[3] In 1963 there was an epidemic of typhus transmitted by lice in the province, with nine cases dying at Rwibaga Hospital between July and November.

[4] In May 2023 Antonio Capone, Head of Cooperation of the European Union in Burundi, visited the hospital.

[5] Team Europe had also rehabilitated and extended the premises, and equipped and digitized almost all of its services with laptops and desktop computers, including the maternity ward and the operating room.

Important elements included construction of the latrines with drainable pits, and installation of toilets with seats and showers inside the hospital blocks to help patients who had difficulty moving.

Shortage of staff was another problem, with 22 nurses and 4 doctors (including the medical director) looking after from 500 to 900 patients per month.