80% Canadians back making ARV drugs for Rwanda

Kigali: A large percentage of Canadians want their government to review the law which makes it impossible for drug companies to continue making cheap antiretroviral medicines like Apo-TriAvir used in Rwanda, according... Read more »

Un hôpital allemand a fourni 54 lits aux diabétiques

Kigali : L’association rwandaise des diabétiques (ARD) a noué un partenariat avec l’hôpital de la ville allemande de Rastatt qui a promis de lui fournir un appui en direction des rwandais souffrant... Read more »

Evander Holyfield to fight in Uganda

Kigali: Former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield whose ear was bitten off by boxing legend Mike Tyson, is coming to Uganda for another title fight in January, reports say.

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Environ 60.000 enfants hospitalisés suite à la malnutrition

Kigali : Sur 1,2 millions d’enfants de moins de 5 ans souffrant de malnutrition, environ 60 mille ont été hospitalisés et se sont remis, alors qu’environ 40 mille autres souffrant du même... Read more »

Les artistes soulignent le rôle de la famille dans la lutte contre le SIDA

Kigali: Dans une chanson intitulée «Umugabo nyamugabo» (un homme intègre), les grandes stars de la chanson rwandaise ont mis en exergue le rôle de la famille dans la lutte contre le SIDA... Read more »

Débat sur les rapports sexuels entre enfants et personnes âgées

Kigali: La 1ère session de la 5ème conférence nationale pédiatrique sur les enfants infectés ou affectés par le VIH/SIDA qui a lieu à Kigali a permis aux enfants d’échanger sur le problème... Read more »

Rwanda to produce 20million litres of biofuel

Kigali: Rwanda has signed on two foreign companies to start producing 20 million litres of biofuel annually from jatropha plants in three years time, the minister for energy said.

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More than 73,000 unwanted births recorded annually

Kigali: As the number of people using contraceptives increases, the number of unwanted pregnancies has also been going down over the years – currently standing at about 17%, new research says.

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More than 50% children in Rwanda are stunted – UNICEF

Kigali: More than half of children in the country are not having normal growth due to malnutrition – placing Rwanda among the 10 countries most affected globally – even worse off compared... Read more »

Swine flu expanding away from Kigali to border areas

Kigali: From just two upcountry districts and Kigali last week, confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus – also known as swine flu are being reported in other places - mainly to the... Read more »