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Unaccompanied and separated children amongst up to 35,000 refugees who have crossed into Burundi in recent weeks
At least four children have also died upon arrival in Burundi due to illness, said Save the Children, with the squalid conditions in the transit camps and lack of medical supplies leaving children extremely vulnerable to disease and death.
Burundi: Number of children facing malnutrition doubles to one in four as country battles worsening Mpox outbreak
Around 484,000 children are expected to suffer malnutrition in coming months, a figure that has more than doubled since 2022.
Cases of new mpox strain more than double among children in DR Congo and Burundi since emergency declared
The new and aggressive strain of the potentially deadly mpox virus is spreading rapidly among children in the DRC and Burundi, with cases more than doubling since a public health emergency was declared in mid-August.
Burundi: Returning children face uphill battle for education and safety
Burundi: Returning children face uphill battle for education and safety
Forgotten crisis: Families in Burundi languish as homes disappear under Lake Tanganyika
Forgotten crisis: Families in Burundi languish as homes disappear under Lake Tanganyika
COVID-19 risks in East Africa heighten as severe floods displace nearly half a million people
COVID-19 risks in East Africa heighten as severe floods displace nearly half a million people