By Alan Clement The head of South Sudan’s General Medical Council, has issued a strong reminder to pharmacists of their professional boundaries, asserting that their role is to dispense, but not prescribe medication. Speaking during World Pharmacists’ Day celebrations in Juba on Friday, the Council Chairperson Prof. Rose Ajak highlighted[Read More…]
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Minister of Health and Partners Embark on Door-to-Door immunization Campaigns
By Kei Emmanuel Duku The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a comprehensive integrated health campaign aimed at protecting over 2.1 million children and 1.2 million adults from polio and Schistosomiasis. The campaign, which began today,[Read More…]
Commissioner calls for joint efforts in reducing HIV infections
By Lodu William Odiya The Deputy Chairperson of the Soth Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission has called on faith-based groups, traditional leaders, and communities to embrace the use of condoms as part of efforts to reduce new HIV infections in the country. Speaking during an engagement between media, women constituencies last week,[Read More…]
South Sudan on High Alert After Ebola Outbreak Declared in DRC
By Kei Emmanuel Duku The South Sudan Ministry of Health has issued an urgent public health alert following the declaration of a new Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Ministry of Health stated that the outbreak, confirmed on September 4, 2025, in[Read More…]
Nimule Hospital grapples with shortage of essential drugs
By Alan Clement Nimule Hospital in Eastern Equatoria State faced shortage of essential medicines jeopardizing its ability to handle emergencies and routine patient care. Dr. David Nyuma, the Medical Director of Nimule Hospital, told No. 1 Citizen Newspaper in an interview on Friday, August 29th, 2025, that the shortage stems[Read More…]
Cholera kills six people in Warrap
By Hou Akot Hou Health officials in Warrap state have called on the local residents to exercise caution and care to hygiene as cases of cholera deaths are on the rise again. The Surveillance Officer, John Akol Akol said since July they have recorded seventy-three cases both in Kuajok Town[Read More…]
Lakes State begins River blindness, Elephantiasis vaccination campaign
By Alan Clement Lakes State has launched mass drug administration campaign aimed at eliminating three debilitating parasitic diseases; onchocerciasis (river blindness), lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), and bilharzia. The initiative targeting over a million residents across six counties is one of the largest public health interventions in the region, signaling a[Read More…]
Health Ministry receives SSP 1 billion for cholera response
By Bosco Bush Ministry of Health received a cheque worth one billion South Sudanese Pounds from the Ministry of Finance and Planning to combat the cholera outbreak in South Sudan. South Sudan declared a cholera outbreak in October 2024. As of 7 January 2025, more than 17,581 cases have been[Read More…]
Former Governor of Jonglei State dies at 70
By Deng Ghai Deng Condolences are pouring in from across the country for the sudden passing of former governor of the defunct Jonglei state, Maker Thiong Maal. Maker passed away on Wednesday morning at Juba’s Gudele Hospital, where he was admitted for blood pressure, as confirmed by family members[Read More…]
Over 600 suffer cervical cancer
By Kei Emmanuel Duku An alarming number of South Sudanese women and girls are affected by cervical cancer, according to Dr. Idyoro Ojukwu, an Obstetrician/Gynecological Oncologist at Juba University. Dr. Ojukwu estimates that approximately 700 South Sudanese individuals are currently battling cancer, with cervical cancer accounting for 10% of these[Read More…]
HIV prevalence high among sex workers
By Kei Emmanuel Duku HIV/ADIS prevalence rates high among commercial female sex workers in Yambio in Western Equatoria State and Wau, in Western Bahr el Ghazal, National Ministry of Health reveals in a latest report released on Monday. HIV/AIDS Prevention Officer at Ministry of Health, Deng Dominic reveal during[Read More…]
Open letter to National minister of Health
By Noah Issa Philip Dear Minister of Health, Subject: Request for Improved Health Services and Support for Murle Community. I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to bring attention to a pressing issue that requires urgent intervention in order to alleviate the suffering of the Murle[Read More…]
South Sudan launches food safety body
By Emelda Siama John Lopula South Sudan government has established food safety body to monitor the quality of all imported and locally produced food in the country. Food Safety Association South Sudan (FASS) was launched on Thursday 11th May 2023, in Juba, under the theme, “safe food today for healthy[Read More…]
Mingkaman’s only reproductive health clinic risks closure
By Yang Ater Yang Mingkaman Reproductive Health Clinic in Awerial County, Lakes State faces crisis after UNPA, International Medical Organization and Inter Church Agency, stopped support due to lack of funding. Management of the clinic said funding shortfall has resulted into downsizing of health workers and support staff, in the[Read More…]