HEALTH

Rwanda expects tourism to return to pre-pandemic level this year

Rwanda expects tourism to return to pre-pandemic level...

Nature-based eco-tourism is driving the tourism recovery in Rwanda, which is expected...

Africa's immunization coverage steadily improving after pandemic: GAVI

Africa's immunization coverage steadily improving after...

The immunization against infectious diseases that are rampant in Africa has gradually...

Rwanda launches polio vaccination for children under 7

Rwanda launches polio vaccination for children under 7

Rwanda on Monday launched a nationwide vaccination campaign against polio following...

AIDS can be ended by 2030 with political will, investment: UNAIDS

AIDS can be ended by 2030 with political will, investment:...

AIDS can be eradicated by 2030 and there is a clear path that ends it, according...

African countries to receive 18M doses of malaria vaccine

African countries to receive 18M doses of malaria vaccine

Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of malaria vaccine for children...

Back pain to affect more than 800M people globally by 2050: study

Back pain to affect more than 800M people globally by 2050:...

An Australian study released on Tuesday showed that by 2050, 843 million people...

African experts urge sustainable financing to boost public health security

African experts urge sustainable financing to boost public...

Strengthening the resilience of public health systems in Africa to help them withstand...

Rwanda to conduct first kidney transplants: health minister

Rwanda to conduct first kidney transplants: health minister

Rwanda is set to conduct its first-ever kidney transplant procedures at the country's...

COVID-19 no longer int'l health emergency: WHO

COVID-19 no longer int'l health emergency: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no...

Africa CDC calls on African countries to cement vaccination gains

Africa CDC calls on African countries to cement vaccination...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director General...

Rwanda makes progress in malaria reduction

Rwanda makes progress in malaria reduction

Rwanda Tuesday marked World Malaria Day with a call on residents to implement malaria...

IMF projects global growth down to 2.8% in 2023

IMF projects global growth down to 2.8% in 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected on Tuesday that the world economy...

Walking 8,000 steps daily on weekends enough to cut death risk: study

Walking 8,000 steps daily on weekends enough to cut death...

Walking 8,000 steps per day just on weekends can lower the risk of death, a Japanese...

Government starts Masaka Hospital expansion

Government starts Masaka Hospital expansion

The government has broken ground for the renovation and expansion of Masaka Hospital...

Rwanda heightens surveillance after Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania

Rwanda heightens surveillance after Marburg virus outbreak...

Public health workers and local leaders in eastern Rwanda’s Kirehe District bordering...

UNICEF appeals for $171M to respond to cholera outbreak in Africa

UNICEF appeals for $171M to respond to cholera outbreak...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for $171 million to respond...