In April 2015, pre-election violence started in Burundi, resulting in a number of casualties in the capital of Bujumbura, and more than 96,000 people fleeing to safety in neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
The majority are choosing to settle in Tanzania where the situation is dire and existing infrastructure is unable to accommodate the refugees’ needs. IFRC launched an emergency appeal to support 20,000 Burundian refugees in Tanzania and a FACT was deployed; a DREF was also launched to support the Rwandan Red Cross in responding to the influx of families there.
Key priorities for regional Red Cross Red Crescent response
Shot list
00:00 – 00:06 WS outside of cholera clinic
00:06 – 00:14 MS outside of cholera clinic with peole at ambulance
00:14 – 00:27 MS of staff discussing patients at clinic
00:27 – 00:34 CU of staff member
00:34 – 00:45 CU of staff members reviewing papers
00:45 – 00:53 MS staff member washing his hands
00:53 – 01:01 MS staff member washing his hands
01:01 – 01:12 CU staff member washing his hands
01:12 – 01:22 MS staff member washing his feet
01:22 – 01:34 MS inside cholera clinic with staff and patients
01:34 – 01:45 CU IV drips
01:45 – 01:57 MS inside cholera clinic
01:57 – 02:07 MS staff with patients inside clinic
02:07 – 02:15 MS staff working with IV drip
02:15 – 02:22 CU staff member’s hands
02:22 – 02:38 MS staff and patients in clinic
02:38 – 02:50 MS staff reviewing papers in clinic
02:50 - 03:06 WS outside clinic with ambulance driving away