Aline Gahongayire launches campaign to fight diabetes after personal diagnosis
Rwandan gospel artist Aline Gahongayire has launched a campaign to raise awareness about diabetes, a disease she was recently diagnosed with and warned could lead to severe complications, including amputation. The campaign, which began in November 2025—the month dedicated globally to diabetes awareness—coincides with World Diabetes Day on November 14. In an interview with IGIHE, […]
Experts warn of rising mental health issues among children
Mental health specialists have raised concerns over a growing emotional and psychological crisis among children, citing long parental working hours and uncontrolled access to technology as major factors. Many parents spend extended hours at work, limiting emotional bonding with their children. Meanwhile, rapid digital expansion, particularly social media, exposes young people to inappropriate content, affecting […]
Nyarubuye Health Centre to be upgraded to hospital-level services
The Government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) in collaboration with the Government of Denmark and the World Bank, has officially launched the expansion of Nyarubuye Health Centre in Kirehe District. The facility will be upgraded to a “Medicalized Health Centre,” capable of offering services similar to those provided in hospitals. The […]
Zaria Court Hotel staff donate blood to support hospitals
On November 4, 2025, the staff of Zaria Court Hotel organized a blood donation drive to support patients in various hospitals, encouraging other institutions to follow their example. Christine Uwera, the Human Resources Director at Zaria Court Hotel, explained that the idea for the blood drive came from recognizing that blood is one of the […]
MINISANTE launches new technology to strengthen epidemic surveillance in Rwanda
The Ministry of Health, through the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), has officially launched a new digital system known as e-IDSR (Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response), designed to enhance the country’s ability to monitor and report epidemic-prone diseases. The system will facilitate the collection of real-time information on diseases affecting humans, livestock, and wild animals, […]
The Digital Trap: How our phones are quietly stealing our focus
In a world where screens rarely leave our hands, phone addiction has quietly become one of the defining struggles of modern life. Our devices wake us up, keep us entertained, interrupt our work — and slowly convince us that constant scrolling is somehow productive. What was once a tool designed to simplify life has evolved […]
Over one billion people living with mental health conditions, WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning over a rapidly escalating global mental health crisis, revealing that more than one billion people worldwide are currently living with mental health conditions. The agency is urging governments to urgently expand mental health services — especially in low- and middle-income countries where access to care […]
CHUK hospital on the way to moving to Masaka
As part of improving health services, in February 2023, Rwanda launched a project to expand the capacity and size of Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro District, where the Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) is planned to be relocated. The hospital is being constructed by the Chinese company Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd, and is expected to […]
AI could detect laryngeal cancer through voice analysis
Researchers are exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can detect subtle changes in a person’s voice to identify small lesions on the vocal cords, particularly in patients with laryngeal cancer. Experts believe AI could be trained to recognize these changes within the next few years. In the United Kingdom, about 2,000 people are diagnosed with laryngeal […]
ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts.
OpenAI has released new estimates of the number of ChatGPT users who exhibit possible signs of mental health emergencies, including mania, psychosis, or suicidal thoughts.The company stated that approximately 0.07% of ChatGPT users active in a given week exhibited such signs, noting that its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot recognizes and responds to these sensitive conversations. […]
