Buhiga District Hospital
The Buhiga Hospital (French: Hôpital de Buhiga) is a hospital in Karusi Province, Burundi.
Location
The Buhiga Hospital is a hospital in the town of Buhiga, in the center of the Buhiga Health District. It is one of two hospitals in the district, the other being the Natwe Turashoboye Hospital. It is a district hospital serving a population of 270,296 as of 2014.
Events
Karuzi is one of the poorest provinces in Burundi. Most of the inhabitant travel only by bicycle or motorbike. Patients who could not afford to rent a motorbike might decide to stay at home, endangering their life. In June 2022 it was reported that a modern ambulance had been donated to the hospital by "Twiteho Amagara".
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References
Sources
- Carte Sanitaire du Burundi (PDF), Burundi Ministry of Public Health, 2016, retrieved 2024-06-21
- Financement base sur la performance HD Buhiga (in French), Ministere de la Sante Publique et de la Lutte Contre le Sida, retrieved 2024-07-09
- "Province Karuzi : la fin de l'ère des bicyclettes grâce au don d'ambulance" (PDF), Resilience Magazine (in French), June 2022, retrieved 2024-08-09