Malaria and Cholera Prevention in Cibitoke

Between July 22 and may 31st 23, MSF responded to an outbreak of cholera and malaria cases increase in the district of Cibitoke, Burundi.
Beyond treating 166,360 patients (among them 5,323 severe cases and 24,856 treated in the community) during this intervention, MSF also supported the Ministry of Health with health promotion in the community, capacity building of healthcare providers, and water and sanitation activities. MSF has also strengthened community care activities for children under 5.
For the cholera outbreak , after the rehabilitation of a cholera treatment centre that MSF had installed in 2019, 98 patients have been treated in Cibitoke. A similar intervention was carried out in the town hall of Bujumbura and in the province of Bujumbura.

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