Des produits nuisibles à la santé circulent sur le marché

Kigali: Des informations recoupées par ARI font état  d’une circulation sur le marché local des produits importés qui ne respectent pas les obligations industrielles de fabrication, tels que définis par les différents... Read more »

German scientists “discover cure for HIV/Aids virus”

Dr. Gloria Mukeshimana with an H.I.V. patient at Central Kigali Hospital. Kigali, Rwanda, once was inundated with H.I.V. cases. (Photo: The New York Times)

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Retraining Rwanda’s traditional birth attendants

Kigali: Two years spent training traditional birth attendants in remote rural areas has allowed Rwanda to reduce the country's maternal mortality rate, says the country's health department.

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Why African women are more vulnerable to HIV/Aids

Kigali: Whereas Africa has 10 per cent of the world’s population, about 70 per cent of HIV infections are found in Africa. Out of the 33 m people who were living with... Read more »

Swine flu declared over in Rwanda, and globally

Kigali: Rwanda said Wednesday that it has not recorded any H1N1 cases (swine flu) for more than four months after the World Health Organisation declared Tuesday that the pandemic was over -... Read more »

Cell phones save lives in Musanze villages

Musanze, Northern Province: The Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies.

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Microbicide gel shows reduced risk of HIV in women

Vienna: A vaginal gel that women can use significantly reduces a woman's risk of being infected with the HIV/Aids virus to a rate similar to how circumcision works with men, scientists said... Read more »

Malaria-proof mosquito engineered

Kigali: Scientists in the US have succeeded in genetically engineering a malaria-resistant mosquito. The researchers, from the University of Arizona, introduced a gene that affected the insect's gut, meaning the malaria parasite... Read more »

Young people leading drop in HIV spread, says study

Kigali: The prevalence of HIV/Aids is falling among young Rwandans because they are having safer sex with fewer partners, the United Nations AIDS programme said ahead of a major conference next week... Read more »

Kagame, UN ‘superheroes’ demand $60billion for mothers and children

New York: After naming a panel of “superheroes” for the millennium development goals, the UN Secretary General says up to $60billion is needed to help them save mothers and children in the... Read more »