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With support from WHO and partners, South Sudan secured over 4.1 million doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to protect the communities in 15 counties

With support from WHO and partners, South Sudan secured over 4.1 million doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to protect the communities in 15 counties

Juba - Achol Ajak, a 35-year-old resident of Bor is grateful that her…
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South Sudan is vaccinating 3.4 million children to eliminate the polio outbreak

South Sudan is vaccinating 3.4 million children to eliminate the polio outbreak

Juba: South Sudan has launched an ambitious nationwide campaign that…
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South Sudan declares mpox outbreak

South Sudan declares mpox outbreak

Juba, 7 February 2025—Today the Ministry of Health has declared a…
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PSEAH focal points from the Ministry of Health and WHO during the awareness raising and training sessions conducted in Juba

Partnership between WHO and the Ministry of Health creating an environment free from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) in South Sudan

The WHO Country Office has achieved a significant milestone by…
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South Sudan steps up vaccination, response measures to curb cholera

South Sudan steps up vaccination, response measures to curb cholera

Juba ‒ Nyaboth Gai, a 28-year-old resident of Rubkona, county in the…
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Honorable Minister of Health, Republic of South Sudan, Yolanda Awel Deng, administering oral cholera vaccine at Primary Health Care center in Rubkona

Cholera vaccination campaign commences in Rubkona as part of efforts to address and control the ongoing outbreak.

A campaign aimed at vaccinating over 300 000 people against cholera…
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The first round of oral cholera vaccination campaign has commenced in Renk County

UN backs cholera vaccination in South Sudan

Juba, 10 December 2024 – Vaccinations have begun in response to a…
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South Sudan has received an oral cholera vaccine to carry out a two-dose mass vaccination campaign in Renk and Malakal Counties of Upper Nile State

South Sudan secured over 282 150 doses of oral cholera vaccine to contain the cholera outbreak

Juba, 30 November 2024—In response to cholera outbreaks in South…
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A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Juba

South Sudan mounts a nationwide polio vaccination campaign: a massive push towards stopping the ongoing outbreak

Juba, 11 November 2024: A nationwide campaign aimed at vaccinating 3.…
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South Sudan intensifies efforts to curb cholera outbreak

South Sudan intensifies efforts to curb cholera outbreak

Juba – Health authorities in South Sudan have declared a cholera…
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