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‘Mysterious illness’ hits Fangak county

December 23, 2021Health, News, South Sudansouthsudannews

Fangak, December 23, 2021 (SSNA) — A mysterious disease believed to be cholera is killing people in South Sudan, especially in Jonglei State’s Fangak County, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. South Sudan’s Health Ministry said the disease has already killed elderly and young people and that ages 1-14 appear to be the hardest hit….

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Health ministry launches cholera vaccination in Pibor

January 21, 2021Breaking News, Health, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Pibor, January 21, 2021 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s health ministry has launched cholera vaccination in the Greater Pibor Administrative area after initial evaluation show that the people in the area are at risk of the disease including the Coronavirus. Health minister Achuei Yol said the immunization campaign was also launched in other areas deemed to…

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Former South Sudan’s ambassador dies of Covid-19

December 27, 2020Breaking News, Health, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — A former South Sudanese ambassador to Russian Federation and legal advisor to President Salva Kiir has died of Coronavirus, a senior government official who does not want to be named because he was not authorized to speak on behave of the family of the deceased told the South Sudan…

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CDC recommends “avoiding all travel” to South Sudan over Coronavirus

December 27, 2020Health, News, Travelsouthsudannews

Juba, December 27, 2020 (SSNA) — The United States-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention popularly known as CDC has recommended that U.S citizens should avoid “all travel” to South Sudan due to what it described as a “very high” risk of COVID-19 pandemic in the war-ravaged young nation. The CDC places South Sudan under…

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South Sudan’s vice president tested positive for COVID-19

May 19, 2020Breaking News, Health, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, May 19, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice President and leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) Dr. Riek Machar has contracted Coronavirus, his office said. The announcement came as a new high-level COVID-19 taskforce was taking over. South Sudan said it has confirmed at least 236 positive cases and four…

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Health ministry raises COVID-19 cases to 45

May 1, 2020Breaking News, Health, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, May 1, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s ministry of health said Friday that the number of Coronavirus has increased from 35 to 45, raising fears the virus could devastate the young nation with a poor health sector. The government the new ten cases include normal citizens who have no history of traveling outside the…

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South Sudan partners with WHO and CDC to combat Coronavirus

April 16, 2020Breaking News, Health, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

Juba, April 16, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has stepped up its readiness to contain the spread of the Coronavirus by partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Stated-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a memo obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The text…

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Yellow fever outbreak declared in South Sudan

April 11, 2020Health, News, South Sudan, Top Storiessouthsudannews

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 Storiessouthsudannews

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 Sudansouthsudannews

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 Sudansouthsudannews

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 Sudansouthsudannews

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 Storiessouthsudannews

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 Sudansouthsudannews

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 Sudansouthsudannews

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 Sudansouthsudannews

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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