After 15 years working in the area, MSF will close its project in Pibor town but remain in the Greater Pibor Administrative area for emergencies
MSF provides psychosocial support to all the health workers to help them cope with their traumatic situation.
The disruption of the local health care infrastructure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has badly affected the ability of people living in Mathare to find essential medical care, leaving many at risk of being deprived of life-saving services.
Thousands of people have fled for their lives and are seeking refuge in an area adjacent to the The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) site in Pibor town after an outbreak of violence in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative area of South Sudan
Over one million people have been displaced by violence in Ituri since December 2017. About 200.000 are currently living in dire conditions on displaced people sites, in makeshift shelters, lacking food, clean water and access to health care.
After actively responding to the medical needs of people in and around Yida for eight years, we are handing over our project - supporting the outpatient department of the Yida Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and its partners on 31 December.
Samuel Abuvu Paul, 24, has worked as a guard – with MSF in Mundri, South Sudan since May 2017. Like many of the places MSF works in South Sudan, young, bright, dedicated students in Mundri have had to flee armed-conflict to save their lives, thereby losing opportunities to continue their schooling. To address such issues and increase the capacity of our South Sudanese colleagues, MSF started the STONE and Study grants. Samuel is one of eight South Sudanese recipients of the grant this year. The scholarship will allow him to study engineering at the International University of East Africa, in Uganda.