(BOMA COUNTY) – The Ministry of Health says many families in Boma County in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area continue to struggle daily to access enough nutritious food, with the area classified as facing an emergency level of acute food insecurity.
The Ministry of Health reported in September 2026 that Boma County is broadly classified as IPC Phase 4, or Emergency, for acute food insecurity, with localised pockets reaching Phase 5, or Catastrophe, during lean periods.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network reported in July 2024 that some households in parts of Pibor of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area were facing Catastrophe during that period .
Across South Sudan, 2.2 million children and 1.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding women are affected by acute malnutrition.
The United Nations Children’s Fund reported in April 2026 that between April and July 2026, 7.8 million people were projected to face Crisis or worse levels of food insecurity, including 2.5 million in Emergency and 73,000 in Catastrophe .
The World Food Programme reported in August 2026 that more than 7.8 million people face acute food insecurity, while 2.2 million children under the age of five and 1.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding women are acutely malnourished .
The Ministry of Health, through the Health Sector Transformation Project and health partners, is working to ensure mothers and children can access essential nutrition and health services.
At Boma Hospital, frontline health workers like Mama Korok are helping identify and treat malnutrition, support mothers and protect children from its most serious consequences.
The Health Sector Transformation Project is a multi-donor initiative funded by the World Bank and a consortium of donors, running from 2024 to 2027. It provides basic health and nutrition services and health systems strengthening, with UNICEF and the World Health Organization serving as managing organisations.
The Ministry of Health says that where food is available, a balanced and nutritious diet can give children the strength they need to grow, learn and thrive.
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