Humanitarian Health Action

Burundi - archive

Updates

  • 14 July 2011

    Impact on the health of communities in the Horn of Africa

    The health and nutritional status of many communities in the Horn of Africa is fast deteriorating. The cycle of hunger-ill-health-poverty means that fewer resources are dedicated to health care just as health needs increase as a result of poor diet. Lack of water and precarious sanitation further increase the risk of communicable diseases.

  • 8 July 2011

    Drought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa

    The Horn of Africa is facing what has been described as the worst drought in over half a century. Around ten million people in Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

Guidelines

Communicable disease epidemiological profile

Burundi

2005. The communicable disease epidemiological country profile aims to provide: up-to-date information on the major communicable disease threats faced by resident and displaced populations in countries affected by chronic humanitarian emergencies, background information on the emergency, national health indicators and comprehensive communicable disease information sources. The target audience are public health professionals working within these countries assisting with communicable disease prevention and control activities.

Disease outbreaks

NATURAL DISASTER PROFILES