The Medical charity organization, MSF is carrying out a mass vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in Fangak County in Jonglei State. Continue reading MSF launches mass vaccination campaign in Fangak amid hepatitis E outbreak
Category: Health
Parents urged to report children scheduled for heart surgery in Israel
A doctor at Al-Sabah Children’s Hospital in Juba is calling on parents to bring their children who were diagnosed with heart conditions in 2023 and booked for treatment in Israel. Continue reading Parents urged to report children scheduled for heart surgery in Israel
Bureau of Standard burns expired goods seized from Juba shops
South Sudan Bureau of Standard on Saturday destroyed loads of expired and substandard goods collected from markets in Juba City. Continue reading Bureau of Standard burns expired goods seized from Juba shops
UN warns of overcrowding at Upper Nile transit centers
The UN Office of Humanitarian affairs has warned of what it terms as substantial overcrowding at the transit centers in Renk and Malakal counties of Upper Nile State as refugees and returnees continue to arrive from Sudan. Continue reading UN warns of overcrowding at Upper Nile transit centers
Medical regulator shuts down two hospitals, medical camp over safety concerns
South Sudan Medical Council said Wednesday it has closed down Prime Hospital and Saving Life for Diagnostic, Medical Consultation and Endemic Disease Clinic over alleged safety concerns. Continue reading Medical regulator shuts down two hospitals, medical camp over safety concerns
How Mangateen women lead eco-friendly business
Despite being internally displaced, women at Mangateen camp in Juba are apparently at the frontline of South Sudan’s fight against climate change after embarking on production of briquette – an environment friendly charcoal to earn a living. Continue reading How Mangateen women lead eco-friendly business
New born with bowel outside admitted to Ruweng hospital
Health authorities in the oil-rich Ruweng Administrative Area are treating a more than two-week-old infant born with a deformity at Panriang Referral Hospital.
Simon Chol Mialith, the area Minister of Health and Environment says the unnamed baby was born with intestines and other abdominal organs outside.
Minister Simon Chol said the incident is similar to last year’s of a child who died weeks after being born with the defect.
“In 2023, we had a case of a child born with the intestine outside. We struggled together as the Ministry of Health, GPOC, and the Ministry of Petroleum but unfortunately, that child died.
“Of recent 2024, we also had the same thing of a child born with intestines outside. As we speak, he is in the hospital.
In June last year, a baby boy born with a similar situation reportedly died while waiting for a referral to Nairobi for advanced medical care.
According to Minister Chol, the cases of children being born with deformities have become recurrent in the area.
He also said there have been cases of birds, fish, and other creatures dying due to what he believes is caused by the environmental pollution in the area.
“I think given the deliveries that are happening in our hospitals, especially at Panriang Referral Hospital, you can see a child born without anus, or legs.
“You find birds dying alone and fish dying in the water. So, we are generally saying that there are a lot of environmentally polluted related diseases because systemic speaking, the oil exploration is poorly managed.”
Minister Simon Chol however recommends the need to conduct environmental audits and provide safe drinking water to the local population.
South Sudan gets new donors to replace Health Pooled Fund
Health officials in South Sudan are meeting in Juba to discuss the status of the health sector ahead of a new multi-donor project due to replace the Health Pooled Fund. Continue reading South Sudan gets new donors to replace Health Pooled Fund
Medical Council halts medical camp in Juba over lack of clearance
The South Sudan General Medical Council has closed down a medical camp that was set up at Freedom International Hospital in Juda citing non-compliance with regulations. Continue reading Medical Council halts medical camp in Juba over lack of clearance
Bureau of Standard seizes 17 trucks of untested goods from Uganda
The National Bureau of Standards said it confiscated 17 commercial trucks carrying substandard and smuggled goods destined for Juba from Nimule town and Nesitu checkpoint on Wednesday. Continue reading Bureau of Standard seizes 17 trucks of untested goods from Uganda