South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
As the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan deteriorates further amid funding cuts to humanitarian organizations working in the country, there is urgent need to support thousands of Sudanese refugees in Gorom refugee settlement.
Gorom refugee settlement is home to more than 10,000 refugees including those from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi and Ethiopia.
The refugees there are struggling to find proper health care services as the only health facility is having few specialized doctors and nurses.
Most refugees who spoke to this newspaper last week complained lack of medicines for lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma.
Dut Akol Kuol, director general for protection and refugees welfare in the South Sudan commission for refugees affairs (CRA), said the health facility in Gorom refugee camp lacks enough specialized doctors to deal with the ever rising number of refugees arriving daily at the reception center.
He also observed that medicines for diseases such as malaria and others are available but they do not have medicines for diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The humanitarian community should work with the national government to ensure that the conditions in Gorom refugee settlement improve
