Health

Drugs lacking in South Sudan’s Jonglei amid spike in malaria

By Simon Deng Bor state hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei is facing so many challenges ranging from shortage of drugs…

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WHO endorses ‘historic’ malaria vaccine for at-risk children

The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, in what the UN health agency’s chief described on Wednesday as…

3 years ago

Malaria burden soars in South Sudan as COVID-19 grabs attention

By Staff Writer The burden of malaria is increasing in South Sudan as attention is focused on the global pandemic,…

3 years ago

Sterility myth drives South Sudanese women away from COVID-19 vaccines

By Staff Writer Women represent just 26 percent of those who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine in South Sudan, staying…

3 years ago

Hundreds of thousands in South Sudanese region can’t access COVID-19 test

By Richard Sultan A year and a half after COVID-19 was first diagnosed in South Sudan, testing kits for the…

3 years ago

Crucial health care for villagers at South Sudan’s Bam clinic

By Liatile Putsoa, IOM South Sudan Media and Communications Officer Malakal – Twenty-six-year-old Nyaluok Malith was out in the fields…

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South Sudanese embrace COVID-19 vaccines

By Simon Deng South Sudanese have picked up on vaccination against COVID-19 with over 30,000 receiving the shots in the…

3 years ago

South Sudan gets new health facility at main airport

By Michael Tapeng South Sudan has got a new health facility set with funding from the government of Japan and…

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South Sudan receives 152,000 shots of J&J COVID-19 vaccines

By Michael Tapeng South Sudan has received a consignment of 152,950 shots of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines donated…

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South Sudanese medics graduate in Chinese language

By Denis Ejulu At least more than 40 South Sudanese medics have graduated after completing their three-month medical Chinese language…

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