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The first person in the country to be vaccinated against the virus was the Hon. Minister of Health Elizabeth Achuei

COVID-19 vaccination kicks-off in South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan 6 April 2021 – South Sudan’s COVID-19 vaccination…
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ICU beds delivered to the IDU

South Sudan: African Development Bank and WHO enhance COVID-19 case management

Juba, South Sudan, 3 April 2021 -The African Development Bank and WHO…
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South Sudan receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility

South Sudan receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility

Juba, 25 March 2021 – Today 132,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-…
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Part of the 50 motorbikes donated to the Ministry of Health by WHO

Strengthening disease surveillance and response for early detection and response

Juba - to improve reporting performance and capacity to detect…
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WHO delivered lifesaving medicines and medical supplies to assist the internally displaced people, returnees and host communities in Lainya, Wonduruba and Katigiri counties of Central Equatoria State

WHO delivered essential medicines and medical supplies to the communities in Lainya, Wonduruba and Katigiri counties of South Sudan

Juba - The World Health Organization (WHO) delivered lifesaving…
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Nyaprilem received treatment at Pibor primary health care center stabilization centre

With threat of severe food insecurity, WHO supports worst cases of malnutrition in children in Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan

Juba - A visibly anxious and exhausted 25-year-old Kanyet Modi from…
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Vaccination campaign aims to reach over 2.8 million children with monovalent oral polio vaccines in South Sudan

Vaccination campaign aims to reach over 2.8 million children with monovalent oral polio vaccines in South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan, 24 February 2021 – The Ministry of Health and…
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Groundbreaking ceremony of port health facility at Juba International Airport

WHO with funding from the Government of Japan to establish port health facility in Juba International Airport, South Sudan

4 February 2021, Juba, South Sudan - To mitigate the risk of cross-…
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for the construction of the second phase of the PHEOC

The African Development Bank and WHO to build the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center in Juba, South Sudan

4 February 2021, Juba, South Sudan - The African Development Bank (…
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Hon. Elizabeth Acuei Yol, Minister of Health, administaring oral cholera vaccine

Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health launched a campaign to protect over 93 000 individuals against cholera in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan

Juba, 20 January 2021:  Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the…
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