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“I’m going to protect my community from the spread of COVID-19 by going door to door to raise awareness,” vows James Taban Ben.
Circling above Ras-Olo in the early morning light, those on-board the United Nations helicopter can’t help but notice the huge potential of the land below.
The fragile health system across South Sudan is struggling to treat patients with many preventable medical problems let alone to deal with the added burden of COVID-19.
Communities in Wau are beginning to realize the threat posed by COVID-19 with cases of the virus now confirmed in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal region.
UNMISS and partners have launched an awareness campaign on how to prevent COVID-19 in Western Equatoria.
To support the state taskforce efforts against COVID-19, the Interfaith Base-Council for Peace Initiative in Western Equatoria State in partnership with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan last Saturday launched a massive awareness campaign at M
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over a vehicle meant to be used as an ambulance to the COVID-19 taskforce committee in Torit. The car will enable safe movement of suspected Coronavirus patients to isolation centres.
Residents of Twic County, Warrap State are urging the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to increase its assistance in fighting the Coronavirus.
Radios are useful for making sure that remote communities receive essential information on COVID-19. Solar-powered radios are even better.
In Eastern Equatoria, radio is a crucial way of reaching out to people with essential information on COVID-19 and other important topics, but access to electricity is patchy at best, and batteries are expensive. The solution?
Face masks donated by UNMISS makes it possible for people in Yambio to go about their lives and make a living while keeping each other safer from COVID-19.
The market in Yambio is bustling with activity as people go about their business of selling and buying goods.
UNMISS has donated a fire truck, a water tanker and essential protective gear to the fire fighters in the capital Juba.
Years of civil war have devastated infrastructure and community services across South Sudan.