Facilities and Health Information:
Medical facilities in Burundi do not meet United States standards. You should carry an ample supply of properly-labeled prescription drugs and other medications with you, as certain medications and prescription drugs are unavailable or in short supply. Sterility of equipment is questionable, and treatment is unreliable. Ambulance assistance is non-existent and emergency services are all but unavailable. Hospital care in Burundi should be considered in only the most serious cases and when no reasonable alternatives are available. Malaria prophylaxis is strongly recommended for travel to all parts of Burundi.
Drinking Water Source - % of rural population improved"
73.2%
Drinking Water Source - % of total population unimproved:
24.7%
Drinking Water Source - % of urban population improved:
91.5%
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
3.3%
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population:
1.9
People Living with HIV/AIDS:
180,000
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population:
.03
Sanitation Facility Access - % of total population unimproved:
52.5%
Sanitation Facility Access - % of urban population improved:
42.7%
Sanitation Facitlity Access - % of rural population improved:
48.1%
Infectious Diseases - degree of risk:
very high
Animal Contact Disease (s):
rabies
Food or Waterborne Disease (s):
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne Disease (s):
malaria and dengue fever
Water contact disease (s):
schistosomiasis