The security situation remains volatile in many areas of South Sudan despite a peace agreement and a unified government.
Context of the South Sudan crisis
In addition to recurrent conflicts, the country continues to suffer from concurrent emergencies, including severe flooding, food insecurity, and disease outbreaks. According to the United Nations, two-thirds of people are in need of humanitarian assistance such as food, water, and healthcare.
Work of the Medecins Sans Frontieres in South Sudan
MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres) teams provide a range of services, including general healthcare, mental healthcare, and specialist hospital care. MSF mobile teams also provide health assistance to displaced people and remote communities in eight of the country’s 10 states and in two administrative areas. In addition to responding to emergencies and disease outbreaks, MSF also carries out preventative activities, such as vaccination campaigns, seasonal malaria chemoprevention, safe drinking water, and non-food items distribution.
MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres) run one of their largest assistance programmes worldwide in South Sudan, responding to the many health needs resulting from ongoing conflict, extreme weather events and disease outbreaks.
MSF since 1983 in South Sudan
01.Conflict and displacement | 02.Acess to healthcare | 03.Infectious disease outbreaks | 04.Neglected tropical diseases |
05.Climate change and floods | 06.Access to clean water and sanitation | 07.Supporting the health system |
Help of FAM Foundation to South Sudan
Medical care is practically non-existent for people living in remote areas in South Sudan. Thanks to FAM Foundation the teams of MSF were able to provide medical assistance to people in need, fleeing from violence. The teams form MSF run hospitals and clinics and supports existing government-run facilities, in particular with maternal, paediatric, neonatal and surgical care, and mental health support. MSF is also training community healthcare workers and run outreach and preventative activities, such as vaccination campaigns.
FAM Foundation is committed with the sustainable development goals.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.