December 18, 2024 (JUBA) – The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Anita Kiki Gbeho, has released US$8 million from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund to support the multisectoral response to the cholera outbreak in six priority locations across the country. The six identified locations include, Renk, Malakal, Maban, Aweil East, Rubkona and Jamjang. “People in these high-risk locations face elevated risks due to significant population movement and limited access to critical health and sanitation services. This allocation will address their most urgent health and water, sanitation and hygiene needs to mitigate the impact of cholera,” said Gbeho The $8 million allocation by the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund comes at a critical time, prioritizing urgent multisectoral interventions in health, water, sanitation and hygiene, logistics and multisector refugee response in the six hotspot areas to curb the spread of cholera. A statement from the UN humanitarian affairs agency (OCHA) said the multisectoral response will focus on early detection, treatment, infection control measures, and the provision of clean water and improved sanitation for approximately 730,000 people in the six locations where fragile health systems and population movements exacerbate the impact and spread of cholera. According to OCHA, since the declaration of cholera in …
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