Children at significant risk from surging mpox outbreak in the DRC and neighbouring countries – UNICEF

A mother holds her child suffering from Mpox at the Mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo, on 23 July 2024. Thousands of children in... Read more »

Five’s takeaways from Rwanda’s rollout of a cervical cancer screening digital records system

Nurse uses a poster to explain cervical cancer to a patient in Rwanda CHAI (Clinton Health Access Initiative) has published a paper in Global Health: Science and Practice detailing the lessons learned... Read more »

L’OMS déclare une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale pour la flambée de variole simienne (mpox)en RDC et dans les pays voisins

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, DG de l’OMS Le Directeur général de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), le Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a estimé que la recrudescence de variole simienne (mpox) en... Read more »

President Kagame received Chancellor of UGHE Dr. Jim Kim

Today at Urugwiro Village, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame received Dr. Jim Kim, Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE). President Kagame and Dr. Jim Kim discussed on strategies to deepen cooperation on medical... Read more »

Rwanda Health Minister received a delegation from Zhejiang University in China

Today, Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana received a delegation from Zhejiang University in China led by Prof George Gao, Xifeng Wu.  Minister Sabin Nsanzimana and the Chinese delegation discussed partnership in... Read more »

EAC calls for heightened public awareness to combat spread of Monkeypox amid outbreak in DRC, Burundi

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on EAC Partner States to educate their citizens on how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of Monkeypox (Mpox). This follows reports from... Read more »

Le Président Kagame a inauguré les travaux d’extension de l’Hôpital Roi Fayçal dont les lits passeront de 167 à 770

de g.à d. :  Le Président Kagame, suivi du Prof. Senait Fisseha (une Éthiopienne qui a obtenu la nationalité rwandaise), le CEO de KFH, Dr. Zerihun Abebe ; le PDG de Shelter... Read more »

President Kagame met Chair of the Gavi board

President Kagame met with Prof. José Manuel Barroso, Chair of the Gavi board, on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation. According to the Rwandan State House, they... Read more »

President Kagame in France for The Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation

President Paul Kagame is in Paris, France where he joins other Heads of State and Government for The Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation, an event hosted by Gavi, the Vaccine... Read more »

President Kagame met with Rwanda’s candidate for the post of WHO African Region

Dr Richard Mihigo(left) met President Kagame President Kagame met with Dr Richard Mihigo, Rwanda’s candidate for the post of World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa.  Dr Richard Mihigo is Director of... Read more »