The majority of the mentally ill patients admitted at the Juba Teaching Hospital are young people of adolescent age, according to Continue reading Most mental illness patients are youth, says public hospital
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Affected states to get antivenoms soon
Plans to distribute anti-venoms to flood affected areas are underway, the Ministry of Health has said. Continue reading Affected states to get antivenoms soon
Doctors’ Union calls off pay strike
The doctors and health workers at the Juba Teaching Hospital have called off the strike after they reached an agreement with the Continue reading Doctors’ Union calls off pay strike
Lainya asks for cobra antivenom as 4 succumb to bites
The medical director of Lainya Country, Central Equatoria State, has appealed to the Ministry of Health to supply the area with Continue reading Lainya asks for cobra antivenom as 4 succumb to bites
Public asked to get J&J jab
The Ministry of Health has called on the general public to turn up for the covid-19 vaccination. Continue reading Public asked to get J&J jab
Public campaigner raises concern over poor sanitation at Bor PoC
A public health campaigner at the IDP Camp in Bor Town of Jonglei State says residents there are at health risk due to open waste excretion.
Open defecation often results to acute effects counting to infectious intestinal diseases, including diarrheal diseases which are exacerbated by poor water supplies, sanitation and hygiene.
According to the displaced persons in Bor, sanitation at the camp has continue to worsen after the withdrawal of WASH implementing agencies.
There are about 15 blocks at the IDP camp each containing a public toilet for both male and female.
But Dhieu Billiu Majok now says, the existing latrines are filled forcing the occupants to defecate in the open.
“People again have introduced what is called open defecation because most of the people they do go within”, Dhieu Majok told Eye Radio on Saturday in Bor Town.
The subnational flash floods has also hindered the people from excavating new latrines.
The Camp Chairman however, says they are working with partners to dislodge wastes in the site.
“We had a meeting with WASH partners, they have secured another funding from South Sudan Humanitarian Fund and they are coming to the camp on Monday to start the process of dislodging and the rest of WASH related activities”, Chuol Lam says.
In September last year, the UN mission in South Sudan began the withdrawal of its troops from the PoCs in Bor and Wau leaving the IDPs under the jurisdiction of the government.
The transition was to allow the government to have the primary responsibility for protecting all its citizens living in the former PoCs.
There are currently over 2,960 internal displaced persons who are part of those who sought refuge at UN camp following the 2013 and 2016 conflict.
Report indicates Ibba school children suffered drug overdose
Preliminary investigations indicate that school children who fell sick after taking deworming tablets in Ibba County, Western Equatoria State underwent adverse effects due to drug overdose.
Continue reading Report indicates Ibba school children suffered drug overdose
Over 100 medical personnel go on strike at Juba Teaching Hospital
Doctors and health workers have gone on strike at the Juba Teaching Hospital over salary arrears. Continue reading Over 100 medical personnel go on strike at Juba Teaching Hospital
Snake bite related deaths rises to 24 in Warrap State
The number of people who have died from snake bite after flash floods submerged several homes in Warrap State has risen to 24.
Continue reading Snake bite related deaths rises to 24 in Warrap State
Bor Covid-19 facility abandoned for 10 months now
A group of frontline healthcare workers in Jonglei state have abandoned a coronavirus critical care center for nearly ten months now over unpaid risk allowances.
Continue reading Bor Covid-19 facility abandoned for 10 months now