Intwari club 25: Donating blood to save more lives

Rwanda Biomedical Center through its Blood Transfusion Division (BTD) has launched “Intwari Club 25”. This is an initiative to mobilize blood donors, especially young people, to commit to donating blood 25 times... Read more »

RDF Senior Command and Staff Course students start National Study Tour on Rwanda’s health sector

The Senior Command and Staff Course 11 started a National Study Tour on “Rwanda’s health sector” which will run from 13th to 17th February 2023. The purpose of this tour is to... Read more »

President Kagame met a delegation from the International Vaccine Institute

Rwandan President Paul Kagame met today with George Bickerstaff, chair of International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Board of Trustees, its Director General Jerome Kim, and their delegation. President Kagame with the delegation from... Read more »

Rwanda marks the World Cancer Day through ‘Car Free Day’

Today, Rwanda joined the rest of the world in solidarity to raise awareness about cancers, their early detection, prevention and treatment. The event which was attended by the Minister of Health Dr.... Read more »

Elekta Foundation celebrates achievements in cervical cancer treatment in Rwanda

Minister Nsanzimana celebrates achievements in cervical cancer treatment   The Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana attended the Elekta Dinner hosted by the Elekta Foundation to celebrate its first anniversary, commemorate the World... Read more »

Rwanda joins the world in marking World Cancer Day 2023

Rwanda joins the world in marking World Cancer Day 2023. The theme of this year is “Close the care Gap: Uniting our voices and taking action.” During the Cervical Cancer Symposium held... Read more »

Health Minister Dr Nsanzimana meet a delegation from Pfizer

The Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana met with a delegation from Pfizer led by Elif Aral. Their discussions focused on the implementation of the Accord for a Healthier World in Rwanda. Accord... Read more »

Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: a call for One Health Approach

As Rwanda joined the rest of the world to mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, public health experts called for a concerted effort to tackle the 20 diseases that affect 1.7 billion... Read more »

Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak

Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed in the country’s central Mubende district on 20... Read more »

Minister of State Yvan Butera had a working visit to Kabgayi Hospital

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Yvan Butera, had a working visit to Kabgayi Hospital to interact with staff, assess the current status of service delivery and various needs. During... Read more »