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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The national Ministry of Health and M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) have launched a joint vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in Bentiu, Unity State.<\/p>\n

A statement by MSF issued yesterday indicated that the campaign targets the population that has been affected by the disease, particularly the endangered pregnant women who record higher fatalities.<\/p>\n

The disease causes acute viral hepatitis, responsible for liver damage and more than 44,000 deaths per year globally, MSF noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fight against hepatitis E has been long and frustrating,\u201d said Dr. Monica Rull, MSF medical director.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last two decades, MSF has been responding to hepatitis E outbreaks in displacement camps, trying to control the disease in challenging conditions and seeing the devastating impact on extremely vulnerable communities. With the experience of this vaccination campaign, we hope to change the way we tackle hepatitis E in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. John Rumunu, director general for preventive health services at South Sudan\u2019s ministry of health, showed optimism that the exercise would certainly pay off and the crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the successful implementation and the community\u2019s enthusiastic response in the first two rounds, this innovative vaccination campaign can serve as an example and be replicated in similar settings to manage hepatitis E outbreaks,\u201d said Dr. John Rumunu, director general for preventive health services at South Sudan\u2019s ministry of health. \u201cI hope the vaccine will help reduce infections and deaths from hepatitis E in Bentiu and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bentiu, the largest displaced persons camp in South Sudan, established in 2014 at the height of the civil war, currently hosts approximately 112,000 people. However, many have fled due to recent violence and flooding.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The national Ministry of Health and M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) have launched a joint vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in Bentiu, Unity State. A statement by MSF issued yesterday indicated that the campaign targets the population that has been affected by the disease, particularly the endangered pregnant women who record higher fatalities. 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