A Rare Setback: How Burundi Managed Its First Polio Case in Over Three Decades

A Rare Setback: How Burundi Managed Its First Polio Case in Over Three Decades

It began like any other morning in Gaharawe village, a small community near Burundi’s western border. Four-year-old Kaneza Ndayisaba woke up after a peaceful night’s sleep. But when she tried to stand, her legs gave way beneath her. Her mother, Belyse, known in the neighborhood as Mama Allan, helped lift Kaneza on her two feet. A moment later, she had fallen again, with one of her legs collapsing under her weight each time. One of her arms was p…