Health
Nakivale (Uganda) : skin cancer, a threat to albinos
A team of doctors from a Ugandan organization of people living with albinism visited Nakivale camp to diagnose skin cancer. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A total of fifty-two refugees, including
Nduta (Tanzania) : more than 22,000 refugees infected with malaria in less than three months
In the Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania, between 70 and 80% of patients going to health facilities were diagnosed with symptoms of malaria between July and September. MSF (Médecins Sans
Rumonge : cholera cases on the rise in the Minago zone
The epidemiological care center at Rumonge hospital received five people from the Minago zone in Rumonge district and province (southwest Burundi) suffering from cholera. The first case was discovered last
Nyarugusu (Tanzania): three health centers closed
Neither the UNHCR nor the camp administration has provided any explanations to the refugees for the closure of the three health facilities. Refugees speak of coercion for forced repatriation. INFO
Tanzania-Uganda and Zambia : more than 30 deaths after childbirth in Burundian refugee camps
Three clinics in Nyarugusu camps in Tanzania, Nakivale in Uganda and Meheba in Zambia have recorded nearly 30 post-natal deaths since the start of this year. These deaths are either
Minago: two cholera cases reported
According to residents of the Minago zone in the commune and province of Rumonge (southwest of Burundi), two cases of people suffering from the cholera epidemic have been declared on
Burundi: an attractive salary policy is needed to slow down the departure of doctors abroad (unions)
Low salaries and equipment lack are the main causes of the flight of Burundian doctors to other countries, stated the Health Personnel National Union (SYNAPS) chairman in a press briefing
Dzaleka (Malawi) : five nurses suspended for selling medicines
An impromptu visit was made last Tuesday to the Dzaleka camp by officials from the UNHCR and the Malawian Ministry of Health in the Dowa district. They wanted to find
Burundi : uncontrolled high alcoholic beverages threaten the health of the population
In the provinces of northeastern Burundi, notably Kayanza, Ngozi, Kirundo and Muyinga, drinks with high doses of alcohol are a source of permanent binge drinking among inhabitants who abuse them.
Nduta (Tanzania): at least five children tested positive for HIV/AIDS, a first since 2015
At least five under-two-year old children have tested positive for HIV/AIDS in the Tanzania’s Nduta refugee camp. Refugees are so worried and say they fear that the number of children