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One year ago South Sudan received its first COVID-19 doses from the COVAX Facility

South Sudan marks one year of COVID-19 vaccination, over 500 000 people received full dose

Juba, 25 March 2022 - one year ago on 25 March 2021, South Sudan…
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Akol Kuol Magiir, community champion informants in Kuac South Payam, Gogrial West County of Warrap State

Enhancing active acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in South Sudan

Akol Kuol Magiir is one of the community champion informants in Kuac…
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Access to safe drinking water is vital to reduce potential water borne related outbreaks

Access to safe drinking water is vital to reduce potential water borne related outbreaks

“The majority of our population in the cities and rural areas depend…
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Delegates gathers for ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Public Health Emergencey Operations Centre in Juba

African Development Bank and WHO strengthen South Sudan’s emergency response with phase two of public health emergency operations center

Juba, 10 February 2022 – The government of South Sudan today…
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WHO’s Dr Abraham Abenego administering oral cholera vaccine

South Sudan: With support from WHO over 200 000 people receive cholera vaccine in flooded hotspot areas to mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks

Kai Koang, at the crack of dawn on a Tuesday morning, armed with his…
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South Sudan joined the rest of the world to commemorate the first World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day

Stakeholders recommit to enhance efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases in South Sudan

Juba, 30 January 2022 - South Sudan joined the rest of the world to…
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Dr Paul Samson Baba, Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Dr Fabian Ndenzako, the WHO Representative a.i. for South Sudan joined by Directors General and other top officials from the Ministry of Health and WCO technical staff in a group photo during the 2022-2023 biennium plan meeting in Juba

WHO South Sudan conducts a consultation meeting with the Ministry of Health to review the draft 2022-2023 biennium plan.

6 December 2021, Juba -The World Health Organization (WHO) South…
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South Sudan undertakes resource mapping for the implementation of the National Action Plan for Health Security 2020-2024

South Sudan: Ministry of Health and WHO undertake resource mapping for the implementation of the South Sudan National Action Plan for Health Security 2020-2024

30 November 2021, Juba - To determine the pending priority activities…
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The WHO teams conducted supportive supervision on the use of the IDSR guidelines, job-aids, and reporting tools

Strengthening public health surveillance and response using the third Edition Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response guidelines in South Sudan

Given South Sudan’s increased vulnerability to disease outbreaks and…
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Dr Ndenzako addressing the delegates at the Health Sector Performance Review

Ministry of Health in Collaboration with WHO convenes the Health Sector Performance Review, National Policy Dialogue to chart ways for improvement of the performance of the national health system of South Sudan

Juba, 25 November 2021 – The Ministry of Health in collaboration with…
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