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A child receives an injection as part of the package offered by WHO to mark UN Day.

WHO South Sudan Marks UN Day by Serving the Community

Juba, South Sudan. 25 October 2014. - To commemorate UN day and…
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Minister of Health, Dr. Riek Gai Kok and WHO Representative for South Sudan, Dr Abdi Aden Mohamed addressing a joint press conference in Juba

South Sudan Enhances Preparedness for Ebola and Marburg

WHO in support of South Sudan’s Ministry of Health, continues to…
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WHO Representative for South Sudan Dr. Abdi Aden Mohamed, flanked by the Directors General of Wau Teaching Hospital (right) and Eastern Equatoria State (left). Photo

WHO supports patient safety and quality consultative meeting

As part of continued efforts to improve access to health services and…
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Dr Abdi, Dr Riek Gai Kok and State Minster of Health addressing a team of journalists at the Gangura border entry point, Western Equatoria State.

WHO South Sudan Country Representative visits South Sudan and DRC border as part of Ebola Preparedness and Response

Juba, 08 Sept 2014: The WHO Country Representative for South…
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WHO Supports Ebola Prevention and Preparedness Efforts in South Sudan

The Ministry of Health in the Republic of South Sudan with technical…
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Medical officer discuss with patient

WHO responds to health crises facing war-wracked South Sudan

After 6 years in Juba, WHO’s Abdinasir Abubakar (pictured above)…
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Dr Abdi making remarks at the launch WHO/M.Gargar

South Sudan Launches Five-in-one Pentavalent Vaccine

Today marks another significant milestone in the fight against…
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The Hon Minister of Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok, Dr Abdi Mohamed, WHO Representative and Dr Barnbas, UNFPA Representative welcoming the President to Wau Teaching Hospital

President Salva Kiir Mayardit opens officially the Wau Maternity complex theatre, waiting Home, Regional Blood transfusion service and specialized Laboratory services in Wau city Teaching Hospital, Western Bahr Ghazal state.

15 July 2014 – Ten months after starting work in Wau Hospital, a new…
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Hon Minister of Health Dr Riek Gai Kok, Dr Abdi Mohamed and Dr Makur Kariom, Undersecretary Ministry of Health at the Rumbek Maternity Hospital entrance

WHO deploys a surgeon and an anesthetist in the new Salva Kiir Mayardit Women’s Hospital in Rumbek officially opened by the President of South Sudan, Gen Salva Kiir Mayardit.

On 12 July 2014, a new hospital Kiir Mayardit Women’s Hospital was…
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“I never thought I’d be alive, talking and laughing like this, but thanks to WHO and partners I got treated of cholera and can resume my life again,” says Celestina Poni.

Grateful to be alive after severe bout of cholera, thanks to health partner support

Celestina Poni, a 29-year-old mother of five is glad to be alive,…
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