By Simon Deng HIV infections are on the rise among South Sudanese and yet the government isn’t funding initiatives to curtail it, commission dealing with the disease is inadequately funded, Achol Ayom, the Deputy chairperson for HIV commission said. Plans to deal with the virus has solely been left with nongovernmental organisations, Ayom said […]Read More
By Tapeng Michael Ohure Some 60,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccine will be distributed across 53 counties in South Sudan. The World Health Organization and the South Sudan’s Ministry of Health confirmed receipt of the 60,000 doses of the newly received third batch of the Astrazeneca vaccines. The batch was received on Tuesday, the 16th of […]Read More
Malaria in South Sudan: prevention is key By MSF “I will stay here until she gets better,” said Rebecca Achol Atak while sitting next to her granddaughter’s bed in Aweil State Hospital. Atong had suffered from severe fever and vomiting before traveling two days on foot with her grandmother to seek medical help. When she […]Read More
By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan will receive 60,000 doses of the AstraZeneca by Tuesday, a World Health Organisation official said. The donation by France will be the third batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine received by South Sudan since it got the first vaccines in April. “The latest information that we have received is that […]Read More
By Simon Deng Floods continue to pound in South Sudan, and are denying pregnant women across the country access to antenatal check-ups as well as other health needs. Out of ten States in the war-torn country, eight have been hit by the floods which have caused the Nile river and other tributaries to burst their […]Read More
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The sight of a dead drunk person in broad day light is very common in South Sudan. Alcoholism is taking its toll on the people, many of among them youths who cannot get employment and end up idling in drinking. “I do not have work and cannot just sit the whole […]Read More
By Richard Sultan The needs of children are rapidly rising in South Sudan were worsening floods have displaced three-quarters of a million people. “Millions of children –in 61 most affected counties – are at risk of violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect and are in urgent need of immediate child protection services,” Save the Children South Sudan, […]Read More
By Denis Ejulu Xu Qingtian, a 35 -year- old Chinese medical doctor and his three South Sudanese colleagues are relying on a smart phone connected to endoscope to detect ear, nose and throat (ENT) disorders among patients within Juba Teaching hospital. Xu who is a member of the 9th batch of Chinese medical team is […]Read More
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The undersecretary in South Sudan Ministry of Health, Victoria Anib Majur was suspended this week. While no reasons were given for her suspension which was directed by Health Minister Elizabeth Acuei Yol, Majur said it was in line with her role in resolving a crisis at a national health facility, Juba […]Read More
By Richard Sultan South Sudan’s Health Minister Elizabeth Acuai Yol has suspended the ministry’s undersecretary Dr. Victoria Anib Majur over what she termed as indiscipline. Differences emerged between the health minister and the undersecretary after South Sudan’s Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi directed Dr. Victoria to reassign a number of Directors and Director Generals in the […]Read More
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