Category: Health

)A study carried out by UNAIDS in July shows that in countries like Rwanda, the percentage of people holding discriminatory attitudes toward individuals living with HIV has significantly decreased, now hovering around or below 10%. Simeon Tuyishime, Director of the HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Unit at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), attributes this decline in HIV-related stigma to several key factors. “Through psychosocial support and counseling provided during each clinic visit, along with mental health screenings every six months, healthcare providers can identify individuals experiencing self-stigma or facing external discrimination.…

Rwandan and Egyptian officials on Monday, August 12, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the supply of medical equipment and devices for the MY Rwanda-Egypt Heart Care Centre, a state-of-the-art facility under construction in Kigali’s burgeoning medical hub in Masaka, Kicukiro District. The $20 million heart care facility, whose construction began in 2021, is expected to be completed in 2025. Once complete, the centre will be the first of its kind in Central Africa, according to officials. The agreement signed by Rwandan Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) and the…

Rwanda is set to export plasma as the country seeks to address the cost it incurs on the production and disposal of excess amounts of this blood component, as well as get derived medicinal products for the patients in need of them at a relatively lower price, it has emerged. The sale of plasma is provided for in a Ministerial Order of July 11, 2024, on modalities for the use of the human body, organs, tissues, cells and products of the human body, which was published in the Official Gazette,…

On Sunday, July 28, Rwanda will join the rest of the world to mark World Hepatitis Day, raising awareness about viral hepatitis, an inflammation that causes severe liver disease and cancer. There has been an increase in Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infections and related mortalities in Rwanda. In response, the government, through the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), is actively conducting awareness campaigns to educate the public about these infections, their causes, prevention, and treatment options. There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus A, B, C, D, and…

In an effort to contribute to the ongoing efforts to combat the spread of HIV, Health Development Initiative (HDI) is collaborating with Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) to roll out an HIV self-testing outreach campaign across six universities nationwide. The Director of the HIV Prevention Unit at RBC, Dr Basile Ikuzo, explains that the primary goal of this campaign is to enhance awareness about HIV prevention, encourage regular testing, and disseminate information on the significance of early treatment among university students. He pointed out the significance of the campaign, relating it…