Africa CDC strengthens support to Ebola response in the DRC

The African Union Commission, through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), is reinforcing its support to the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other parts... Read more »

Where healthcare and Agritech take flight in Rwanda

Prosper Uruvugundi, Partnership Manager at Zipline (Photo by Chanel Retief)  Drone delivery and logistics company Zipline continues to make inroads for communities in the remote areas of Rwanda to access essential medical... Read more »

Military Health Service Chief of Staff engages RDF medics on service delivery 

At RDF Headquarters in Kimihurura, Major General Ephrem Rurangwa, Chief of Staff of the Military Health Services (MHS COS), chaired a meeting of military healthcare providers from Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) units... Read more »

Rwanda to administer new HIV preventative drug

Zambia led the way as the first sub-Saharan African country to introduce CAB-LA, a new WHO-recommended HIV prevention drug, earlier this year. Now, Rwanda is following suit, with plans to administer the... Read more »

Marburg outbreak in Rwanda declared over

The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over today by the Government of Rwanda with no new cases reported over the last 42 days after the last patient tested negative for... Read more »

Africa CDC déclare la fin imminente de l’épidémie de Marburg au Rwanda

Le Centre africain de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (Africa CDC, African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention) a annoncé la fin imminente de l’épidémie actuelle de maladie à virus de... Read more »

Ouverture de l’Académie de l’OMS à Lyon qui multipliera par quatre le personnel médical du Rwanda 

Une Académie de l’OMS (WHO Academy) a été ouverte à Lyon en France et elle formera un personnel qui contribuera à multiplier par quatre le personnel médical du Rwanda lors des quatre... Read more »

President Kagame received Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation delegation 

This afternoon, President Kagame received a delegation from the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, led by Professor Senait Fisseha.  President Kagame and Professor Senait Fisseha discussed the foundation’s work to strengthen health systems... Read more »

Rwanda launches Helmet Testing Laboratory as Part of the ‘Tuwurinde’ Project

Rwanda officially launched a Helmet Testing Laboratory under the ‘Tuwurinde’ Project, a partnership between the Government of Rwanda, the FIA Foundation, Healthy People Rwanda, and the UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF), with... Read more »

Africa CDC félicitent le Rwanda et le Sénégal pour l’obtention du statut de Maturité Niveau 3 par l’OMS

Les Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (Africa CDC) félicitent chaleureusement les Autorités Nationales de Régulation (ANRs) du Rwanda (Food and Drugs Authority) et du Sénégal (Agence Sénégalaise de... Read more »