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Dr Olu handing over the ICT equipment to Dr Makur, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health

WHO donates Information Communication and Technology equipment to improve the availability of good quality data at all levels in South Sudan

Juba, 15 August 2019 – With funding from Gavi, the Vaccine alliance,…
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During the SIMEX - health workers evaucate suspected Ebola patient at Juba International Airport

South Sudan conducts a full scale simulation exercise

Juba, 15 August 2019 – The Ministry of Health of South Sudan, with…
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Practical session on purification of untreated water

Aiming for zero cholera in South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan, 04 August 2019 – Over 120 health workers in South…
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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…
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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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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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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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