BURUNDI - HEALTH: DR.
BARNABE MBONIMPA AND THE GIFT OF BLOOD, VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES, THE
MALARIA, OF THE FRAMES OF REFERENCE BY PROVINCES, THE ASSISTANCES TO THE
NEEDY CHILDREN…
The Ministry for the Public health is one of the five most
requested ministries Country. Last week was very active for this
institution…
The Minister for the Public health, Dr.
Barnabé MBONIMPA opened the ceremonies of the National Day of the
Gift of Blood with Mutoyi, with GITEGA. With this occasion, more than
one hundred of liters of blood were collected. Dr. Barnabé MBONIMPA
finished by the distribution of the diplomas of honor for the regular donors.
With the First Lady of the
country, Mrs. Denise NKURUNZIZA, they carried out the launching of the
national campaign of vaccination against measles in Rutegama
commune in the province of MURAMVIYA. Representatives of WHO and UNICEF had
come to assist them. This countryside should touch 1.100.000 children whose
age lies between 9 months and 5 years. In the centers of health and
hospital of the country, many moms, happy apparently, answered present.
It should be noted an interesting
initiative, financed by Germany and France… Buildings of the association of
fight against the Malaria (Association of Fight against the Malaria (Aluma))
were born. This organization is represented by the Ambassador Albert
Mbonerane.
For the improvement of the conditions
of accompaniments of measurements of exemption from payment of the care of
maternities and children of less than five years, and to consolidate the
statements of S.E President NKURUNZIZA, in front of a panel of members
of Parliament, representatives of agencies (DFID, ECHO, UNO [WHO, UNICEF,
UNFPA, UNHCR and OCHA], authorities provincial and representatives of
O.N.G.s, Dr. Barnabé MBONIMPA, with the blow of useful hand of WHO, launched
the frame of reference in province of BURURI, more precisely
with RUMONGE. Equipment radios and ambulance were provided to the hospital
of RUMONGE in order to allow fast transfers of the patients. Frames of
reference were already established with KARUZI, MUYINGA, MAKAMBA and RUYIGI.
One will note to finish the gift of a
cheque of 16 Fbu million at the Provincial Management of Teaching with
RUYIGI, granted by the National Council of Fight against the AIDS in order
to contribute to the socialization of the children needy. It will help to
pay the arrears of minerval for 1067 poor children of this province. Always
for the children, a three day old workshop of formation, aiming at
reinforcing the psychosocial assistance of the orphans and other vulnerable
children, was organized in Bujumbura Mairie at the beginning of the month.
AGNEWS 2006
