Health
Bujumbura : health authorities declare the appearance of monkey pox
The Burundian Minister in charge of health announced Thursday the discovery of three cases of “monkey pox” in the commercial capital Bujumbura during this month of July. However, Dr. Lyduine
Mugamba : a mysterious disease has already killed one person
A disease not yet identified caused the population to panic in the district of Mugamba in the province of Bururi in the south of Burundi. It has already made a
Rumonge : a young boy held in hospital for inability to pay his bill
Jean Marie Nibigira (15 years old) has been held at Rumonge hospital (southwest Burundi) since April 2024. The hospital demands that he pay a bill for the care he received
Burundi: in vitro fertilization, a subject of controversy among certain couples of believers
Extracorporeal fertilization is not unanimous among certain believers in Burundi for whom the work of procreation must remain exclusively reserved “to the Creator”. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A woman from
Ntahangwa: eight cases of cholera recorded in one week
This Thursday, four cases of cholera were detected in Bukirasazi 1 in the Kinama zone. It is in the urban commune of Ntahangwa, in the north of the commercial city
Rumonge : patients victims of repetitive and prolonged power cuts
Since Tuesday May 23, there has been an uninterrupted power cut. This situation is aggravated by the fuel shortage. Death cases have been recorded in so-called sensitive departments of Rumonge
Bujumbura-Province : nearly thirty cholera cases recorded in the Rubirizi zone
The Ministry of Health received kits from the UNICEF for the treatment of cholera cases on Friday. In just one week, more than 30 cases were recorded in the Rubirizi
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