Source: World Health Organization
Country: South Sudan
HIGHLIGHTS
Humanitarian access remains constrained, particularly in the areas where fighting is concentrated. Large populations remain in hiding, unable to access health services.
The safety of humanitarian workers on the ground has become an increasing concern following the shooting of health workers in an ambush in Tonj South, Warrap State.
One cholera case has been confirmed at UN House PoC after testing positive to laboratory tests (Culture).
WHO is supporting Oral Cholera Vaccination campaigns in Bentiu and Juba PoCs, targeting more than 100,000 people.
TB/HIV/AIDS, followed by AWD, perinatal death and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are the most common causes of death among IDPs in 2015.