(JUBA) – South Sudan’s government has defended the opening of a new hospital funded by the United Arab Emirates near the Sudanese border, rejecting accusations that the facility is being used to support one side in the ongoing war in Sudan. Deputy Foreign Minister Akuei Bona Malwal told reporters inContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has begun distributing essential medical supplies to several states and administrative areas as part of efforts to strengthen basic healthcare services and prepare for seasonal health emergencies. The rollout covers 27 counties across five states and two administrative areas. These include 13 countiesContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The National Blood Transfusion Service in South Sudan is on the brink of collapse due to a critical lack of funding, according to its Director, Dr Angelo Aruop Akeen. The service, which is essential for emergency and routine medical care, has been operating without regular financial support sinceContinue Reading
(ABYEI) – Authorities in the Abyei Administrative Area have issued an urgent appeal to South Sudan’s national Ministry of Health and humanitarian partners to intensify their response to a worsening cholera outbreak, which has already killed 24 people and infected more than 1,000 others. Yohana Akol, the Minister of InformationContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Health experts in South Sudan have warned of a sharp rise in deaths linked to non communicable diseases (NCDs), urging communities to embrace healthier eating habits and lifestyle choices. The South Sudan Red Cross has reported that NCDs now account for nearly one in three deaths across theContinue Reading
(BENTIU) – A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense has visited South Sudan to carry out an official evaluation of the performance of Vietnam’s Level 2 Field Hospital Rotation 6, which is currently operating under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The assessment focused on technicalContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Chinese doctors working at Juba Teaching Hospital have introduced a Mandarin language training programme for South Sudanese medical staff to improve patient care and strengthen relations between the two countries. The initiative aims to ease daily communication challenges between Chinese and South Sudanese staff while fostering deeper culturalContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Central Equatoria State’s Acting Minister of Health, Clement Maring, has appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other development partners to sustain their support for Al-Shaba Children’s Hospital, the only children’s hospital in South Sudan, as it grapples with an increasing burden of child malnutrition and limitedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A serious public health alert has been raised at Al Shaba Children’s Hospital in Juba after four young patients were bitten by stray dogs roaming the facility’s compound. The hospital’s administrator, Emmanuel Gore, confirmed that the affected children were being treated with anti-rabies medication as a precaution againstContinue Reading
(ABYEI) – Health authorities in the Abyei Special Administrative Area (ASAA) have confirmed the delivery of 190,000 cholera vaccine doses from South Sudan’s national Ministry of Health in Juba, as part of a wider response to a recent outbreak in the region. The vaccine consignment, which arrived over the weekend,Continue Reading
