Mrs Nyanaath Gatleel Luoy, a 29-year-old mom of three, and her fellow villagers have been struggling to entry healthcare companies as a result of lengthy distance they should stroll to achieve the medical middle in Leer, which is a number of kilometers away.

“I had to walk 10 kilometers from our village in Kai Gai to seek treatment for my children in Leer hospital when they are sick because roads are sometimes impassable,” stated Mrs Luoy

“Walking this distance proved to be more challenging, especially during the rainy season when roads are cut off by floods water compelling us to walk with children to Leer to access health care, posing us to risk of another disease.”

But with the current enchancment within the provision of well being companies on the close by Kai Gai PHCC, Mrs Luoy now experiences a way of reduction.

“It has come as a huge excitement to us, now you just walk into Kai Gai facility, which is a few minutes away and receive the treatment we need,” stated Mrs Luoy

“Thanks to the support from our government and partners, the condition of healthcare and treatment at Kai Gai PHCC has been greatly improved, which has come as a blessing to the community here.”

Stephen Thak Chan, Health Director for Leer County, Unity State.

Providing medical provides the place they’re wanted

With funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Ministry of Health and well being cluster companions to offer much-needed well being and diet companies to the communities in 4 precedence places of Leer and Mayendit counties in Unity State and Ayod and Fangak counties in Jonglei State.

As a part of our efforts, WHO has procured and distributed 776 well being emergency kits together with Inter-Agency Emergency Health kits, cholera investigation and remedy kits, pneumonia kits.

Severe Acute Malnutrition with medical complication kits for companions who’re offering important well being and diet companies to these affected by crises. The kits are sufficient to serve 523 285 individuals affected by the battle for the subsequent three months.

Additionally, WHO has been supporting well being cluster companions in conducting medical consultations in hard-to-reach areas, reaching over 70 000 individuals in want.

“We have been able to deploy rapid response teams, preposition medicines and medical supplies to areas of high needs, including providing healthcare services to returnees and refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan. It’s been a privilege to be able to make a positive impact in the lives of those who need it the most.”

Dr Fabian Ndenzako, the WHO Representative a.i. for South Sudan.

“The USAID’s funding has been instrumental in enabling us to respond effectively to humanitarian health emergencies and ensure that affected communities have access to critical health services.”

WHO is offering complete healthcare companies to susceptible populations, together with internally displaced individuals, returnees, and members of the host group, who face a big danger of sickness and loss of life throughout 20 counties in Jonglei, Lakes, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, and Western Equatoria states, struggling acute ranges of meals insecurity.

Technical contact:

Dr Aggrey Kaijuka Bategereza, Email: bategerezaa@who.int

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Mr Atem John Ajang

Communication Officer
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Ms Jemila M. Ebrahim

Communications Officer
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