South Sudan vows to allocate 15 percent of budget to health sector
The transitional unity government on Thursday said it will increase the annual budget for health from the current 7.9 percent...
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Weekly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Preparedness and Readiness Update for South Sudan
Source: The World Health Organisation Highlights as of 27 November 2022 Two new EVD alerts were reported from Nimule during...
Violence against health workers exacerbates dire healthcare system: IRC
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in South Sudan has warned that continuous attacks against healthcare workers are straining an already...
Measles vaccination campaign kicks off in Unity State
The long-awaited vaccination campaign for measles commenced on Tuesday following outbreak last week in Rubkona and Bentiu internally displaced persons...
Mayom County records 9605 cases of malaria in November
By Chondok Stephen Magei The Unity state ministry of health on Thursday confirmed recording 9,605 malaria cases in Mayom County...
Mayom County records 9605 cases of malaria in November
The Unity state ministry of health on Thursday confirmed recording 9,605 malaria cases in Mayom County in November alone. Tot...
South Sudan confirms measles outbreak in flood-hit unity state
South Sudan has confirmed 51 cases of measles following outbreak in Rubkona County of northern Unity State. “We have confirmed...
Government sets target of reducing malaria deaths by 80 pct in 2025
The transitional unity government has announced plans to reduce malaria deaths by 80 percent in 2025. This was revealed on...
Malaria Conference to eliminate major killer disease in South Sudan kicks off
The National Malaria Conference organized by the ministry of health commenced on Tuesday in Juba with the target of eliminating...
JTH doctors relieve Nyakuron woman from decades of pain after surgery
A South Sudanese woman who endured persistent vaginal bleeding for period of ten years unaware of her ailment has been...
Crawford begin training of frontline health workers on Ebola
Crawford Laboratory in collaboration with the National Ministry of Health on Monday commenced training of more than 50 frontline health...
South Sudan establishes Ebola isolation center in Juba
The national ministry of health has established Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) isolation center located 3km off Juba-Yei road. This was...
