[Nasir, South Sudan, TCT] Renovation works have begun in earnest at Nasir Main Hospital in Latjor State, according to official reports.
Renovation works start at Nasir Hospital six years after closure
Refugee children in South Sudan face acute malnutrition: UNHCR reports
[Juba, South Sudan, TCT] – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Monday said that refugee children in South Sudan under the age of five years are at the risk of malnutrition and retardation due to poor nutrition. The world- leading refugee agency said, the refugee children under 5 years old in 8 refugee camps and settlements across South Sudan in December 2017 suffer acute malnutrition.
At least 28 deaths in meningitis outbreak in Eastern Equatoria
[Torit, South Sudan,TCT] – At least 28 deaths due to meningitis have been recorded in South Sudan’s former Eastern Equatoria state, an expert says. Another 107 suspected cases are reported.
HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination alarming, says health official
A senior South Sudanese administrative official of the Center for Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Juba main hospital has raised an alarm about rapidly rising stigmatization and discrimination of people living with HIV and AIDS.