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Home Archive by Category "Health" (Page 2)

Yellow fever outbreak declared in South Sudan

April 11, 2020Health, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

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 in a statement that two positive cases were identified last month and that the young nation faces the imminent spread of the virus as the rainy season…

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Coronavirus fears force South Sudan to ban international flights

March 24, 2020Breaking News, Health, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, March 24, 2020 (SSNA) — The newly-formed transitional government of national unity has banned all international flights coming into or going out of the country due to fears of Coronavirus, the government said on Monday. Juba asserted that the move is to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. The government also banned public…

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Ebola virus reemerges between South Sudan-DRC border

July 5, 2019Health, News, South SudanNo Commentssouthsudannews

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 Director General for disease control, Dr. Pinyi Nyimol, told VOA’s South Sudan in Focus program that the ministry of health sent seven people Yei River State –…

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“Illness is as deadly as war” in South Sudan: Aid agencies

April 19, 2019Health, News, South SudanNo Commentssouthsudannews

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 in the northern part of the country witnessed an increase in the death of people, especially children. The Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which operates in…

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It is very gratifying to see former child soldiers being integrated back into their communities

February 27, 2019Health, News, South SudanNo Commentssouthsudannews

Former child soldiers from the armed conflict in South Sudan are being helped to reintegrate into society by a team from Médecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Mental health activity manager Silvia Márquez describes the project, which is a first for MSF. February 27, 2019 (SSNA) — All across South Sudan, children have been used…

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WHO to provide ‘life-saving health services’ to displaced South Sudanese

February 18, 2019Health, News, South Sudan, Top StoriesNo Commentssouthsudannews

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 outbreak, the agency has announced. WHO’s South Sudan representative, Dr. Olushayo Olu, explains that his agency main goal is to intervene, investigate, and contain “suspected disease outbreaks.”…

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WHO 2018 health report in parts of South Sudan

February 16, 2019Health, News, South SudanNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, February 16, 2019 (SSNA) — The World Health Organization has released its 2018 report about the progress it made in some parts of the country. The report is based on improving health access, emergency wash in health facilities in conflict-affected locations, quality essential clinical health services, and improving resilience. The world health body says…

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South Sudan bans skin bleaching products

January 22, 2019Health, News, South Sudan1 commentsouthsudannews

Juba, January 22, 2019 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Drugs and Food Control Authority (DFCA) says it has banned importation and sale of all skin bleaching or lightening products, a statement obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. In the statement, DFCA’s Secretary General, Mawien Atem Mawien, explains that skin lightening products have been…

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Ebola fears hit South Sudan-DRC border residents

December 18, 2018Health, News, South SudanNo Commentssouthsudannews

Tambura/Juba, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese residents living in areas bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they are living in fear as the deadly disease hit the DRC, a Tambura state health minister old Eye Radio. David Simbi, the Tambura minister told the Radio that Congolese refugees were entering South Sudan…

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MSF team has returned to full capacity in Maban area

October 5, 2018Health, News, South SudanNo Commentssouthsudannews

Juba, October 5, 2018 (SSNA) — The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) has resumed full services in Maban, South Sudan. MSF suspended most of its activities after a violent attack on the organisations’ office and compound on July 23, only maintaining minimal life-saving services. A couple of weeks after the…

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