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Judith the midwife donating blood

World Blood Donor Day: South Sudan registers more voluntary unpaid blood donors

‘I have witnessed it myself that most of our mothers die due to…

Cross section of the participants

WHO in collaboration with partners rolls out a mobile-based surveillance application for Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) to enhance surveillance in South Sudan

Juba, 6 June 2018 – The World Health Organization (WHO) in…

Dr Wamala Joseph helping the participants during the practical session on editing and deleting reports

WHO enhances real-time surveillance in resource limited and hard to reach areas of South Sudan using a mobile-based reporting system

Juba, 25 May 2018 – Disease outbreaks and other emergencies…

Minister of Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok and WHO Representative a.i.for South Sudan, Mr Evans Liyosi addressing a joint press conference in Juba.

South Sudan launches an Ebola sensitization and awareness campaign to enhance preparedness in the country

Juba, 22 May 2018 - Following the Ebola outbreak that has been…

Measuring children is integral part of the clinical session of the WHO course

WHO supports stabilization centres to treat malnourished children in South Sudan

Juba, 16 May 2018— In South Sudan, food insecurity continues to…

Delivery of cholera vaccines in South Sudan.

WHO supports South Sudan in vaccination campaign against cholera before transmission season

Juba, 11 May 2018 – To reduce the risk of cholera outbreaks in South…

Dr Joseph Wamala making a presentation

South Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya strengthen implementation of cross-border disease surveillance and outbreak response in East Africa

Juba 27 April, 2018: The Republic of South Sudan hosted a joint cross…

A cross section of the community members atteding the launch of the AVW in Juba

South Sudan launches the 8th Edition of the African vaccination week

WHO launches the 8th annual African Vaccinations week in South Sudan…

Stakeholders reviewing the draft health promotion strategy for South Sudan

WHO supports South Sudan to strengthen health promotion strategic actions

In order to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of South…

WHO Logistics Officer showing various emergency kits at the WHO central warehouse

WHO strengthens emergency health kits supply chain management system in South Sudan

With the protracted crises in South Sudan, the scale and severity of…