Science & Health

A student in Ngozi university located in the northern part of the country tested positive for Coronavirus according to the school administration, the university has since last Monday August 3rd taken the precautionary and preventive measures against the spread of the disease in the campus. “When one case is discovered this means that there...

Burundi government has announced the reopening of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi Gatumba border after the infrastructure was put in place in order to screen traders and travelers using the border point in fight against covid-19. While addressing the press at the border between Burundi and DRC, Burundi’s health minister Thaddée Ndikumana said...

Last week when Burundi’s health ministry announced eleven new COVID-19 cases in the country. PHOTO|FILE. Some residents in Burundi have turned to herbs and fruits to stimulate the immune systems as a protective measure against coronavirus, steam bath has also been used by Burundians who develop signs of cough, flu or difficulty in...

According to the Africa Fertilizers a joint initiative organization led by International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), fertilizer demand in Burundi is expected to hike causing inflation of the fertilizer price. “There is low fertilizer demand in the country. Planting of the “2022A” season crops was concluded in October and harvesting has begun. For other...

Out of five confirmed cases one person who was under intensive care unit passed earlier Sunday that sparked social media in the country to make rounds of photos reportedly suggesting the patient died of the virus on Sunday. PHOTO| FILE. Burundi has recorded its first Coronavirus death after a...

Lower and higher institutions of learning are opening up for educational activities in the COMESA region as the bloc begins to ease COVID-19 restrictions. So far, schools in Egypt, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been opening from the month of August, September and some are set October. Governments in the...

Burundi government said that fifty of the COVID-19 patients who were undergoing treatment underwent a retesting and results showed they were free from the virus. Burundi’s health ministry reported 26 new coronavirus cases on June 27, 2020 as the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 170 according to the Burundian health ministry.

 “I felt discomfort, pain throughout my body, with an intense cough. I had difficulty going about my daily activities,” confides Jean Paul, 28, about the symptoms that led him to consult a doctor. After proper examinations, it was revealed that Jean Paul was suffering from tuberculosis, a disease which has affected more than 2.4...

Limited knowledge and information on aflatoxin by stakeholders along the value chain has been identified as one of the major factors inhibiting aflatoxin prevention and

The country’s Coronavirus cases stands at 11 in which four of them have been discharged from the hospital after testing negative for the virus. PHOTO| FILE. According to the press release from the Burundi’s ministry for health, five more people have tested positive for the COVID-19 after the tests that were conducted earlier this...