RWANDA— The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has recalled all batches and banned the importation of a drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder, citing quality deficiencies.…
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Rwanda’s KFH conducts its first successful Kidney transplant
RWANDA— The Ministry of Health, Rwanda has announced that surgeons at King Faisal Hospital (KFH) together with a visiting team of American surgeons performed three living donor kidney transplants. MOH…
Read MoreRwanda set to host newly founded Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation
RWANDA— Rwanda is set to host the headquarters of the newly established African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF), a venture launched by the African Development Bank (AfDB) aimed at enhancing the…
Read MoreRwanda set to host newly founded Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation
RWANDA— Rwanda is set to host the headquarters of the newly established African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF), a venture launched by the African Development Bank (AfDB) aimed at enhancing the…
Read MoreThe EU’s “Twinning Project” to accelerate Rwanda to capabilities in vaccine safety
RWANDA— The Minister of Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, has welcomed the “Twinning Project,” a project funded by the European Union (EU) aimed at strengthening the regulatory capabilities of the Rwanda…
Read MoreUNFPA and Rwanda Association of Midwives establish first-of-its-kind midwifery center of excellence
RWANDA— The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has partnered with the Rwanda Association of Midwives (RAM) to set up the country’s first midwifery center of excellence. The announcement was made…
Read MoreRwanda Biomedical Centre partners with Ginkgo Bioworks to promote biosecurity
RWANDA—Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has signed an agreement with U.S.—based biotechnology firm, Ginkgo Bioworks, to work together on a year-long partnership to monitor and identify new and emerging variants of…
Read MoreAfrican Institute for Mathematical Science to fund Masters and PhD programmes in Malaria modelling
RWANDA —The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences-Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS NEI) and the Malaria Modelling for Sustainable Public Health Policies in Africa (MaMod Africa) consortium have received funds from the…
Read MoreWHO workshop on achieving quality and sustainable local vaccine production in Africa convenes in Kigali, Rwanda
RWANDA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a workshop in Kigali, Rwanda, with the aim of achieving quality and sustainable local vaccine production in Africa. The three-day workshop,…
Read MoreKing Faisal to be the first hospital to perform kidney transplant in Rwanda
RWANDA – The Ministry of Health has announced that King Faisal Hospital, the largest referral hospital in Rwanda, will start offering kidney transplants this year, making it the first hospital…
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