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Mr Kanu and Dr Ndenzako handing over the keys to Honorable Minister for Health, Honorable Elizabeth Achuei

South Sudan: African Development Bank and WHO hand over vehicles to support COVID-19 response

Juba, 1 September 2021 - The African Development Bank has donated two…
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South Sudan has begun producing oxygen following the successful installation of the country’s first oxygen plant at Juba Teaching Hospital

South Sudan: Country’s first oxygen plant comes on stream at Juba hospital to help fight COVID-19

Juba, 1 September 2021 - South Sudan has begun producing oxygen…
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The strengthening of the health laboratory in Wau is part of a much wider commitment of the European Union to assist the population in the entire South Sudan, said Wim Vandenbroucke, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to the Republic of South Sudan

EU and WHO setting up a molecular diagnostic laboratory in Wau for the detection of COVID-19

Juba, 1 September 2021 – The European Union (EU) and WHO establishes…
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Remarks by H.E. Hussein Abdelbagi, Vice Precedent of Service Cluster Health Sector during the Leadership and Governance Conference

Ministry of Health in Collaboration with WHO convenes Health Sector Leadership and Governance Conference to improve capacities for effective health governance and leadership

Juba, 18 August 2021 – To strengthen governance and leadership…
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Children receiving vaccines under a tree in the hard-to-reach Nadiangere village in South Sudan

Ensuring access to healthcare services in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan

As a team of health workers from the State Ministry of Health in…
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Strengthening essential healthcare services

WHO to expand support in strengthening the delivery of primary health care and essential health services through Canadian grant

3 August 2021, Juba  - As part of its efforts to ensure the…
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A health worker gives an injectable inactivated polio vaccine in Juba

South Sudan launches a nationwide second dose of routine Inactivated Polio Vaccine introduction to protect children against all types of poliovirus

Juba, 1 July 2021 – South Sudan has reached another milestone by…
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Vaccination campaigns against yellow fever in three Counties ofCentral Equatoria State

Over 56 000 individuals vaccinated against Yellow Fever in Morobo, Lainya and Yei River Counties of Central Equatoria State, South Sudan

The Ministry of Health with support from Eliminate Yellow Fever…
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Dr John Rumunu, Director General for Preventive Health Services at the Ministry of Health addressing participants during the opening session of the Joint Risk Assessment

Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) accomplished for effective control of zoonotic diseases in South Sudan

Juba -to improve the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases…
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The first person in the country to be vaccinated against the virus was the Hon. Minister of Health Elizabeth Achuei

COVID-19 vaccination kicks-off in South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan 6 April 2021 – South Sudan’s COVID-19 vaccination…
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