(POKULA, YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Local health authorities in Yei River County have announced plans to re-open the Primary Health Care Unit in Pokula Boma, bringing hope to thousands of residents who have been without nearby medical services for nearly a decade. The health facility has remained non-functional since theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Health Minister Dak Duop says hundreds of South Sudanese die from cancer every year, as the country continues to struggle without a functional national cancer control system. Cancer survivors and families of patients have called on the government to establish a specialised cancer treatment centre. They say theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has raised its Ebola alert level after neighbouring Kenya confirmed its first case of the disease, health authorities said on 7th October. No cases have been confirmed inside South Sudan. The alert covers the Bundibugyo virus, the strain responsible for the outbreak in the Democratic RepublicContinue Reading
(POKULA BOMA, YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Executive Chief of Pokula Boma in Yei River County has raised concerns over the lack of basic health and education services, describing the situation as a major challenge affecting returning refugees, internally displaced persons and the wider community. Executive Chief Felix Sebit AlfredContinue Reading
(JUBA/LAINYA) – The Caretaker Commissioner of Lainya County, Hon. Laku Micah Wani, has secured an assortment of medicines for Lainya County Referral Hospital following a courtesy visit to the Caretaker Minister of Health for Central Equatoria State, Hon. Rina Dongo Vincent, at the State Secretariat in Juba. The quantity andContinue Reading
(FAKAK COUNTY) – Communities in Fangak County, Jonglei State, are facing severe difficulties in accessing healthcare after years of flooding, displacement and insecurity, according to Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders. Nyanuot Giel Tor, a 60 year old resident of the Nyaling community in Payiat Boma, saidContinue Reading
(JUBA/MOROBO) – The caretaker Commissioner of Morobo County in Central Equatoria State, Isaac Moro Johnson, has begun his official duties by visiting health students from the county who are studying in Juba under a local government scholarship programme. The visits took place on 6th October 2026 at the Juba InstituteContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Morobo is the only county above the 80% readiness floor at 83.2%, followed by Yei at 75.4% and Kajo Keji at 70.2%, according to the South Sudan Health Cluster Bulletin for August and September 2026. Budi at 33.3%, Ibba at 37.9% and Kapoeta South at 38.6% remain belowContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Only 11% of health facilities in South Sudan are highly functional, while 18% are non functional, according to the South Sudan Health Cluster Dashboard for August 2026. The dashboard, published by the World Health Organization and the Health Cluster, shows that 38% of facilities are moderatelyContinue Reading
(AWEIL, SOUTH SUDAN) – Two thirds of primary healthcare centres in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have closed due to cuts to international aid budgets, according to Médecins Sans Frontières Australia. The medical charity reported in October 2026 that the closures have made it difficult for women to access primaryContinue Reading
