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Some parents in Huye district, whose children are born with low birth weight (LBW) say that the UMUBANO-IMPORE Organization has raised the hope of survival for their children, by providing assistance for medical care and support in obtaining a balanced diet. According to the recommendations by health professionals, a baby should weigh 2500g (2.5kg) or...

Real Parenthood is not a joke. It’s not a name "just being called momy or daddy". It’s not just the fact of having a child. Instead parenthood is work, it’s values, it’s a very sacred task. Here are some ideas of what a real parent is, not in words but in deeds. Let’s dive...

I was scroling through my google documents then I came to the best one "A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER ON HER 4TH BIRTHDAY". Its marked a good memory for me and my firstborn and daughter. I read through it quiet loudly twice and felt like sharing it to you.   It says; To the reigning queen Meghan...

Pregnant parents are always advised to prepare baby names before birth time. Therefore, It is more better to prepare two pair of names (one for a boy and another for a girl) so that you may pick one depending on baby s sex. So, If you are looking for your baby boy s Kinyarwanda name,...

The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) is calling for the creation of health committees in institutions, where possible, in order to address mental health issues among employees. On Thursday, October 10, 2024, Rwanda joined other countries around the world in celebrating World Mental Health Day. This year, the day was given special attention to mental health in...

  How to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI)   Many people do not know how to calculate their BMI (Body Mass Index). The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of whether your weight is at a healthy level for your height. Understanding BMI By dividing your weight by your height, BMI calculates the range of weight in...

In its daily updates on the status of the Marburg outbreak in Rwanda, the latest report, from the evening of Thursday, October 10, 2024, states that, "Since the announcement of the outbreak, all new confirmed cases have been within the hospital cluster in Kigali and their contacts, and all are under isolation and treatment....

The Rwanda Tennis Federation (RTF) has committed to supporting the tennis tournament, organized by the Ingenzi Initiative, through its program aimed at promoting tennis among women and girls (Ingenzi Women Tennis Program). This is part of the effort to further expand the tournament so that it becomes an annual event, attracting more players. On Sunday, October...

The Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF) has called for efforts to fight Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to continue even after the 16 Days of Activism, as the root causes of GBV have not yet been eradicated. The Director General in charge of Family Promotion and Child Protection at MIGEPROF highlighted this on Tuesday, December...

According to the figures from the ministry of health in Rwanda ( Minisante), as of Wednesday 02 October 2024, one person died from Marbug Virus Disease. 11 people have died so far from the disease. Minisante also confiemed 7 new cases of marbug disease and the total  number of confirmed cases icreased to 36. 25 people...