One year ago, on 28 October 2024, South Sudan declared a cholera outbreak. The outbreak began in Renk, a border town between Sudan and South Sudan, triggered by the influx of returnees and refugees fleeing conflict in Su…
Read moreWau, WBG State – The Minister of Health, Hon. Sarah Cleto Rial and the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to South Sudan, Dr. Humphrey Karamagi, conducted a two-day high-level field visit to Wau to reaff…
Read moreArticle by Dr Humphrey Karamagi, WHO Representative for South SudanAs the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary on 24 October under the theme “Building Our Future Together,” South Sudan also stands at a defining mome…
Read moreThere is little time for introspection when one is constantly putting out fires of all sorts. That is why the theme: ‘Mental health in humanitarian emergencies’ for this year’s Mental Health Day speaks directly to t…
Read moreJuba- The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), today launched an ambitious integrated health campaign to protect over 2.1 mi…
Read moreJuba - On 7 July 2025 an extraordinary inter-ministerial meeting on Cholera convened at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. The high-level meeting was co-chaired by the Minister of Humanitarian …
Read moreJuba – South Sudan faces recurring public health threats from infectious disease outbreaks to climate-related emergencies such as floods, drought and heat waves. As of August 2025, South Sudan had active outbreaks of Ant…
Read moreJuba – South Sudan is taking a significant step forward in protecting its children from Measles with the nationwide introduction of the second dose of the Measles Containing Vaccine (MCV2) into the routine immunisation s…
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