(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) Congress Organising Committees for Upper Nile State, Unity State and Ruweng Administrative Area have finalised their preparations for upcoming party activities across the respective state and administrative area. The team for Upper Nile State and Ruweng Administrative Area is headedContinue Reading
(BENTIU) – Thirteen children have been admitted to Bentiu State Hospital in Unity State after falling ill in a suspected poisoning incident, health officials have said. The children, from Rotriak Payam in Rubkona County, became sick after reportedly consuming what officials suspect was contaminated water during a cultural event, accordingContinue Reading
(BENTIU, UNITY STATE) – South Sudan’s government is being urged to take the lead in responding to a climate crisis that threatens to cause catastrophe in Bentiu, where flooding has submerged about 70% of the land. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says the situation in Unity State hasContinue Reading
(BENTIU) – Unity State has a new Director General of Health and two new facilities at Bentiu State Hospital, marking a week of change for health services in the state. Dr Paul Banen officially took up the post of Director General of Health for Unity State on 2 July 2026.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Farmers, herders and fishers across South Sudan can tune in to practical agricultural advice and weekly weather updates through the Zira Tanna programme, as a major livestock vaccination campaign also gets underway in Unity State. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has invited listenersContinue Reading
(BENTIU, UNITY STATE) – Free cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries for 20 children began on 1 July 2026 at Gudele Hospital, following a coordination meeting held on 29 June between South Sudanese officials and German medical specialists. The surgeries, which will run until 3 July, are being provided byContinue Reading
(BENTIU, Unity State) – More than 770 United Nations peacekeepers serving in South Sudan have received the UN Medal of Honour for their work protecting civilians in Unity State, a region hit by conflict, displacement and severe flooding. A total of 776 peacekeepers, among them 100 women, from Mongolia, PakistanContinue Reading
(BENTIU, Unity State) – Health training and outbreak response capacity in South Sudan’s Unity State have received a significant boost with the official launch of a new medical academy and a disease isolation unit at Bentiu State Hospital. The MSF Academy for Healthcare and the Multi-Purpose Diseases Outbreak Isolation AreaContinue Reading
(BENTIU) – Conflict related sexual violence must end because it is both a matter of justice and a public health priority, a workshop in Bentiu, Unity State has been told. The gathering was held to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed globally onContinue Reading
(BENTIU) – Health care in Bentiu’s main displacement camp in Unity State is moving fully under government management, after the International Organization for Migration (IOM) handed over its final two primary health facilities in Rubkona County. The transfer took place on 25 June 2026 and ends more than a decadeContinue Reading
