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The Minister of Health, Dr Diane Gashumba, providing Measles and Rubella Vaccine

Rwanda conducted a national vaccination campaign on Measles and Rubella integrated in Mother and Child Health Week

Rwanda has officially launched a two month countrywide Governance and…

World No Tobacco Day

Smoking kills 14,000 people every day in the world: “Tobacco – a treat to development”

Every May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark…

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How can we overcome Malaria threat and make a Rwanda free of Malaria ?

25 April 2017, Rwanda joined the world to commemorate World Malaria…

The Minister of Health, Dr Diane Gashumba vaccinating a pupil on HPV

Thousands of Rwandans get lifesaving health interventions through the Health week

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with partners including WHO…

Rwanda Biomedical Centre Director General, Dr. Jeanine Condo congratulating a former TB patient after testimony

Rwanda employs stringent measures to significantly decline TB incidences

Last Friday 24th March 2017 - Rwanda joined the World to celebrate…

Kigali Convention Center lightened in blue to support the World Diabetes Day

2016 World Diabetes Campaign in Rwanda “Eyes on Diabetes”

On November 13th and 14th, the newly built Kigali Convention Center,…

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The High Level Meeting on Tobacco Taxation Policy in the African Region kicked off in Kigali

Kigali, 23rd August 2016 : The World Health Organization, in…

23rd to 29th May, NCDs Awareness week: Screening for Diabetes

Rwanda commemorates the World Health Day 2016

Rwanda celebrated World Health Day on 29th May 2016 in an event…

The Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Dr Diane Gashumba, vaccinating against pneumonia at the launching of MCH week

The African Vaccination Week integrated in the mother and child health week in Rwanda

Rwanda organized its biannual Integrated Mother and Child Health Week…

Rwanda spearheads switch from tOPV to bOPV in Africa

Kigali, 18 April 2016 – On 04 April 2016, the Government of Rwanda…