12-01-2019 ■ The only way to know whether or not you have HIV is to get screened. Some Burundians still wait to get sick before doing HIV test. Health professional calls on the population to do HIV test so that they know their HIV status. The world AIDS Day celebrated every (...)

10-18-2019 ■ “Burundi attained a remarkable success in reducing HIV associated morbidity, mortality and transmission as well as improving the quality of life of people living with HIV,” said Thaddée Ndikumana, Minister of Health, at a public conference on productive health, organized on 17 October. According to him, people living with (...)

09-16-2019 ■ While opening the national conference on health this September 16th, the Burundian Second Vice President has said Burundi is faced with some challenges in health sector despite the step that it has so far made. Joseph Butore, Burundi Second Vice President says the progression of non-communicable diseases as well (...)

08-26-2019 ■ The Second Vice-President of the Republic, Dr. Joseph Butore conducted this Tuesday, August 20, 2019 a field visit to inquire about the progress of the preparedness of Burundi to respond to Ebola Virus Disease. Dr. Joseph Butore said he was satisfied with the step already taken and wished more (...)

07-09-2019 ■ In a press briefing held on July 8th, the Ministry of Health and FENAS revealed that the number of illegal drug consumers in the country has mainly increased in Bujumbura and Gitega. They call on everyone to take action so as to eradicate drugs in Burundi “Drug consumption is (...)

05-08-2019 ■ On the occasion of the celebration of the World AIDS Orphans’ Day, Burundian AIDS orphans say they are faced with poverty. “My parents died of AIDS five years ago. My two little sisters and I live at our aunt’s house. She is poor and cannot afford school fees for (...)

04-04-2019 ■ “Tuberculosis is still spreading in Burundi,” said Herménégilde Nzimenya, Director of the National Integrated Program to Fight against Leprosy and Tuberculosis (PNILT) on 3 April. More than 7,200 cases of tuberculosis patients were recorded in 2018 while in 2017 more than 7800 cases were recorded according to him. Nzimenya (...)

03-15-2019 ■ On the celebration of the World Kidney Day this 14 March, “Vision Santé”, the club of students in medicine faculty at Ngozi private University in close collaboration with CMCK Hospital has organized a one-day campaign to screen people for kidney disease risk factors. It is around 10 a.m at (...)

03-13-2019 ■ The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has presented an oral briefing on the prevailing human situation in Burundi during the 40th regular session of Human Rights Council. The commission remains very concerned over the human rights violations. Doudou Diène, Chairman of the commission has said that the commission (...)

11-21-2018 ■ On the occasion of the celebration of child rights and the 29th anniversary of the International Convention of the Rights of the Child on November 20, the federation of associations engaged in the defense of Child rights –FENADEB deplores the deterioration of rights of children in Burundi. Gaudence Aimé (...)