Science & Health

Environmentalists and activists warned that Lake Tanganyika’s ecosystem is threatened by increased pollution and illegal fishing activities that may result into the extinct of some species. Biraturaba association that set to preserve environment bemoans Lake Tanganyika’s suffering from the excessive sediment and nutrient loads caused by erosion in the watershed, industrial and municipal waste.

On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE).  This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of illness it...

Burundi government have called on its citizens to respect the Covid-19 preventive measures as Gitega says there have been a surge in cases for the past weeks. In a statement Burundi’s internal affairs minister Gervais Ndirakobuca said that in recent days, authorities say that they observed a clear slackening in strict compliance with imposed...

Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi ended his three days official visit to Burundi this Monday which was part of strengthening the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries. DRC’s president travelled along with his wife Denise Nyakeru on a three days visit to Burundi, DRC and Burundi first ladies gave support to...

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...

The Burundi government has announced that fishing in Lake Tanganyika will be prohibited starting from May this year, according to the country’s environment minister Sanctus Niragira. “This is true that no fishing activity will be allowed on the Lake Tanganyika starting from May until August this year in all the four countries that shares...

Ranked second killing cancer in Burundi, October is a breast cancer awareness dedicated month, Gerarde Minani, a 48 years old mother of 5 children and a nurse at Muyinga Hospital spoke to Burundi Times’ Joella Nticiteretse of her battle with breast cancer. She is still under treatment, according to her the doctors recommended to stay under treatment...

The United States Global Malaria Coordinator Dr. David Walton on Thursday February 9th said that Burundi is expected to receive malaria vaccines in June this year following the country’s application to be part of the program last year. While addressing the press in Bujumbura yesterday, Dr. Walton indicated that the deployment of malaria vaccine...

After quarantining cattle for a week which are meant to be slaughtered for beef in Burundi, this Wednesday the country has officially resumed the consumption of beef after imposing a blanket ban in June. Burundian government had banned the consumption of beef, goat and mutton due to the outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever.

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...