Juba, 21 June 2019: To further strengthen the capacity of healthcare workers to manage cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition with Medical Complication (SAM /MC) in nutrition stablization centres, the Ministry of Health, Rep…
Read moreJuba, 14 May 2019 – “I am a regular blood donor and this is my tenth-time donating blood. I am having nothing else to offer but blood to save lives. I appeal to more people to come and give more blood”, says Rashid a com…
Read more1 June 2019, Juba – ‘I got hooked on cigarettes at the age of 16 and smoked for 30 years. During these years, I tried intermittently to stop without much success due to the very addictive nature of nicotine. In August, 2…
Read moreIt’s a busy morning at the inpatient unit for malnourished children at the Wau Teaching Hospital in Western Bahr el Ghazal, north-east South Sudan. The sound of babies’ fitful crying fills the air. Sitting on a hospit…
Read moreJuba, 28 May 2019 – Six new ambulances, donated this week (Tuesday, 28 May) to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of South Sudan by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Japan, are a vital boost t…
Read moreJuba, 8 May 2019 – Alice Baku (not real name) a clinician at the Juba teaching hospital said “I am glad I was vaccinated against Ebola Virus disease because prevention is better than cure” South Sudan started vaccinat…
Read more6 May 2019, Juba – In South Sudan, the health system faces growing health needs and limited resources. Policy makers at various levels are engaged in designing cost-effective health interventions that ensure accessible …
Read moreThe country’s laboratory capacity is being improved. Staff have been trained in using new equipment, which means they can now conduct rapid testing of samples to diagnose diseases. South Sudan is also building up the skills of its emergency responders.
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