Tag: South Sudan

People in South Sudan are facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation, while international interest and support continue to decline, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).  The report, “Left behind in crisis: Escalating violence and healthcare collapse in South Sudan,” shares the human impact of the faltering health system and humanitarian response. It draws  on routine medical data as well as testimonies from patients, caretakers, community […]

Read More… from South Sudan: Gaps in healthcare threaten lives as violence escalates

On the morning of Dec. 3, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) healthcare facility was hit during an airstrike in the town of Pieri, Jonglei state. After the gunship helicopter left, MSF teams found bullets that hit the facility. MSF teams witnessed additional airstrikes in Lankien, where MSF also runs healthcare facilities, but without […]

Read More… from South Sudan: MSF healthcare facility hit during an airstrike

The road to Ariath, in Aweil North cuts through endless stretches of scorched plains in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan. When it rains, the road turns to mud and when it dries, the heat burns through the ground of the cracked earth. It takes one and a half hours by car to reach the small village. Inside a […]

Read More… from South Sudan: Children living with diabetes in remote villages

I have spent a year watching cholera, a treatable disease, chew through South Sudan. And the hardest question isn’t how to treat it – we know how. The hardest question is this: Why hasn’t the outbreak been contained? Why, one year after the outbreak was declared on Oct. 28, are we still responding to a […]

Read More… from South Sudan: Cholera crisis is a symptom of deeper failures

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended all operational activities in Yei River and Morobo counties in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State for a minimum of six weeks. This decision follows the abduction of an MSF staff member, occurring just four days after the abduction of a health ministry staff member from an MSF […]

Read More… from South Sudan: MSF suspends activities in activities in two counties following abductions of healthcare staff

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the abduction of a Ministry of Health (MoH) staff member from an MSF ambulance in South Sudan’s Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, at around 10:00 a.m. on July 25. Although the staff member was released unharmed on July 26, this incident further highlights the growing violence against healthcare […]

Read More… from South Sudan: MSF condemns abduction of Health Ministry staff in Morobo County

Every attack on healthcare is unacceptable and has consequences. When two Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) boats were fired on as they crossed a river in South Sudan in January this year, we had to make a difficult decision to suspend our outreach activities due to safety concerns. Just three months later, MSF’s hospital […]

Read More… from South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare have deep consequences

Every epidemic begins with a suspicion – a sudden rise in illness, recurring symptoms and the first severely ill patients. In crisis zones, infectious diseases can spread at lightning speed. Every minute counts when trying to contain them. The first 72 hours are critical: we need to act fast and strategically to save lives and […]

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