Juba, 19 March 2016 - WHO country office held a three-day workshop for state focal points from 17 to 19 March 2016 at Juba Regency Hotel. The objective of the workshop was to strengthen the capacity of WHO state …
Read moreJuba, 16 March 2016: WHO South Sudan Country Office held a two-day annual retreat from 15 to 16 March 2016 at Juba Regency Hotel. The objective of the two-day retreat was to foster a strong team spirit among staff and…
Read more Juba, February/March 2016 - South Sudan has laid the foundations to scale up the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2020. Following the launch of the Master Plan in December 2015, the Ministry…
Read moreJuba, 17 February 2016 - The Ministry of Health, and the WHO Country Office, concluded a one-day Consultative Meeting on the Boma Health Initiative (BHI), a strategy adopted by the MoH to strengthen community …
Read moreRadio is an important tool for the rapid diffusion of important messages on health. Regular live radio talk programmes have been successfully used in South Sudan. The WHO in South Sudan has a regular slot o…
Read moreJuba, 10 February 2016 -- To accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in South Sudan, WHO and the Ministry of Health (MoH) are conducting community-based mass drug administration (MDA) wi…
Read moreAs part of the efforts to reduce maternal mortality in South Sudan, the WHO with support from the Government of Canada is to build maternity complexes in Torit, Kuajok and Awiel.. This is the second phase of the 19.4 mil…
Read moreHumanitarian emergencies increase the risk of transmitting disease. Disease outbreaks, such as malaria, measles and cholera, are often a major cause of illnesses and death during crises. The global Early Warning and R…
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