Burundi

Burundi, MSF

A community health worker raises awareness about cholera in Bujumbura’s Buterere market, Burundi, November 2019. © Evrard Ngendakumana/MSF

In 2019, MSF responded to major outbreaks of malaria and cholera across Burundi, while continuing to offer high-quality care for victims of trauma in the capital Bujumbura.

There was a significant increase in malaria cases in Burundi in 2019, with close to nine million recorded between January and December. MSF launched a response to this outbreak in Kinyinya health district, one of the most severely affected in the country...

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