Health
Burundi : cholera outbreak among Congolese refugees, forced return to transit sites, and fears of armed infiltration
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 17, 2025 – A cholera outbreak has affected Congolese refugees living in Burundi, while authorities have ordered the return of all displaced Congolese to transit
Burunga on alert : cholera is gaining ground, authorities mobilized
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, December 9, 2025 – 260 confirmed cases in Mvugo and Mugerama, 2 deaths, and new outbreaks detected in Rutumo : the cholera epidemic is spreading rapidly
Burundi : the fight against AIDS on the verge of a historic setback
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 1, 2025 — After two decades of significant progress, the fight against HIV/AIDS in Burundi is entering a critical phase. Encouraging figures demonstrate the effectiveness
Burundi : former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni still hospitalized in Gitega
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, November 25, 2025 — Former Burundian Prime Minister, General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, remains hospitalized at the Gitega Regional Hospital in the political capital, where he has
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