Gisuru, in rural eastern Burundi on the Tanzania border, is one of the most underserved communities in Burundi. With limited access to healthcare services, no regular medical care, and families struggling to meet basic needs, countless children and mothers face life-threatening conditions that would be easily treatable elsewhere. Diseases like malaria, respiratory infections, and maternal-child complications remain rampant due to lack of healthcare infrastructure and medical personnel.
Children walk miles—often barefoot—for clean water, while families must choose between buying food or medicine. Local clinics are overwhelmed, under-resourced, and rarely staffed. Even basic medications such as aspirin are in short supply in these remote Burundi villages.
This critical need is why Amigos Internacionales, through the MissionPoint Burundi free medical camps and mobile healthcare outreach, focuses on delivering free primary healthcare clinics in rural Burundi, vision and dental care outreach, and medical training programs for local healthcare volunteers.
Together, we can close the gap in healthcare access for the most vulnerable—families living in rural Burundi, women facing maternal health risks, and children who have never seen a doctor or dentist.
