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Remera Campus women’s volleyball team excels in varsity league

UR- Remera Campus women’s volleyball team delivered an impressive performance in the ongoing varsity league, a national competition bringing together 22 teams from universities across the country. In one of the key matches, the Remera Campus team (…) -

February 5, 2026
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CMHS Partners with PABIN and SIDCER on Ethical Review Evaluation

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Rwanda’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences (UR-CMHS) is an independent ethics committee that reviews and approves research projects submitted by CMHS students and staff, to protect (…) -

December 5, 2025
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One Child, One Tree : Encouraging climate resilience through education in Rwanda

Environmental education is an increasingly prominent issue as the importance of building climate-resilient communities around the world becomes more urgent. In Rwanda, Professor Ricardo Sabates has been part of a team exploring the impact and (…) -

October 13, 2025
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UR-Remera Campus donates a fully furnished house to a Genocide Survivor

UR – College of Medicine and Health Sciences (UR-CMHS), Remera Campus, donated a fully furnished house to a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The initiative was spearheaded by staff at the Remera Campus, who joined hands to (…) -

October 5, 2025
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From Sudan to Rwanda : How UR became Fadwa Ragab’s second home

In recent years, statistics show that the number of international students coming to Rwanda particularly to the University of Rwanda has risen significantly, as they seek quality higher education in various disciplines. {Ragab believes UR (…) -

September 5, 2025
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The African Pharmaceutical Symposium returns to Rwanda in 2026

For the second time in history, Rwanda’s Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (RPSA) will host the 14th edition of the African Pharmaceutical Symposium (AfPS), a flagship event of the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) in (…) -

September 5, 2025
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UR-College of Medicine hosts Rwanda Jefferson Day Conference

Healthcare professionals, students, educators, and global health leaders gathered for the Rwanda-Jefferson Day conference, hosted by the University of Rwanda’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences (UR-CMHS). The event celebrated the power of (…) -

August 6, 2025
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New AHOP policy brief presents strategies to address health worker attrition in Rwanda

The policy brief which is co-authored by UR researchers under the African Health Observatory – Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP), states that, despite progress, Rwanda’s high level of staff attrition amongst health workers remains a (…) -

April 2, 2025
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The CMHS dental school received a donation of equipment.

The demand for dental services and care grows faster than the supply chain of professionals and specialists needed in the sector. The UR dental clinic based at Remera Campus recently received a donation from dentists without borders based in (…) -

March 21, 2023
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Welcome to UR-CMHS Prof. Erik PERJONS from CEBE/UR SIDA

Today 27 Feb 2023, the CMHS Principal has received and welcomed Prof. Erik PERJONS, one of the Sweden PhD supervisors for the students under CEBE/UR SIDA sub program of digital health. -

March 1, 2023
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A delegation from ELMA Foundation met the UR-CMHS Principal, Prof. Abraham MITIKE

Today on 27 Feb 2023, the UR-CMHS Principal, Prof. Abraham MITIKE, has received a delegation from ELMA Foundation. ELMA Foundation is an American Organization that invests in Organizations that improve the lives of children in Africa. The (…) -

March 1, 2023
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Handover event between the UR-CMHS Outgoing and incoming Principals

Today -on Monday 13 February 2023, the University of Rwanda Vice-Chancellor Dr.Kayihura M. Didas has led a handover ceremony between the Outgoing Principal of the UR-CMHS Assoc. Prof Jeanne KAGWIZA and the incoming one Prof. Abraham Haileamlak (…) -

February 13, 2023