Health
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,
Covid-19: Five Years After Denial, the Virus’s Return Rekindles Worries in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 18, 2025 — Five years after a controversial handling of Covid-19 marked by government denial and the suspicious death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, the