By Science Africa correspondent Kenya becomes the tenth country in Africa to eliminate Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health concern. The other countries that have…
Rwanda strives to stamp out killer malaria using drones
By Aimable Twahirwa; Rwanda is using drones to spray anti-Malaria pesticides in different regions where the mosquito-borne disease prevalence remains among the highest. Living in a wetland area, Alphonsine Mukakarangwa,…
Youth volunteers on the frontline to curb the spread of COVID-19
By Jejje Muhinde; At seven sharp on a Monday morning, Elie Nizeyimana dressed in a visible green with reflecting stripes bib is standing at the main entrance of the University…
Rwanda saving mothers’ lives with an SMS
By James Rwema; I am pretty sure we could have lost this baby, if this community health worker hadn’t shown up,” Verene Mukamusoni, a 28 years-old young mother from Karama…
Rwanda seeks to relieve traffic congestions, pollution in Kigali city with smart solutions
By Steven Nsamaza; Before the introduction of big buses with the capacity to transport large volumes of passengers as a move to reduce air pollution in Kigali city, Furaha Mukamusonera,…
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…