[3] A small hydroelectric plant driven by the Mushwaburu river was installed in 1953 to supply 56kW of power to the sanatorium.

[4] The hospital is set in a wooded area near the homes of the local people.

Children would visit the woods to collect firewood or the look after livestock, and were at risk of catching the infection, which spreads through the air.

[5] As of 2006 tuberculosis was the third greatest health problem in Burundi after malaria and HIV/AIDS.

These numbers understated the total due to lack of screening resources.