Health
Bujumbura faces a crisis of public latrines : residents denounce a fine deemed unfair
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 12, 2025 – A new government measure has sparked anger among residents of the commercial capital. Since the publication of a joint decree by the
Burunga : free healthcare turns into crisis
SOS Mêdias Burundi Burunga, November 7, 2025 – In Burunga province, southern Burundi, hospitals and health centers are suffocating. Promises of free healthcare for pregnant women and children under five
Cholera outbreak in Bujumbura : Kamenge Secondary Technical School closes as a precaution
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 3, 2025 — Kamenge Secondary Technical School, in the urban district of Ntahangwa in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, suspended classes on Monday morning after several
Nationwide shortage of gauze and gauze rolls : Burundian hospitals in difficulty
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 4, 2025 – Since the second week of October, the small east African nation has been facing a nationwide shortage of gauze rolls and medical
Bujumbura : a scandal at the King Khaled University Hospital maternity ward after two newborns are switched
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 30, 2025 – A tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, October 28, at the King Khaled Hospital in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. Two women
Kirundo : a hospital without a director for two months, operations paralyzed
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, October 28, 2025 – Since the departure of Dr. Prosper Nimubona, former director of Kirundo Hospital in Butanyerera Province, northern Burundi, at the beginning of August
Cholera in Rumonge : 6 confirmed cases,the population on alert
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 20, 2025 — Six cholera cases were confirmed last week at the isolation center of Rumonge hospital, in Burunga province, southern Burundi, according to medical
Burundi : women with breast cancer plead for the reopening of borders with Rwanda
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 18, 2025 – The prolonged closure of the borders between Burundi and Rwanda continues to penalize hundreds of citizens, particularly women with breast cancer, who
Cholera outbreak in Gihanga : twenty cases reported, three deaths, health authorities on alert
SOS Médias Burundi Mpanda, October 15, 2025 – For nearly a month, the Gihanga area, in the district of Mpanda in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, has been facing a
Burunga : Rumonge takes strict measures to contain cholera
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 14, 2025 — Following the confirmation of three cholera cases in Rutumo village, in the Minago zone, Rumonge district, Burunga province, southern Burundi, the district