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Mr Louise Mokiri Avito during the meningitis outbreak response in 2008 in one of the villages in Torit County

WHO health worker killed in an attack in Torit County, former Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan

10 February 2017, Juba, South Sudan – It is with sadness that…

Group discussion on the 2017 key planned activities

WHO partners with South Sudan’s Government to strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak response to save lives

03 February 2017, Juba, South Sudan – The deteriorating security…

01 Dr Otim Patrick Cossy, making a presentation on identifying and reporting priority diseases

WHO strengthening the capacity of laboratory personnel to intensify cholera and meningitis surveillance in South Sudan

20 January 2017, Juba, South Sudan – Public health laboratories…

Mr Anson Benjamin Edu briefing the participants on campaign implementation approach

WHO and partners scaling up measles vaccination to reach 2.3 million children in South Sudan

18 January 2017, Juba, South Sudan – WHO South Sudan in…

WHO health worker killed in an attack on passenger vehicle in Juba County, former Central Equatoria State, South Sudan

Juba, 21 December 2016 – An armed man attacked a passenger…

Experts and Partners strategize to ensure that children are routinely immunized in South Sudan

Juba, 02 December 2016 – Partners and Experts involved in…

WHO scales up mental health and psychosocial support in South Sudan

November 2016 - As part of its priority areas to scale up…

Dr Sophie Anne Laroche makes a presentation of the roadmap to streamline the supply chain management of essential medicines

WHO leads strengthening of medicines supply chain management system in South Sudan

November 2016 - With the aim to improve access to safe essential…

Participants posing for a group photo

Health partners to go ahead of the cholera response to prevent future outbreaks in South Sudan

24 November 2016, Juba, South Sudan – Cholera continues to be a…

A child getting vaccine in the special vaccination post in Unity

WHO and partners immunized over 155 000 migrant children through special vaccination posts in South Sudan

November 2016 - In response to the poliomyelitis outbreak associated…