pressure measurement and 24% urine test).20 Two-thirds of women (60.4%) received postnatal care,
49% of whom received 15 days postpartum.21
98. The rate of assisted delivery has continued to increase with the care subvention for children
under 5 and pregnant women, including childbirth. It went from 13% in 2005 to 76.6% in 2014.22
99. HIV prevalence (1.4%) is relatively low compared to countries in the region. The risk of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV remains high due to lack of information on HIV, and social
norms based on the woman's decision-making ability. According to the 2014 National AIDS
Council (NAC) Report, the number of HIV-positive pregnant women receiving full antiretroviral
prophylaxis to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission was at 73%. The number of
newborns of HIV-positive mothers who received prophylaxis was 48%. The number of children on
ARVs was 2,440 out of a total of 5,760 or 42%. In 2014, only 77 children out of 2,300 orphans and
vulnerable children who felt stigmatized / discriminated against were assisted.
Health of children under 5 years
100. Infant and child mortality (children under 5 years) is high. In fact, out of 1,000 live births, 96
children die before reaching their fifth birthday (infant-child mortality), 31 die between 0 and 28
days (neonatal mortality)23 and 59 between 0 and 12 months (infant mortality). Under-5 mortality is
linked to several causes such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malnutrition and neonatal causes (during the
first 28 days of life).
101. In fact, high-impact interventions such as free health care for children under five, the wellperforming Expanded Programme on Immunization, have facilitated the reduction of under-five
mortality. The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) shows better results. The 2015
Government, WHO and UNICEF Joint Report (JRF 2015) shows that 93% of children aged 0 to 11
months received the TB vaccine, 94% received the 3 doses of the polio vaccine and the 3 doses of
Pentavalent (vaccine against 5 diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and
heamophilusinfluenzea type b). The proportion of children vaccinated against measles (1st dose) is
93%.
102. Thanks to its good results, Burundi has been eligible for the Global Alliance for Immunization
(GAVI) to introduce the pneumococcal vaccine in 2011, the second dose of measles vaccine in
January 2013, the vaccine against Rotavirus diarrhoea in December 2013 and inactivated polio
vaccine (IPV) in November 2015. In addition, Burundi has good vaccine coverage for these new
vaccines: 94% of children from 0 to 11 months received the 3 doses of the vaccine antipneumococcal, 96% received the 2 doses of rotavirus diarrhoea vaccine and 65% received the 2nd
dose of measles vaccine (JRF 2015). Data from the 2010 DHS and the 2012 vaccination coverage
survey corroborate and show that 83% of children aged 12 to 23 months are vaccinated.
20
ISTEEBU and MSPLS,PMS Surver, 2012
Statistics Yearbook 2014
22
Ditto
23
EDS 2010
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