Health
Kayanza : a health crisis due to the massive departure of doctors
Since the beginning of the year, the province of Kayanza, located in north Burundi, has been facing a wave of departures of doctors. No less than eleven practitioners have abandoned
Nairobi: CNDD-FDD Secretary General in Coma Again
Reverien Ndikuriyo is in coma again since last weekend, after showing signs of recovery. He is bedridden at the Aga Khan University Hospital in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Officially, nothing
Burundi : in very critical condition, the secretary general of the CNDD-FDD was evacuated abroad
Reverien Ndikuriyo, secretary general of the CNDD-FDD (ruling party) suddenly fell ill on Thursday. From Ngozi (northern Burundi), he was transferred to Bujumbura (commercial capital), before being evacuated to Nairobi,
Rumonge: the lack of doctors paralyzes the health sector
The provincial doctor in Rumonge (southwest Burundi) sounded the alarm on Monday, in a sectoral meeting that was organized by the governor Leonard Niyonsaba. The unions speak of low salaries
Kinama: a new laboratory – hope for refugees and host community
The health center of the Kinama refugee camp in northeastern Burundi recently benefited from a modern laboratory, built with the support of the International Diabetes Federation. This facility replaces an
Kinama : dilapidated toilets in the Congolese refugee camp
The Kinama refugee camp, located in the district of Gasorwe in the province of Muyinga (northeast Burundi), is home to more than 7,000 Congolese refugees. Since its creation in 2002,
Bujumbura: five Mpox cases confirmed in a boarding school
At least five students from the Lycée Reine de la Paix located in the Ngagara zone, in Ntahangwa commune in the northern commercial city of Bujumbura are hospitalized. They have
Rwanda/Uganda : shortage of drinking water in two Burundian refugee camps
The camps of Mahama in Rwanda and Nakivale in Uganda have recently been experiencing a worrying lack of drinking water. Reasons are diverse but consequences are worrying for refugees who
Gitega : two Mpox cases reported at the most populated prison whereas the number of patients increases in the province
Two detainees with Mpox were recently listed in tye central prison of Gitega (political capital). They are receiving care at the regional hospital. At the same time, cases multiply in
Kayanza : at least 16 people bitten by stray dogs
At least 16 people from the districts of Kayanza, Gatara and Muruta in Kayanza province (northern Burundi) have been bitten by stray dogs. The population speaks of panic “especially since