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Dr Tony visiting the happy mother

WHO takes health care closer to internally displaced and conflict-affected population in South Sudan’s Tambura State

“I was called to help a pregnant woman in the IDP camp”, says Dr Tony…
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Meeting with the Governor of the state, the state Health Ministry and partners. Photo:UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis/

A high-level delegation led by South Sudan’s Undersecretary of Health visited Yei River State to intensify Ebola preparedness in the country

Juba, 16 July 2019 – On 15 July 2019, a  high-level delegation led by…
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Dr Samson Paul Baba making an opening remarks during the ToT

WHO and Ministry of Health train more healthcare workers on management of Severe Acute Malnutrition

Juba, 21 June 2019: To further strengthen the capacity of healthcare…
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One of the several blood donors during the WBD

South Sudan heightens efforts to increase voluntary blood donation to save lives

Juba, 14 May 2019 – “I am a regular blood donor and this is my tenth-…
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Match past to mobilise people for the WNTD public rally

Choose health not tobacco: South Sudan marks the World No Tobacco Day

1 June 2019, Juba – ‘I got hooked on cigarettes at the age of 16 and…
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Dr Olu handing over the keys to Honorable Minister for Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok

The Government of Japan and WHO donate six ambulances to boost health service delivery in South Sudan

Juba, 28 May 2019 – Six new ambulances, donated this week (Tuesday,…
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With Bakhita on her lap, Tereza encourages Ajonga to breastfeed her granddaughter, baby Akot.

In South Sudan, grandmothers breastfeed malnourished grandchildren

It’s a busy morning at the inpatient unit for malnourished children…
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US Amb in a group photo with Hon Minister of Health, WHO Rep, CDC Country Director and other senior officials

The US Ambassador to South Sudan and Hon Minister of Health visit Ebola Vaccination site in Juba

Juba, 8 May 2019 – Alice Baku (not real name) a clinician at the Juba…
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Health care worker dressing wound on a woman’s leg in Bentiu

South Sudan revises its National Standard Treatment Guidelines to improve quality of care at community and health facility levels

6 May 2019, Juba – In South Sudan, the health system faces growing…
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A worker places vials in a container

South Sudan’s Ebola preparedness activities strengthen overall outbreak readiness

The country’s laboratory capacity is being improved. Staff have been…
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