Yellow fever outbreak declared in South Sudan
Photo: File Juba, April 11, 2020 (SSNA) — The Health Organization (WHO) said the deadly fever has been detected in Kajo-keji, a South Sudan’s town bordering Uganda. The WHO revealed…
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Coronavirus fears force South Sudan to ban international flights
“A visualization of the SARS virus. It is a type of coronavirus and displays the coronavirus’ signature crownlike appearance under a microscope.” Photo: NPR Juba, March 24, 2020 (SSNA) —…
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Ebola virus reemerges between South Sudan-DRC border
Photo: AP Juba, July 5, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan health ministry is on high-alert after Ebola virus killed a woman 70 kilometers away from the capital, Juba. South Sudan’s…
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“Illness is as deadly as war” in South Sudan: Aid agencies
Photo: AFP Juba, April 19, 2019 (SSNA) — Diseases are as deadly as the ongoing civil war in South Sudan, humanitarian organizations said. The report comes as aid groups operating…
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It is very gratifying to see former child soldiers being integrated back into their communities
MSF’s Mental Health Activity Manager, Silvia Márquez, with young South Sudan former child soldiers in Yambio. Photo: MSF/Alex McBride Former child soldiers from the armed conflict in South Sudan are…
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WHO to provide ‘life-saving health services’ to displaced South Sudanese
Photo: WHO Juba, February 18, 2019 (SSNA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) increases its medical operations in South Sudan in hope to help contain diseases in case of an…
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WHO 2018 health report in parts of South Sudan
This is a UN-run clinic in Malakal. Photo: UNMISS Juba, February 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The World Health Organization has released its 2018 report about the progress it made in…
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South Sudan bans skin bleaching products
Skin bleaching products. Photo: The African Voice/File Juba, January 22, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Drugs and Food Control Authority (DFCA) says it has banned importation and sale of all…
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Ebola fears hit South Sudan-DRC border residents
Ebola outbreak in DRC. Photo: AP Tambura/Juba, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese residents living in areas bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they are living in…
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MSF team has returned to full capacity in Maban area
An MSF clinic in Maban. Photo: MSF Juba, October 5, 2018 (SSNA) — The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) has resumed full services in Maban,…
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