(JUBA) – The Minister of Health, Hon. Sarah Cleto Rial, and the Ministry’s Undersecretary, Dr. Annin Agot, have carried out a significant tour of South Sudan’s key public health infrastructure in Juba, including the National Public Health Laboratories and the Emergency Operations Centre. The visit, conducted on 2 August 2025,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – A quiet health crisis is unfolding in South Sudan, where the growing resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV is threatening the lives of millions already burdened by years of conflict, flooding and mass displacement. According to health officials, dwindling international support could reverse hard won gains in preventingContinue Reading
(KUAJOK) – The Medical Director of Kuajok Hospital in Warrap State, Dr Kulang Joseph, has denied allegations that medical staff are stealing or selling hospital medicines, stating that an acute shortage of drugs has led to public frustration and misunderstanding. The accusations have emerged from local residents who, upon visitingContinue Reading
(LONGECHUK, UPPER NILE STATE) – A surge in malaria cases has overwhelmed health services in Longechuk County, Upper Nile State, with officials reporting over 700 hospital admissions linked to the outbreak. The County Commissioner, Tutlith Koang, confirmed that at least five people have died due to complications from the mosquitoContinue Reading
(YEI) – The Commissioner of Yei River County, Emmanuel Taban Seme, officially presided over the handover ceremony of a newly built kitchen at Yei Civil Hospital on 30 July 2025. The facility was constructed with support from Carnak Cigarette Company as part of its commitment to community development. Speaking duringContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has welcomed a $1 million donation from The Slaight Family Foundation in Canada to support displaced women and girls affected by conflict in South Sudan. The donation announced from Ottawa and Toronto will fund critical services over two years, as humanitarian needs escalateContinue Reading
(NORTH KINGSTOWN) – A private humanitarian initiative has successfully dispatched 8,550 boxes of emergency nutritional aid for children in South Sudan, as US government funding for international food programmes remains frozen. The convoy of seven trucks, carrying 1.28 million packets of fortified Plumpy’Nut paste, departed from Rhode Island on Tuesday,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Like a boda-boda rider dodging potholes on a Juba backstreet, South Sudan is weaving its way into dangerous health territory, thanks to lifestyle diseases now killing more people than bullets or cattle raids. Experts from the South Sudan Red Cross have sounded the alarm (again) on the riseContinue Reading
(MOROBO) – A Ministry of Health (MoH) staff member was abducted by armed individuals from a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance in South Sudan’s Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, on 25 July 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 10:00 am during the return journey from Yei, where patients had receivedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Minister of Health, Hon. Sarah Cleto Rial, paid a visit to Al Cardinal Hospital in Juba on 25 July 2025 to assess the facility’s kidney dialysis services. She was accompanied by the Undersecretary of Health, Hon. Dr. Aninn Ngot Ngot, during the visit aimed at reviewingContinue Reading
