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Country Summary:
Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated
in October 1993 after only four months in office. Since then, some
200,000 Burundians have perished in widespread, often intense ethnic
violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. Hundreds of thousands have
been internally displaced or have become refugees in neighboring
countries. Burundi troops, seeking to secure their borders,
intervened in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
in 1998. More recently, many of these troops have been redeployed
back to Burundi to deal with periodic upsurges in rebel activity. A
new transitional government, inaugurated on 1 November 2001, was to
be the first step toward holding national elections in three years.
While the Government of Burundi signed a cease-fire agreement in
December 2002 with three of Burundi's four Hutu rebel groups,
implementation of the agreement has been problematic and one rebel
group refuses to sign on, clouding prospects for a sustainable
peace.
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Measles Campaign Date:
Sometime***
Population*:
| Total: |
7,275,000 |
| Under 5yrs Old: |
1,309,000 |
| Pregnant: |
306,000 |
| Need ITNs: |
1,615,000 |
*=Population is projected for
2004 with 2003 population and current birth rate. Number of pregnant
women is estimated using the birth rate and population from 2003.
The number of ITNs needed is the sum of children under 5 and
pregnant women.
Progress:
**=Global Fund Aids TB & Malaria. Number is estimated by
assuming 1/3 of money designated for malaria is spent on nets. For
the sake of not over estimating, we figured the cost of ITNs at 5 US
dollars a net. We know this price can be reduced if we purchase
together.
Nets:
Insecticides: |
