Health

Health

Nduta (Tanzania) : acute lack of blood bags in the midst of a malaria crisis

Blood bags are lacking in the health facilities of Nduta camp in Tanzania. The main cause is the withdrawal of blood donors due to poor feeding conditions. Hospitals worry as

Health

Dzaleka (Malawi) : a pregnant woman dies of medical negligence

She had confided in the camp hospital, which left her behind for her transfer, belatedly and without follow-up. Burundian and Congolese refugees demand that their living conditions be improved and

Governance

Bujumbura : residents struggle to find drinking water

Drinking water has become scarce in the northern and southern neighborhoods of the commercial capital. Some neighborhoods can even go a whole week without being served. The population says they

Society

Bubanza : Masare health center manager on the run after stealing more than 16 million

Magnifique Ntahimpera, manager of the Masare health center in the district of Musigati in the province of Bubanza (western Burundi) is wanted by the police. According to our sources, he

Health

Burundi : authorities declare polio epidemic

The infectious disease broke out in the district of Isale in the province of Bujumbura (western Burundi) and in the commercial city of Bujumbura. The Burundian minister in charge of

Human Rights

Mahama (Rwanda) : poor quality of health services

In the Mahama camp in Rwanda, refugees denounce poor quality of services provided in dispensaries. Only urgent cases are handled. This happens at a time when the new manager of

Refugees

Mahama (Rwanda) : huduma mbaya za matibabu

Wakimbizi katika kambi ya Mahama wanalalamika kuwa hupewa huduma mbaya za matibabu kwenye vituo vya afya. Hali za dharura ndizo zinashughulikiwa peke. Hayo ni wakati mratibu mpya katika sekta ya

Health

Busoni: one dead and over a hundred people poisoned

One dead, 141 others sick on the Murore hill in the commune of Busoni in the province of Kirundo (northern Burundi). They are sick following the consumption of a prohibited

Human Rights

Nyarugusu : yafungwa maduka ya dawa yasiyojulikana

Uwindaji wa wamiliki wa maduka ya dawa yasiyokuwa halali ulianzishwa ndani ya Nyarugusu. Shirika la Medical Team International linalohusika na sekta ya afya lina mpango wa kukataza tabia ya kujitibu

Governance

Makamba : the morgue of the provincial hospital has been down for almost a year

According to bereaved families and staff at the Makamba hospital (southern Burundi), the morgue at the provincial hospital has been out of order for almost a year. Some families lament