June 16, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s minister of health Madam Elizabeth Achuei has fired back at senior SPLM member Daniel Awet Akot and said the ministry of health needs doctors and not politicians. This comes a few days after Daniel Awet Akot, a former deputy speaker of the South Sudan’s parliament and a senior member of the Sudan People’s […]
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May 1, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s coronavirus cases on Friday jumped to forty-five (45) after ten more people who had contact with a number of the 34 cases tested positive, according to the coronavirus taskforce. “Out of the 10 cases, two are truck drivers who were stopped at Nimule border. Two other cases are domestic travelers who were planning […]
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April 11, 2020 (SSNN) — South Sudan government has confirmed its first locally transmitted coronavirus case originating from the first case bringing the total number to four. The country’s coronavirus incident manager at the ministry of health, Dr Angok Gordon Kuol, said the fourth case is a local who contracted the disease from the first case. “The fourth case is […]
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Press release, February 5, 2020—With the aim of vaccinating 2.5 million children against measles, a nationwide vaccination campaign is kicked off today. The campaign is a cooperation between the Ministry of Health, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other partners. In addition to the vaccine, the children will also receive vitamin A supplement and deworming […]
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Press release, February 5, 2020—With the aim of vaccinating 2.5 million children against measles, a nationwide vaccination campaign is kicked off today. The campaign is a cooperation between the Ministry of Health, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other partners. In addition to the vaccine, the children will also receive vitamin A supplement and deworming […]
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February 5th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudanese medical staff deployed at Juba International Airport to screen arrivers for the deadly Coronavirus have reportedly fled the airport after a plane carrying Chinese diplomats landed. South Sudan government this week began screening all travelers at airports to help avert the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses […]
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