World Bank excited over new low-cost health plan

Kigali: The World Bank has described as “gratifying” a government health formula which rewards doctors and nurses with incentives for reducing child and mother deaths in their health centers, RNA reports.

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Les homosexuels défendent leurs droits souvent bafoués

Kigali: Au Rwanda, le nouveau Code pénal en cours de révision ne criminalise plus l'homosexualité. Mais les droits des gays et lesbiennes, qui disent ne suivre que leur penchant naturel, ne sont... Read more »

New malaria vaccine promises to save children

Kigali: A new vaccine showed promise at protecting young children from malaria, offering a potential new weapon against a disease that kills at least 1 million people each year, U.S. researchers said... Read more »

Fiery Ingabire takes part in Umuganda cleaning

Kigali: The leader of the yet-to-registered FDU-Inkingi party Ms. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza (in red) on Saturday also picked the tools to take part in the nationally conducted community cleaning program ‘UMUGANDA’. It... Read more »

Rwandans reach out to Yoga as trauma therapy

Kigali: "Breath is the most readily available portal we have to the autonomic system and yoga, by virtue of the fact that it marries breathing and movement, teaches somebody how to calm... Read more »

Circumcising newborns saves taxpayers’ money – study

A traditional circumcision ritual in Uganda. The study done by Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, the Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Health, suggests that circumcising newborns is... Read more »

Une nouvelle campagne pour stimuler l’utilisation des préservatifs

Kigali: Une campagne du gouvernement rwandais a pour objectif de faire augmenter de manière significative l’utilisation des préservatifs tant masculins que féminins dans le pays, où l’on estime que les personnes sexuellement... Read more »

Article on homosexuality thrown out of Penal Code

Kigali: Amid massive pressure from campaign groups, donors and the UN, the Lower Chamber of Parliament voted Wednesday to throw out the controversial article criminalizing homosexuality from the Penal Code, RNA reports.

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Vaginal HIV Gel fails infection test

Kigali: A major trial of a vaginal microbicide has produced no evidence that its use reduces the risk of HIV infection in women, researchers announced in Uganda.

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La vasectomie comme solution à l’explosion des naissances

Province de l'Ouest : Face à la poussée démographique, les hommes acceptent de plus en plus de se soumettre à la vasectomie. En témoigne le district rural de Nyabihu,  à l’Ouest du... Read more »