The use of traditional medicines can contribute to human health
BUJUMBURA, February 12th (ABP) – Traditional medicines, based on medicinal plants, ancestral practices and cultural knowledge, play an important role in human health and in many societies, said Ntwengerabandya Oscar,…
Burundians need to know about Persistent Organic Pollutants, their origin and their harmful effects on health and the environment
BUJUMBURA, February 7th (ABP) – The national expert on persistent organic pollutants, Jérôme Karimumuryango, has revealed the precautionary measures that need to be learned to protect human health and the…
Burundi notes remarkable progress in controlling the spread of Mpox
GITEGA, January 24th (ABP) – The Ministry of public health and the fight against AIDS, with financial support from the World Health Organization “WHO”, has organized since Wednesday, January 22,…
Inauguration of the mortuary service at the Umugiraneza polyclinic
GITEGA, January 23rd (ABP) – The Burundian First Lady and legal representative of the Bonne Action – Umugiraneza Foundation, Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, received on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, a donation…
New services to open soon at the Umugiraneza polyclinic
GITEGA, January 22nd (ABP) – The First Lady of Burundi, Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, visited on Friday, January 17, 2025, the Umugiraneza Polyclinic of Kibimba in Giheta commune, Gitega province (political…
The number of malaria cases is high
CANKUZO, January 22nd (ABP) – The number of malaria cases is high in Cankuzo province. This was revealed by Frédéric Faustin Irambona, medical director of the provincial health Bureau in…
Lack of arable land, a challenge resulting in malnutrition
BUJUMBURA, January 20th (ABP) – The socio-cultural advisor to the governor of Bujumbura (western Burundi) Symphorien Banciriminsi, indicated, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, that poor families in the province plagued…
Stigmatization of mentally-ill people has a negative impact on their recovery
BUJUMBURA, January 17th (ABP) – Mental illness is evitable. It is an illness like many others. It is curable, according to Nestor Nzitonda, the legal representative of the non-profit association…
A pediatric pneumologist takes stock of cases of unusual flu observed in recent days
BUJUMBURA, January 17th (ABP) – Cases of bronchitis presenting as an unprecedented flu are being observed in Bujumbura in this month of January 2025. According to Dr. François Ndikumwenayo, pediatric…
Raising awareness among women on the adoption of contraceptive methods for their well-being
BUJUMBURA, January 16th (ABP) – Family planning is a set of methods that allow individuals and couples to make decisions about the number of children they want to have and…