Burundi: Measures to encourage doctors not to go abroad

Burundi has been classified as one of the poorest countries in the world, emptying itself of its doctors, generalists and specialists since 2020. This is what the government has recognized since 2023, by talking about several hundred doctors left for neighbouring countries or even in Europe. To try to retain them, the Minister of Public Health and her colleague in Finance signed a decree three months ago that introduces a stabilization bonus and…