MSF Helps Malaria-Stricken Burundi

Nearly 70 percent of patients diagnosed by Médecins Sans Frontières in Burundi’s Kayanza province tested positive for malaria, many of them children. Malaria requires treatment within 24 hours, so MSF reinforced its operations by sending three teams, running six mobile clinics, and offering on-site diagnoses and treatment since mid-January, VaccineNewsDaily.com reports.