The Burundi Heart Centre: From concept to design. [PDF]
Burundi is one of the worlds poorest nations, which is also reflected in its relative lack of cardiac facilities, particularly those catering to young children and adults.
Backhaus, J +4 more
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Management of Rheumatic Heart Diseases in Burundi
Background: The surgical management of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Burundi is almost impossible because of the absence of the technical plateau. Aim: To describe the therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of RHD in Burundi.
E. Ndirahisha +6 more
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Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality in rural Africa: an experience from Burundi. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the reduction in maternal mortality associated with the emergency obstetric care provided by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and to compare this to the fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality.
Baskett +19 more
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Geographical Distribution and Socio-Economic Importance of <i>Raphia ruwenzorica</i> From South-West of Burundi. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The genus Raphia is among the commonly used and socio‐economically important plants in Africa. While Raphia ruwenzorica species is known to occur in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, its geographical distribution and socioeconomic importance are poorly documented in Burundi. This study maps R.
Nkengurutse J +10 more
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The cost effectiveness of integrated care for people living with HIV including antiretroviral treatment in a primary health care centre in Bujumbura, Burundi [PDF]
The incremental cost effectiveness of an integrated care package (i.e., medical care including antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other services such as psychological and social support) for people living with HIV/AIDS was calculated in a not-for-profit ...
Basenya, O +4 more
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Facteurs de l’abandon des aliments préhistoriques dans la région de Buhŭmuza (Burūndi) [PDF]
L'objectif de cet article est d'expliquer les motifs de l'abandon des aliments préhistoriques au Burundi. L’enquête a été menée auprès de onze informateurs dont les tradi-praticiens, ethnobotanistes et nutritionnistes à Buhumuza.
Laurent HAKIZIMÂNA +4 more
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INTRODUCTION: Although fertility control remains a major priority for the Burundian government and most of its partners, few studies on Burundi´s fertility determinants are available to guide interventions.
Jean Claude Nibaruta +6 more
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Death rates from malaria epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia. [PDF]
Death rates exceeded emergency thresholds at 4 sites during epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Burundi (2000-2001) and in Ethiopia (2003-2004).
Ahoua, L +9 more
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Financial access to health care in Karuzi, Burundi: a household-survey based performance evaluation. [PDF]
: BACKGROUND: In 2003, Médecins Sans Frontières, the provincial government, and the provincial health authority began a community project to guarantee financial access to primary health care in Karuzi province, Burundi. The project used a community-based
Bachy, Catherine +5 more
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Notre article propose une analyse de l’espace européen dans l’écriture romanesque de l’immigration contemporaine. La représentation de l’Europe est double. Si, pour le candidat à l’émigration, elle suscite bien des espoirs grâce à ses importants progrès,
Fulgence Manirambona, Rémy Ndikumagenge
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