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With genuine partnership and effective collaboration, we can end the HIV epidemic together
KIGALI, Rwanda, International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa—UNFPA committed to continue strengthening partnerships as it seeks solutions to end AIDS in Africa, said Mabingue Ngom, UNFPA... Read more
Act now! Involve young people to end HIV in Africa to ensure no one is left behind
KIGALI, Rwanda, International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)—As the pillars of our communities, girls have the agency to bring about change for themselves and those around them, said... Read more
Transforming the HIV landscape for young people and those left furthest behind
KIGALI, Rwanda, International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA)—Ending AIDS and achieving universal sexual and reproductive health and rights requires moving... Read more
Stigma and silence are the real killers in HIV and sexually transmitted infections – Rwandan President
KIGALI, Rwanda, ICASA— Stigma and silence are the real killers when it comes to sexually transmitted infections, said Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the opening of the 20th International Conference... Read more
Nairobi Summit ICPD 25: Rwanda commits to support universal access to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
Being a signatory of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), Rwanda had committed to address issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Since then,... Read more
Business Case for Family Planning in Rwanda
The Rwanda Demographic Dividend (DD) profile for Rwanda recommended the combined (social and economic emphasis investment) scenario to be applied in order to reap the DD and highlighted family... Read more
Youth health and well-being at the centre of the Youth Connekt Africa Summit 2019
Rwanda President H.E. Paul Kagame was the guest of honour in the Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Youth Connekt Africa Summit, hosted by Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth, the United Nations Development... Read more
UNFPA supports innovation in midwifery through digital technology and stronger policy strategies
By Mathias Gakwerere, UNFPA Rwanda Maternal Health & Midwifery Program Officer Years of work in maternal health culminated in a week full of key highlights in midwifery. To start with, the... Read more
Rwanda launches iAccelerator Phase 2: calling all youth innovations to prevent teenage pregnancy!
Phase 2 of the Innovation Accelerator (iAccelerator) was launched in Kigali, Rwanda, on 20 September at Westerwelle Startup Haus. The iAccelerator is a mentorship driven acceleration programme... Read more
Celebrating ICPD25 in Rwanda: a story of change through Inanga.
Watch, listen and feel this all too common story of Maria and Suzanne, told through traditional Rwandan Inanga (an oval-shaped harp, one of the oldest and most revered traditional music instruments... Read more