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Elder Care in Crisis Aftermath: A Jinja “Mpumudde Home for the Elderly and People Living with Disabilities” still shelters elderly and vulnerable people decades after Uganda’s Asian expulsion, highlighting how displacement can create long-term health and social needs. Public Health Intelligence: Africa CDC and partner countries, including Burundi, validated a Behavioural Intelligence and Infodemic Management framework to better use community feedback and information signals for outbreak response, immunisation and trust. Water Access Alarm at Cichemere: Thousands of Congolese asylum seekers at Burundi’s Cichemere transit center in Cibitoke face drinking-water shortages, sometimes waiting up to 10 hours for a jerrycan, raising fears of diarrhea, cholera and skin infections. Local Violence and Health Risks: In Gitega, a 60-year-old man was found stabbed in a river and another 38-year-old was seriously injured in a eucalyptus grove; investigations are ongoing. Burundi in Regional Health Work: U.S. Army and Burundian medical teams treated over 600 patients at Kamenge Military Hospital during a readiness exercise, including trauma, surgical and infectious disease cases. Misinformation Turning Deadly: A BBC probe links “genital theft” rumours spread via social media to more than 80 lynchings across several African countries, underscoring the health impact of violent misinformation.

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