Health
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : over 50 nurses and medical workers suspended
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, October 14, 2025 — The health sector in the Nyarugusu refugee camp, located in northwest Tanzania, is deteriorating dangerously. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni between life and death in Gitega
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 13, 2025 — Hospitalized since Thursday, October 9, 2025, at the Gitega Regional Hospital in Burundi’s political capital, former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, sentenced
Ruyigi : two cases of Mpox detected in the Nyankanda refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, October 6, 2025 – The apparent calm of the Congolese refugee camp of Nyankanda, located in the district of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, was
Cibitoke and Bukinanyana hit by cholera : 13 deaths and nearly 500 cases recorded
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 4, 2025 – Since September 4, a cholera epidemic has struck several villages in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana, in northwestern Burundi. According to
Burundi Red Cross Society’s alarm call : Katiyunguruza calls for the reopening of borders with Rwanda
SOS Médias Burundi, Butanyerera, September 19, 2025 – On the International First Aid Day, the Burundi Red Cross Society launched an urgent appeal for the reopening of the borders with
Cholera epidemic : 226 cases registered in northwestern Burundi, MSF comes to the rescue
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 18, 2025 – Since the beginning of September, 226 cases of cholera have been recorded in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana, in Bujumbura province
Bujumbura : maternal distress behind the rise in infanticide and abandonment
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – The last weeks of July were marked by a series of tragedies in several neighborhoods of the commercial capital. infants were abandoned
Cibitoke : thirst and cholera threaten the population
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, July 17, 2025 – In Cibitoke, in the new province of Bujumbura (western Burundi), residents of the district are experiencing a serious shortage of drinking water.
Burundi : an unknown disease kills two people in Makamba, the population on alert
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 5, 2025 – A mysterious disease has killed two people in Makamba district, now part of Burunga province, in southern Burundi. Health authorities are trying
Kirundo: pregnant woman dies following shocking medical negligence at regional Hospital
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, June 24, 2025 — At Kirundo Hospital in northern Burundi, the tragic death of a pregnant woman highlights troubling medical negligence. This drama reveals staff shortages,