World Health Organization medical officer urges Journalists to be health ambassadors by reporting to communities right messages during emergencies.
Mary Denis says equipping Journalists with skills of reporting on health emergencies is very important, Radio Emmanuel reports.
Director of Health Education and Promotion in the national Ministry of Health Dr. Moses Mutebi says communities have right to get timely and correct health information.
He adds that the journalists are the right people to do it.
The speakers spoke at the closure of a three-day workshop on reporting Ebola and other health emergencies for Journalists and reporters in Juba on Thursday.
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo put South Sudan at risk due to shared borders, but as of now there is no Ebola in the young country.