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MSF and Ministry of Health Inaugurate Rehabilitated Paediatric Unit in Unity State

By Ginaba Lino Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, and the Ministry of Health (MoH) will formally launch a newly rehabilitated...

Cholera Outbreak Declared in Renk County, Upper Nile State

By Gattuor Kier The South Sudanese Minister of Health, Hon. Yolanda Awel, has declared a cholera outbreak in Renk County, Upper Nile State, after cases...

Health personnel complain over lack of medical equipment at Wau Teaching Hospital. 

By Elizabeth Some health personnel at Wau Teaching Hospital are complaining about the lack of medical equipment at the Hospital. Speaking to Voice of Hope radio,...

Doctors Confirm Rise in Measles Outbreak Among Children in Tonj South

By Samuel Aru Medical professionals at Tonj Civil Hospital have confirmed an alarming rise in measles cases among children. The outbreak was discussed during a...

MSF Suspends Medical Activities in Yei Following Attack on Staff

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended all outreach activities in Yei, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, after a critical security incident involving its staff...

Health Minister bans Sale of Tramadol from Private Clinics in the Western Bahr El Ghazal

By Augustino Peter Upieu  Western Bahr El Ghazal State Minister of Health, Dr. Francis Michael Hassan, issued a ministerial order No. 07/2024 dated 27 August...

Doctor Urges Early Medical Attention to Combat Tuberculosis

By Samuel Aru During a live radio talk show on Friday, Dr. David Dut, a medical practitioner from Tonj Civil Hospital, emphasized the importance of...

UNICEF calls for increasing period of paid maternity leave to 18 weeks

By Ginaba Lino The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for improving policies supporting breastfeeding in the workplace, such as increasing the period of...

Lack of water , power supplies hit Catholic Dioces of Torit Health center in Magwi County  

By David Ochan-Torit. The  Primary Health Care Centre under  Catholic Diocese of Torit in Magwi County has reported  lack of clean water supply and electricity...

South Sudan declares outbreak of Red Eye disease 

Ginaba Lino The National Ministry of Health in South Sudan declared the outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as red eye disease on 22nd April 2024. While...

130 thousand children receive polio vaccination in Wau

Cecilia John Akile The State Ministry of Health and Environment in Western Bhar el Gazal has reported that more than one hundred thousand children below...

State Health Minister declares outbreak of hepatitis E in Warrap

By Samuel Aru Atekdit The Warrap State Health Minister,Dr.Barach Malith  Atem has declared the outbreak of Hepatitis E  statewide following confirmed case recorded in Wunrok...

Japanese govt contracts national NGO to restart the WASH project in Twic East

The Embassy of Japan in South Sudan has signed a grant agreement with the Agency for Humanitarian Aid (AHA), a National Non-governmental Organization, to...

MSF launched a health campaign against hepatitis E in South Sudan

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health has launched a vaccination campaign over the deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South...

ICG approves 400 thousand doses of yellow fever vaccine for Western Equatoria 

Ginaba Lino The International Coordinating Group (ICG) has approved more than four hundred thousand doses of yellow fever vaccine for 5 counties in Western Equatoria...

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