Health & Science

Health authorities in Burundi have renewed calls for stronger malaria prevention and awareness efforts as the country marks World Malaria Day, against a backdrop...

Burundi’s Minister of Public Health, Dr. Lydwine Baradahana, on April 15 officially launched a nationwide mobilisation campaign to introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine...

Burundi’s health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease that has killed five people and infected 35 others in the northern district of Mpanda, as...

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — For two decades, they were the undisputed rulers of their forest. A chimpanzee community numbering around 200 individuals dominated rival...

The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a public warning following the recall of several brands of infant milk, including Aptamil and Nursie...

Vaccination efforts for preventable diseases have saved more than 150 million lives worldwide over the past half‑century, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, as...

More than 680 delegates expected as leaders gather to chart region's artificial intelligence futureEast Africa's premier science and technology gathering will convene next week...

Health authorities say 8,735 tuberculosis cases were recorded in 2025; drug-resistant TB cure rate hit 81% the prior yearBUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi’s Ministry of...

Burundi’s first fast-charging station for electric vehicles powered by solar energy was officially inaugurated on March 13 in Bujumbura, marking a step toward expanding...

Officials from nine African countries, including Burundi, convened Feb. 10–12 in Nairobi for the ASCENT Carbon Days 2026 forum, a regional meeting focused on...