Baradahana became the Minister of Public Health and the Fight against AIDS under President Evariste Ndayishimiye[1] on 3 September 2023.[2] The previous minister was Thaddée Ndikumana.[3]
In July 2024 she reassured the population after it was suspected that there had been an outbreak of Monkeypox in Burundi,[4] however later that month if was confirmed that there were three cases in the capital.[5] In August she announced a $15m programme to address the threat of Mpox in the country following more confirmed cases.[6] That month she announced that the number of cases exceeded 150.[7] At the end of the year the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention gave $300,000 worth of kits that allowed Mpox infection to be confirmed. These allowed the ministry to confirm that they had over 3,000 cases in April 2025.[8]
In April 2025 Angeline Ndayishimiye the First Lady of Burundi attended the launch of routine Malaria vaccination in Burundi. She thanked the organisations who had supported the government's plan.[9] It was organised by the Ministry and organisations including UNICEF.[10] Baradahana welcomed the arrival of 544,000 doses that could be given to those under the age of five which could see the end of deaths from malaria.[9]
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