United Nations Children Fund or UNICEF says cholera cases continue to increase in Juba with 484 people infected while 29 are reported dead representing a death rate of six per cent.
In highlights, UNICEF writes that the death rate is higher for children under five years representing 9.5 per cent than for those above five years depicting 5.5 per cent.
UNICEF, the Ministry of Health, WHO and partners are providing a multi-sectoral response such as training of health workers; support to cholera vaccination campaigns; provision of essential medical and WASH supplies; chlorination of water sources in Juba, Bor and Torit including increasing preparedness and social mobilization in hot spots across the country.
UNICEF says it is prioritizing its flexible internal resources to meet critical gaps since no funding against 2015 cholera response has yet been received.
The agency is also battling against severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan with treatment admission of 63,151 children across the country especially in Unity State where fighting between government and SPLM/A in Opposition remains a routine business.