In further support of communities in Cibitoke, we drilled two boreholes to provide clean water. We also installed a solar power station at the hospital to ensure the continuity of care.
In 2025, MSF teams supported Congolese refugees both in Cibitoke and in the designated Musenyi site in Burunga province, where around 18,000 people were living in precarious conditions by the end of April. In Musenyi, we provided outpatient care and measles vaccinations for children, as well as malaria treatment and mosquito nets. In Rugombo, Cibitoke province, we responded to a cholera outbreak and installed oral rehydration points.
We also responded to cholera outbreaks in Bujumbura and in Nyanza-Lac health district in southern Burundi in August and November 2025, respectively.
In December 2025, over 100,000 people fled across the border from South Kivu, DRC, into Burundi. Our teams launched an initial response at Ndava transit camp, providing health care and distributing relief items. We collaborated with the authorities to support a cholera treatment center, run a general health care clinic, organize specialist referrals, and distribute water in Busuma camp, where most of the refugees were relocated.
