Health

Government pledges to improve deteriorating healthcare system

Simon Atem June 3, 2022 0

The government has pledged to recover the faltering healthcare system, said John Rumunu, the Director-General for Preventive Health Services during...

Charity warns of severe health crisis in South Sudan due to funding

Juba Echo June 1, 2022 0

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Wednesday warned of severe health crisis in South Sudan due to funding shortfall....

COVID-19: Over 900,000 people vaccinated in South Sudan

Simon Atem May 30, 2022 0

More than 900,000 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 since April last year when the vaccination campaign commenced in...

Over 1 million children to suffer malnutrition

Wek Atak Kacjang May 30, 2022 0

The United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) estimated that about 1.4 million children are projected to suffer from malnutrition...

Majority of South Sudanese ignorant of HIV/AIDS, says official

Simon Atem May 27, 2022 0

The HIV/AIDS epidemic could send many young people in South Sudan to their graves while still in their prime if...

South Sudan to set up fistula center in main referral hospital

Patrick Oyet May 25, 2022 0

By Awan Achiek South Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday revealed plans to set up it’s first fistula center within...

Discrepancies cited in South Sudan’s HIV data

Simon Atem May 23, 2022 0

South Sudan’s HIV/AIDS data is full of discrepancies, therefore, rendering it inaccurate and unreliable for policymakers. This has been confirmed...

Central Equatoria seeks private partnership in health as donors pull out

Simon Atem May 22, 2022 0

As international donors scale down funding for the health sector, the Central Equatoria State government is now seeking public-private partnership (PPP) to plug...