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Women of South Sudan struggle to meet basic needs during pregnancy

South Sudan family walks in desert

Hannah McNeish - WNN MDG Stories (WNN/VOA) Juba, SOUTH SUDAN, AFRICA: In a steaming hot room in South Sudan’s main hospital, women puffing and wailing from labor pains squeeze up next to each other in a maternity ward with just 8 beds. But more than 90 percent of births in South Sudan happen without the help [...]

Medical team helps refugees face heightened struggles in South Sudan

Maban County, South Sudan refugee camp

WNN MDG Stories (WNN/IMC) Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA: The International Medical Corps is rapidly mobilizing to address urgent nutrition and disease prevention needs among rising refugee populations in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State. Since the start of 2012, the influx of refugees and returnees into South Sudan has risen dramatically, particularly in Upper Nile State, as [...]

Blood donations in South Sudan in critical shortage

WNN MDG Stories (WNN) Juba, SOUTH SUDAN, Africa: A small fridge in the corner of Juba teaching hospital’s laboratory is the only blood bank in South Sudan. The world’s newest country has some of the worst health statistics in the world. Health workers say a lack of blood is the main cause of mortality at [...]

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