Rapports

Ref: OCHA/GVA -- 2004/126 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Burundi, Massacre of Congolese Refugees in Gatumba 14 August 2004 General situation 1. From approximately 22h00 until 23h30 on Friday evening, 13 August, the Gatumba transit site (northeastern Burundi) -- located 16 km northwest…

While controlling the spread of meningitis in Burundi seems manageable, the country needs more vaccine for nationwide campaigns and better public education to recognize symptoms of the disease, the United Nations health agency said today. As one commune was vaccinated,…

Humanitarian Activities 1 Update on meningitis During last week's health sector coordination meeting, participants concluded that the meningitis situation appeared manageable, although the situation still needed to be followed closely. Agencies noted that every time they finished a vaccination campaign in one…

United Nations relief agencies are teaming up with the Government of Burundi to help fight a meningitis epidemic in the country's north, where 24 cases were confirmed last week. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Numerous social, economic and environmental factors are converging in Burundi, placing the east African country on the verge of another dangerous food shortage beginning in August. For thousands of families striving to reestablish their lives after years of civil…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. UN agencies to reinforce health system in Burundi On 21 July, UNHCR, UNICEF and WHO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Health Interventions and Health System Reinforcement related to the voluntary repatriation of refugees and reintegration of affected…

Seeking to satisfy basic health needs and prevent epidemics among returning refugees in Burundi, where a decade of war displaced over 1 million people and destroyed hospitals and health centres, United Nations humanitarian agencies are teaming up to help…

Bujumbura 21 Juillet 2004- Un Mémorandum d'Entente sur des interventions en Santé pour Renforcer le Système Sanitaire en vue de répondre au rapatriement volontaire et à la réintégration des sinistrés au Burundi a été signé aujourd'hui à Bujumbura par…

Bujumbura 21 July 2004- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Health Interventions and Health System Reinforcement related to the voluntary repatriation of refugees and reintegration of the affected populations to Burundi was signed today in the capital Bujumbura by the…

The United Nations humanitarian coordination office today said while the cholera outbreak among refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Burundi has been brought under control, cases of meningitis seem to have appeared in the host…