S. Sudan launches Ebola Awareness Campaign (Independent)

South Sudan and the UN health agency on Wednesday launched a sensitisation and awareness campaign against Ebola to enhance preparedness in the country following an outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The WHO said on Wednesday that a high level mission comprised of ministry of health and WHO visited Yambio, former Western Equatoria State on a sensitisation campaign.

“Although no cases of EVD (Ebola virus disease) have been reported in South Sudan, the outbreak in DRC is of concern as it places the country at greater risk,” said Argata Guyo, Emergency Coordinator for WHO South Sudan, said in a statement issued in Juba. Read more