Health & Science

The United States and Burundi have signed a five-year health cooperation agreement worth nearly $156 million aimed at strengthening the country’s health system, expanding...

Burundi’s Ministry of Public Health has confirmed an outbreak of seasonal influenza affecting several parts of the country, with schools among the most impacted,...

Burundi recorded an estimated 5,338,608 malaria cases and 644 deaths in 2025, according to World Health Organization figures, underscoring the endemic disease’s heavy toll...

The East African Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a motion calling on partner states to legally recognise the right to food and take urgent...

Industrial and commercial establishments in Burundi could face fines of up to 500,000 Burundi francs (around US $150) for dumping wastewater and other pollutants...

Burundi’s government has introduced a new sanitation ordinance that imposes fines on individuals and businesses found violating public hygiene and cleanliness regulations, part of...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization is calling for urgent global action to prevent adolescent pregnancies and end child marriage, warning that millions of...

GITEGA, Burundi (AP) — DHL Global Forwarding has delivered a mobile heart clinic to Burundi as part of a logistics collaboration with the German...

Burundi has joined 17 other African countries in incorporating the malaria vaccine into its routine immunization program. The initiative, supported by GAVI, the Vaccine...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — The African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a three-day training session for community health agents in...