Reports

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Health: Update on cholera cases in Rumonge/Bururi Province Since 02 November when the first suspected cholera cases were reported, a total of 92 cholera patients have been admitted at the cholera treatment centre in the health facility of…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Health: Update on cholera cases in Rumonge/Bururi Province WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of health continue to monitor the situation further to the report of some cholera in several neighborhoods in Rumonge town, Bururi Province. Despite ongoing interventions,…

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Assistance to Burundians expelled from Tanzania During the week under review, the Government project for the reintegration of war-affected persons (PARESI) registered 58 Burundians expelled from Tanzania who arrived through the entry point of Kobero/Muyinga Province. Since the opening…

The Regional Humanitarian Funding Update provides a quarterly overview of funding levels and trends in the 14 countries of the Central and East Africa region (CEA(1)) based on data reported to the Financial Tracking System (FTS(2)). The CEA region…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on repatriation and refugees Over the reporting week, UNHCR registered 622 Burundian refugees who arrived from Tanzania through the entry points of Kobero/Muyinga Province (264), Gisuru/Ruyigi Province (241) and Mabanda/Makamba Province (107). During the same period, 35…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Meningitis vaccination campaign in Ruyigi Province Further to recurrent sporadic meningitis cases in Kinyinya commune/Ruyigi Province, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to organize an immunization campaign for persons deemed at risk in order to boost their immunity.…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on repatriation and refugees Over the reporting week, UNHCR registered 1,153 Burundian refugees who arrived from Tanzania through the entry points of Kobero/Muyinga Province (423), Gisuru/Ruyigi Province (414) and Mabanda/Makamba Province (316). In 2007, a total of…

Ce bulletin mensuel a pour but de prévenir des crises alimentaires graves et de relater l'évolution de la sécurité alimentaire sur le terri-toire national. Il émane d'une collaboration entre la FAO, OCHA, le PAM, l'UNICEF, le MINAGRI et les…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Raising awareness against avian flu in the Great Lakes The FAO in collaboration with the Government of Burundi through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock organized a two-day (25-26 Sept) workshop on avian flu. The workshop, which was…