Military force limit world health organization operation in Juba
The World Health Organization says its staff has been obstructed from doing their work in South Sudan’s capital and expressed concern about the conflict’s likely impact on healthcare services.
Spokesman Tarik Jašareviæ said in a statement that “the movement of WHO staff in Juba was being restricted by military forces.” He did not provide more details.
But he said that some days ago the WHO had managed to supply the Juba Teaching Hospital with essential medicine and body bags. “Medical kits would be distributed to partners on protection of civilians’ sites, and the WHO was mobilizing additional human and financial resources,” he said.
Jašareviæ pointed out, however, that even before the latest fighting the healthcare sector faced funding shortfalls this year. “Out of the USD 7.5 million which the WHO needed for health interventions in South Sudan, only USD 4.3 million had been received thus far. The health cluster as a whole was only 28 percent funded,” UN agency reported
More Stories
MULTICHOICE: TV FIRM CHASTISES NBC OVER COURT RULING
By Sumayyah Olapade Metro Digital Limited, an indigenous pay cable television company, has condemned the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission's refusal to...
HANIFA’S FATHER GOT EXCITED OVER KANO COURT DECISION
By Sumayyah Olapade Abubakar Abdulsalam, the father of the five-year-old student slain by her teacher, Hanifa Abubakar, has expressed his...
OSUN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: PDP’S ADEMOLA ADELEKE WINS MAJORITY OUT OF 30 LGAs
Osun Governorship Election: PDP’s Ademola Adeleke Wins 17 Of 30 LGAs PDP Atakunmosa West Boluwaduro Ede North Ede South Egbedore...
NO UCL, UEL FOR RUSSIAN CLUBS AS CAS UPHOLDS BAN
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday denied appeals from the national football federation and four clubs, maintaining...
DRUG TRAFFICKING: EX-BRT DRIVER EXCRETES 90 PELLETS OF COCAINE AT LAGOS AIRPORT
Muyiwa Bolujoko, a former employee of BRT, a public transportation provider in Lagos, was detained on Monday, June 29, 2022,...
EKWEREMADU: ORGAN DONOR’S INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, BVN REVEALS HE’S 21
Oduola Farouq Adedayo According to recent claims based on his international passport, David Ukpo Nwamini, the alleged organ donor...