Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised concern about the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak across the country.
About 67,462 are not able to access Antiretrovirals (ARVs) in South Sudan, according the Vice President for Service Cluster.
The 12th batch of the Chinese medical team have provided vital medical treatment to hundreds of sick people in Lobonok payam located 38 km from Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
This is the second visit by the China medical team following the last visit by the 11th batch, which left this year.
The lack of reliable power at the main referral hospital in Wau town of Western Bahr El Ghazal State is angering many residents, who raised this concern after receiving Emmanuel Primo Ukello, the newly appointed Governor of the State.
Several South Sudanese patients including foreign nationals are increasingly flocking to the Juba Teaching Hospital, where they seek better treatment from a Chinese dermatologist who is part of the 12th batch of the Chinese medical team stationed there.
The government has expressed deep concern over the rising number of new HIV/AIDS infections, attributing the annual figure which stands at 8,100 to limited funding for the health sector, political instability, and inadequate infrastructure.
At least 41 malaria deaths have been confirmed within the past two weeks in Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), said a local official on Tuesday.
Central Equatoria State officials have blamed insufficient funding and poor road network for derailing efforts to reach out to people living with HIV/AIDS in the State.
The Ministry of Health together with the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared cholera outbreak in Renk County of Upper Nile State.
The Director General for the National Bureau of Statistics, Augustino Ting Mayai, has commended the support provided by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to promote sexual and reproductive health.
