By Chol D. Johnson Sarah Cleto Rial, National Minister of Health, has called for an urgent and comprehensive government-led strategy to address critical health challenges facing South Sudan. In a statement issued Thursday by the Ministry’s press unit, Cleto stressed the need for stronger government leadership to confront persistent problems[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson The Ministry of health and the partners team has officially assessed the Health Sector Transformation Project (HSTP) in Gumbo boma, Rajaf Payam in Juba County of Central Equatoria state. In a statement issued Monday by the ministry of health Press Unit yesterday, the ministry and the[Read More…]

By Sarah Kiko Health authorities and medical workers in Lainya County of Central Equatoria State have raised alarm over a severe shortage of essential medicines and basic medical supplies. They warned that the crisis is pushing vulnerable communities, especially pregnant women and children, into life-threatening situations. Speaking in an interview,[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku The cooking fires in Duk County have gone cold, replaced by the acrid smell of smoke from burning homesteads and the hollow silence of a land where the only thing growing is hunger. For the mothers huddling in the thickets of Jonglei State, the sound of[Read More…]

By James Innocent Authorities in Yei River County have announced plans to regulate the sale of a drug locally known as “man power,” following growing concerns over its alleged misuse among young people. The Medical Director of Yei Civil Hospital, Dr. Simon Sebit, has cautioned private clinics and pharmacies against[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku In a stinging critique of South Sudan’s healthcare system, one of the country’s leading academic voices has warned that the nation’s premier referral hospital is failing, calling for an immediate management takeover to stop the decay. Speaking during the World Cancer Day celebrations, the Vice Chancellor[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan’s fragile health system has received a critical lifeline as the World Health Organization (WHO), working with the Ministry of Health and supported by the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), delivered emergency medical supplies and expanded disease surveillance[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan reduced zero-dose children from 28% to 5% in 2025, but millions still lack routine health services, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted in its annual report. However, the World Health Organization warned that fragile health access, insecurity and climate shocks continue to leave millions without[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku For many in South Sudan, a cancer diagnosis is not just a medical crisis; it is a whispered death sentence. In a nation where the healthcare system is still finding its footing, the silence surrounding the “silent killer” has become as lethal as the disease itself.[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson The government will withdraw support from 101 health facilities assessed as having low functionality, as part of adjustments to keep the Health Sector Transformation Project (HSTP) viable. Speaking on Tuesday during a press briefing, Minister of Health Sarah Cleto Rial announced that support will be withdrawn[Read More…]

Chol D. Johnson Unity State Minister of Health, Jal Puok Nhial, has called on community members to participate in the ongoing emergency cholera vaccination campaign to curb the current outbreak. In a statement issued Wednesday by the Ministry’s Press Unit, the Minister urged residents of Rubkona County who have not[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has donated laboratory equipment to South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS). In a statement issued by the SSNBS press unit yesterday, during the handover ceremony on Thursday, the FAO Country Representative Dr. Meshack Malo, expressed appreciation[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson South Sudan National Bureau of Standard (SSNBS) instructed sellers to cease sell of Nestle Nan PRO HA 0-12 toxin product. In the statement issued on Monday, Gloria Nyoka Joseph Lasu, the SSNBS Executive Director instructed all sellers and retailers to cease the distribution of Nestle Nan[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson The National Ministry of health has launched an action to participate in general cleaning campaign at the ministry in Juba. In a press statement made by, Kennedy Gaaniko Baime, the undersecretary in the Ministry of Health emphasized that the general cleaning campaign was to keep the[Read More…]

By Alan Clement The Ministry of Health has received a major consignment of essential medicines from the World Health Organization, aimed at easing chronic shortages that have disrupted treatment in public health facilities across the country. According to a statement from the Health Ministry, the supplies were officially received on[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson Ministry of Health (MoH) have yesterday received 9.5 million mosquitos’ nets donated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Speaking during the handover, Dr. Kenney Ganiko, undersecretary at the Ministry of Health stated that the ministry of Health officially received mosquito nets from UNICEF. “On behalf[Read More…]

 By Alan Clement South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has begun the disbursement of long-overdue incentive payments to frontline health workers in selected counties following the signing of a Quarter One output agreement with UNICEF under the Health Sector Transformation Project (HSTP). In a statement from the Ministry’s communication department, the[Read More…]

 By Peter Kuol Kuch The authorities at Bor referral Hospital have reported that the H   ospital has resumed full operations following two weeks long protest early this month. Early this month, the Jonglei State Ministry of health restructured the Hospital staffing, transferring some medics to various Payams in Bor County[Read More…]