The South Sudan Medical Journal exists to inform, educate and positively influence the development of Health Services in South Sudan.
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Vol 17. No. 4. November 2024
EDITORIAL
Climate change, oil pollution, and birth defects in South Sudan: A growing crisis
Edward Eremugo Kenyi, Editor-in-Chief, SSMJ
As global leaders, organizations, and activists meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), the communities of Unity State in South Sudan know what climate change means. The people of this region find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of environmental destruction, human suffering, and a growing public health disaster.
We have previously covered the devastating effects of the floods in the region. These floods happen every rainy season but tend to recede as the dry season approaches. However, since 2020, the flood waters have stayed permanent in some areas. The following season tends to add more water to an already soaked soil, causing devastating suffering to the population. According to the recent BBC documentary, “at the worst point in 2022, two-thirds of Unity State was submerged; it says about 40% is still under water.”
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Gov’t commits SSP1 billion to combat cholera outbreak
14 January 2025
The Ministry of Finance and Planning has allocated SSP1 billion to combat cholera outbreak in South Sudan.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr Harriet Pasquale Akello, told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday said the fund would support cholera infection prevention and control activities.
“The money is actually meant to support all the response pillars for cholera. We have almost 10 pillars, including coordination, support for epi surveillance and lab. It will support water, hygiene and sanitation activities, risk communication activities, case management, that is treatment centers,” Akello said.
She said the funds would support various responses and cholera-related initiatives both at national and local levels.
“It will also support infection prevention and control activities. However, we have a very clear budget line for each activity. We are not only supporting activities at the national level, but our main focus is to ensure that the money goes down to support all the state response activities,” she said.