Rwanda Biomedical Center and its partners in the fight against HIV/Aids has called on Rwandans to remember that the virus is equally a danger as COVID. Erneste Nyirinkindi, in charge…
Health
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Increased teen pregnancies has evidently become one of the crucial current societal problems in Rwanda which has left government seeking for ways to end cases of child sexual abuse. The…
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National
HIV/AIDS: Reducing New Infections Possible – Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana
by Williams Buningwire 9:35 pmThe new survey has indicated that about 5,400 adults aged from 15-64 years old were infected with HIV/AIDS annually. According to the survey, HIV/AIDS prevalence among adults in the country stands…
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Obituaries
Pharmacy Expert Prof. Pierre Claver Kayumba Passes On
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 10:47 pmRwanda has lost an important person in the area of pharmacy who contributed quite a lot in the country’s education and research, Pierre Claver Kayumba over a yet to be…
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The Government’s efforts to improve the health sector have moved a further step with the establishment of the first cardiac catheterization laboratory that helps to diagnose, treat, correct heart deformations,…
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National
Hamwe Festival 2020: How UGHE Seeks to Use Arts as Alternative Medicine for Mental Health
by Daniel Sabiiti 3:50 amBill Ruzima, 20, is a performing artist who is little known in the Rwandan music industry but has been singing since age six and has always had an ambition to…
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National
Community Health Insurance Subscription Hits 81.1% Amidst Covid-19
by Daniel Sabiiti 11:19 pmRwanda Social Security Board –RSSB has published the status of subscription of the community based health insurance (CBHI) 2020/2021 which has reached 81.1% at national level as of this month.…
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The Minister of Health Dr Daniel Ngamije says Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become a huge burden for the country, killing more people than any other cause of death, calling for…
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National
Rwanda on Course to Regularise Commercial Production of Cannabis for Medical Purposes
by Edmund Kagire 6:28 pmRwanda is on course to join several African countries that are cashing in on the commercial production of Cannabis following the passing of the National Pharmaceutical Product Pricing and Containment…
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The Parliament has tasked the government to seek a solution in a financial disagreement in which districts are grappling with claiming payments from services rendered in the community health insurance.…
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Society
Good News In 2020, As Africa is Declared Free Of One Virus, Polio
by Vincent Gasana 11:15 amIt has been grievously accused, but in its defence, 2020 might say that it does not bring about events, it merely embraces whatever comes. And it might add that while…
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International
World Hepatitis Day: WHO Calls For Eradication of Hepatitis B Among the Newborns
by Williams Buningwire 2:49 pmOn 28 July, 2020, the world celebrates world hepatitis day with the World Health Organization (WHO) calling upon governments to focus on preventing the disease among mothers and newborns. According…