Category: Health

State minister passes on in Jordan

The Minister of Cooperative and Rural Development in Unity State, Rebecca Geay Majok, has passed on in Jordan, her elder brother has confirmed.

Rebecca Geay died on Wednesday at age of 53 year.

She had been battling with a “brain tumor”, her elder brother told Eye Radio.

“She was ill, suffering from brain tumor, for almost two years. The last operation she underwent in Jordan happened two weeks ago,” Chuong Majok lamented.

In his condolence message, the Governor of Unity State, Dr Joseph Monytuil, described late Ms Geay as a strong woman who dedicated her life to service.

She was the first female Mayor in Unity State.

Ms Geay also served as the state Minister of Gender in 2018 and later Minister of Cooperative and Rural Development from 2019.

She is survived by four children – two girls and two boys.

The family says the body will arrive in Juba over the weekend and will be taken to the state for burial.

Health workers call off sit-down strike

The South Sudan health professionals have called off their sit-down strike that was to begin on Monday morning.

Last week, the health professionals announced that they would begin a two-day nationwide strike to demand justice for their fallen colleague – Dr. Louis Edward Saleh.

The over 4,000 workers also based their decision on what they call a “slow pace of investigation into the killing”.

Dr. Edward, an employee of the International Rescue Committee, was killed in Ganyiel Payam of Unity State on May 21.

On May 24, doctors across the country threatened to lay down their tools if the perpetrators are not identified and held accountable.

They also called on President Salva Kiir to intervene by holding accountable state authorities who violate the right of health workers.

However, the medical practitioners have now called off their strike until further notice after the government agreed to take seriously their demands for justice for their slain colleague and protection of health professionals across the country.

“The…authorities requested the health professionals to give them more time to investigate the incident and bring the culprits to book,” partly reads a statement issued after the representatives met ministers of cabinet affairs, health and interior.

The South Sudan Health Professionals Committee call on all medical practitioners to carry on with their normal duties as from today.

The South Sudan Health Professionals Committee is comprised of the Doctors Union, Pharmacist Society, Medical Laboratory Professionals Union, Nurses and Midwifery Association, Clinical Officers Council, and the Public Health Professionals Association.

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