In South Sudan, over seven million people are expected to face acute food insecurity or worse between now and July. Among them, patients who are infected with tuberculosis and HIV are highly impacted since the intensity of the treatment is very hard to bear on an empty stomach. Some of them endure severe pain, while … Read more
After years of conflict, the struggle to return home In the early morning in Kajo Keji, Central Equatoria, what used to be a very busy market slowly opens. A few people set up their stands, while small groups of children in uniforms are walking to school. From the main road, one can still see the … Read more
Amid insecurity, semi-nomadic populations, just like the rest of South Sudan, suffer from climate change, causing both increased flooding and more severe droughts. In the latest years, water and food has been scarce, and cattle keepers and farmers had to move farther from functional healthcare facilities, worsening their access to medical care. In remote areas, … Read more
The following statement from Dr Christos Christou, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), outlines the dire situation for people caught up in the war in Sudan ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the conflict. “Sudan is one of the worst crises the world has seen for decades. There are extreme levels of suffering across … Read more
Juba, 21 February 2024 – A humanitarian crisis is escalating in Bulukat and Renk, two of the busiest transit sites in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, warns international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today. Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan are desperately short of essentials including clean water, food, … Read more
In response to a deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan, MSF has launched a vaccination campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide protection to women and girls of reproductive age, who are at greatest risk of death from the disease. Fatality can be as high as 40 per cent among pregnant … Read more
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) marks 40 years of its services in the region that now constitutes South Sudan. Over the past four decades, MSF has been on the frontlines of humanitarian aid, delivering life-saving medical assistance to those affected by conflict, disease, and displacement in the world’s youngest nation. MSF has collaborated with … Read more
In a parched landscape, an MSF tractor roars as it approaches a small village in Dentiuk, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state. It is towing a trailer to which a creaking wooden canoe is strapped. “Are you sure we are in the right place?” asks the driver. It might not look like it, but when … Read more
Juba, 22 June 2023 – Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan by crossing into South Sudan are now struggling for survival at transit centres in Upper Nile and Northern Bahr El Ghazal states, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Most are South Sudanese nationals who were living in … Read more
In South Sudan, a fierce battle is being fought against measles. This insidious disease has taken hold across the country and now threatens the lives of the youngest and most vulnerable. MSF clinical officer Douth Chuol Khor examines 5-month-old Makuach who is under treatment at the measles isolation centre run by MSF in Lankien, Nyirol … Read more