Profile Photo|Health Minister Yolanda Awel Deng with returnees in Upper Nile State. (Social media)

The National Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization has intensified surveillance of cholera following the recent report of an imported case in Renk County of Upper Nile State.

According to the Ministry, the positive sample was from a 38-year-old male returnee from Sudan at the transit center in Renk -who was managed at a health facility and recovered.

The single case prompted an immediate response from the health authorities.

The Director General of Preventive Health Services Dr. John Rumunu told Eye Radio that the National Ministry has significantly intensified surveillance measures to promptly detect and respond to any alerts within the Country.

“They [health officials] are working tirelessly in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to reinforce response strategies,” he said.

Dr. Rumunu the actions aimed to ensure early identification and rapid containment of any potential outbreaks.

The World Health Organization reported 4,000 cases including 161 deaths related to a cholera outbreak in neighboring Sudan, putting South Sudan’s Renk and other northern border areas at risk of the disease due to the influx of returnees and refugees.