Hope for Women battling breast cancer

Kigali: Breast Cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in the world and yet a neglected disease in East Africa, but that is bound to change. A new initiative is... Read more »

UN, Police set up emergency center for violence victims

Kigali: Survivors of violence in Rwanda will be able to access medical, legal, and psycho-social services all in a one-stop center and at no cost, courtesy of the UN and local Police,... Read more »

Mamans kangourous pour bébés prématurés

Kigali: Au Rwanda, pour remédier à l’insuffisance de couveuses nécessaires à la survie de bébés prématurés, certains hôpitaux utilisent la "méthode kangourou" qui remplace valablement les appareils.

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Mothers to get 100% salary during maternity leave

Kigali: Parliament and government stripped them of part of their income when they are on maternity leave, but now expectant mothers will not have to worry about rushing back to work –... Read more »

De cruelles conséquences pour les papas et mamans gâteaux

Kigali: Une nouvelle campagne de prévention du VIH menée au Rwanda – intitulée « Sinigurisha » (Je ne suis pas à vendre) – met en garde contre les relations sexuelles intergénérationnelles, impliquant... Read more »

Vingt-deux mille rwandais attrapent le VIH/Sida chaque année

GLH 524: Durant les trois semaines étalés du 26 juin au 18 juillet 2009 en guise de commémoration du 15ème anniversaire de la Libération du pays, l’Armée a décidé de se mobiliser... Read more »

Condom self-service machines to be introduced

Kigali: Faced with grim statistics showing very low condom use in Rwanda due to stigma, health officials have unveiled new self-service machines from where people will buy condoms without fearing to be... Read more »

Parliament refused controversial Reproductive Health Bill

Kigali: The controversial bill at the center of a brewing storm over plans to forcefully sterilize the mentally handicapped was sent back to the bill’s initiators – among them former Health Minister... Read more »

Mentally handicapped people to be forcefully sterilized

Kigali: People who are considered mentally unstable will not be allowed to have children, should a proposal by a parliamentary committee get the backing of Rwanda’s political elite – which has prompted... Read more »

Malaria killed “only 248” people

Kigali: As few as 248 people succumbed to malaria last year in Rwanda – even though it continues to kill uncontrollably in other parts of the world, the official in charge of... Read more »