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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…

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…

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…

WHO team providing supportive supervision to ensure quality

South Sudan intensifies efforts to control an ongoing measles outbreak

29 April 2019, Juba – To interrupt the transmission of the measles…

Patients recieve medicine at the camp

WHO provides life-saving health care to meet the urgent health needs of an internally displaced community in Rokon County, South Sudan

18 April 2019, Juba – The World Health Organization (WHO) emergency…

Temperature taking of a child who presented with high fever

The Ministry of Health with support from WHO and partners investigates a cluster of unexplained deaths in Jie payam, Kapoeta East

Juba, 8 April 2019 – The World Health Organization supported the…

A resident of Sakure Payam being vaccinated against YF

South Sudan launches Yellow Fever vaccination campaign to stop outbreak in Sakure, Nzara County, Gbudue State

Yambio, 25 March 2019 – The Ministry of Health with support from the…

The intercluster health assessment team conducting a focus group discusion with the IDPs

WHO and partners assess and respond to the health needs of over 5000 internally displaced population in Dulamaya, South Sudan

18 March 2019, Juba – The World Health Organization and partners…

Emergency supplies being received by the community leaders

WHO and partners in collaboration with the Ministry of Health investigate the suspected diarrheal diseases outbreak in Kuardeang, Fangak South

12 March 2019, Juba – The Ministry of Health of South Sudan, World…

WHO’s Technical Officer training vaccinators in Mayom

Mass measles vaccination campaign underway in response to outbreak in Mayom, South Sudan

Mayom, 6 March 2019 – A campaign to immunize nearly 40,000 children…