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MSF provides high-quality care, free of charge, to victims of trauma in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura.

After supporting L’Arche Kigobe, a private facility in which we provided care for victims of trauma in Bujumbura, for more than five years, we withdrew from the facility in February 2021 and entered into a partnership with Prince Régent Charles Hospital in order to transfer our skills there.

At Prince Régent Charles Hospital, we reinforce the treatment of people with moderate and severe trauma by providing medical training, donations and financial support.

Our teams also undertake initiatives to help prevent malaria, including through large-scale indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaigns, in areas such as Ryanzoro and Kinyinya.

Our activities in 2022 in Burundi

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2022.

MSF in Burundi in 2022 In Burundi, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responded to malaria and cholera outbreaks, while also working to improve trauma care and treatment for neglected diseases.
Burundi IAR map 2022

Malaria remains a key priority for MSF in the country, as a leading cause of death, particularly among young children. In 2022, our teams supported the Ministry of Health in providing care to patients affected by malaria peaks in Kinyinya and Gisuru, Ruyigi province, and also started implementing a home-based care approach for the disease in Ryansoro district, Gitega province.

When malaria cases started to soar in the Cibitoke health district in July, we launched an emergency intervention, as local hospital capacities were rapidly overwhelmed by the number of patients. MSF notably supported free malaria care and the recruitment of health staff in health facilities, organised medical training, and provided medicines and medical equipment, including for safe blood transfusions.

In total, we supported the provision of care in two hospitals and 14 health centres in Cibitoke, while also working with a network of around 70 community health workers to manage patients in the community. In December, when Cibitoke was also hit by a cholera outbreak, our teams responded by supporting care at the cholera treatment centre in Rugombo. 

At the end of April, we closed our detection and care project for patients with lower-limb ulcers in Giteranyi health district, Muyinga province, as the number of cases had significantly reduced. In 2022, we ran an operational research initiative in Kiganda health district, Muramvya province, while working on patient management capacity reinforcement for local medical staff. The research will help authorities and other partners to better understand the causes and transmission mode of this neglected disease.  

In April, we also ended our trauma care capacity-building partnership with Bujumbura’s Prince Regent Charles hospital, where we had trained medical staff in the treatment of patients with severe trauma. Beyond this facility, we also supported the city of Bujumbura in bringing together several agencies to reinforce the implementation of mass-casualty plans. 

 

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