Sheila Ponnie
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The national ministry of health and World Health Organization revealed that they are responding to a suspected viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak in the villages of Dajo and Pacime.
According to a statement obtained by The City Review on Thursday, the health two institutions issued a public statement in response to some cases reported on May 15, 2023.
“Patients displayed concerning symptoms, including fever, headache, and diarrhea, with many cases reported among children,” WHO noted in a statement.
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that it dispatched a multidisciplinary team of medics, comprising nurses and public health professionals to Longochuk County to examine the probable viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) outbreak and reinforce surveillance efforts.
“Their collaborative efforts resulted in the collection of 45 patient samples and testing at the National Public Health Laboratory in Juba, with 26.58 per cent of the samples testing positive for Measles and 32.71 per cent testing positive for Malaria,” WHO revealed.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 42 essential health emergency kits have been delivered, including vital supplies such as malaria rapid diagnostic test kits, Inter-Agency Emergency Health kits, sample collection and transportation kits, cholera investigation and treatment kits, and pneumonia kits.
“These provisions are expected to meet the immediate needs of up to 10,000 people over the next three months.
“During the first response, WHO also managed an integrated mass vaccination campaign to provide essential protection against communicable diseases, and over 220 people received urgently needed healthcare treatments,” it further noted.
In August 2023, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) was collaborating with the Ministry of Health in South Sudan to manage a suspected disease outbreak exhibiting symptoms similar to Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF) in the remote areas of Longechuck County, Upper Nile State.
The Nile Initiative Development Organization (NIDO) first reported the epidemic on June 16, 2023, during a supervisory visit to Dajo Primary Health Care Unit.
The disease appeared to have originated in Dukubela, a mountainous part of Longechuk County that borders the Southern Blue Nile in Sudan and Assosa highlands in Ethiopia, according to NIDO. This area has recently seen an inflow of returning inhabitants and refugees fleeing Sudan’s ongoing violence.
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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