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Sustaining the fight against neglected tropical disease in South Sudan

Sustaining the fight against neglected tropical diseases in South Sudan

Juba – In South Sudan, 19 of the 20 neglected tropical diseases are…
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Emergency health services offer relief to South Sudanese returnees

Emergency health services offer relief to South Sudanese returnees

Juba ‒ Aboja Malual Chol lives in a transit centre for South Sudanese…
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Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic viral disease

Strengthening Multisectoral Approach towards ending Rabies in South Sudan

South Sudan celebrated the 2023 World Rabies Day under the theme "All…
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WHO delivered crucial medical supplies to save lives

Responding to a Suspected Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Remote Dajo: Lessons and Triumphs

In the wake of a concerning development, authorities in Longochuk…
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Honorable Yolanda Awel Deng Juac, Minister of Health, and Dr Fabian Ndenzako, WHO Representative a.i. for South Sudan cut the ribbon to officially open the Waste Management Facility in Juba

WHO handed over the first-ever medical waste management to South Sudan’s Ministry of Health

To manage infectious and hazardous waste, WHO built a state-of-the-…
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A health worker being vaccinated against COVID-19

Leveraging a novel strategy to address gender inequity for COVID-19 vaccine coverage in South Sudan

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MoH and WHO staff posing for a group photo

WHO South Sudan concluded the first-ever high-level consultative 2022-2023 biennium plan review with the Ministry of Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) South Sudan Country Office…
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Health needs heighten as Sudan conflicts displaces millions of people

Health needs heighten as Sudan conflicts displaces millions of people

The conflict in Sudan that has forced 3.4 million people to flee for…
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Gabriel Chuong the fearless healthcare warriors of the WHO are relentlessly delivering medical aid to isolated communities in the challenging terrain of South Sudan

The brave healthcare workers of WHO are fearlessly delivering medical aid to those in need in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan

Healthcare workers in South Sudan face immense challenges in…
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Measuring height to determine the correct dose

Protecting nearly 800 000 people from bilharzia in four counties of South Sudan

In an effort to protect people at risk of bilharzia in South Sudan,…
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