Informes

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on internally displaced persons in Musigati/Bubanza Province A joint monitoring and evaluation mission composed of UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR, FAO and OCHA went to the Musigati Commune on 28 January. The mission recommended an emergency assistance in…

NYAMUTOBO, Burundi, January 23 (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award laureate Marguerite Barankitse has opened a well-equipped 120-bed hospital that will provide vital health care and job opportunities in a poverty-stricken area of Burundi. The Burundian humanitarian, who won UNHCR's prestigious Nansen Award…

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 Internally displaced persons in Musigati/Bubanza Province Following the 28 December FNL attack on a military position in the commune of Musigati/Bubanza Province, a joint fact-finding assessment mission was carried out by humanitarian partners including: the Ministry of Agriculture, WFP,…

Activities and Updates Security, Ruyigi Province: On 31 December 2007, armed persons attacked a vehicle of Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in the Ruyigi Provincial town causing the death of one expatriate woman, and severely wounding her colleague. Further to…

This appeal seeks CHF 11,108,000 (USD 9,936,000 or EUR 6,732,000) to fund programmes to be implemented in 2008 and 2009. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International Federation with…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Cases of meningitis reported in Rutana Province Further to reports of suspected cases of meningitis in the commune of Mpinga-Kayove in Rutana Province, close monitoring was undertaken by the provincial health authorities. All of the 4 samples which were…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update 16/12/2007 on cholera epidemic in Rumonge/Bururi Province and Nyanza-Lac/Makamba Province Since the cholera outbreak in Rumonge early November, 117 cholera cases have been recorded with no deaths so far. 11 patients are currently hospitalized. Humanitarian actors involved in…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on cholera epidemic in Rumonge/Bururi Province and Nyanza-Lac/Makamba Province Rumonge/Bururi Province Since early November, 99 cholera cases have been diagnosed with no deaths so far. It is reported that the daily rate of admissions has dropped…

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…