, steps up preventive measures

Friday, September 27, 2024
Rwanda will host the inaugural East Africa Pharma and Biotech Conference in Kigali on September 17-19, 2024. The country is also home to Africa's first mRNA vaccine plant.

Time is Now: Africa’s quest to become a global biomedicine hub

Monday, September 16, 2024
Mpox, a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus.
Health

Mpox ‘a crisis that demands our collective action’ – Africa CDC boss

Wednesday, August 14, 2024