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MSF in South Sudan

Over 1.9 million South Sudanese people have been displaced from their homes since conflict broke out in December 2013. 1.4 million of these people remain within the country, while more than 470,000 are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. 

 

 

Of those internally displaced, over 100,000 people are living across the ten Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites inside UN bases across the country; others are in remote and hard-to-reach areas, often cut off from all basic services. Access to health care in these areas is a major concern as existing health facilities were either looted or destroyed, and staff fled for their lives.

Even before the current conflict, South Sudan had some of the lowest health indicators in the world. The conflict has devastated the country’s already fragile healthcare system and a lack of sufficient medical supplies is a serious issue in many health facilities.

During the conflict, MSF has had to relocate services to pre-existing facilities which have become overstretched. We have built tented hospitals, worked under temporary shelters and set up inflatable hospitals. With over 3,800 local and international staff working in the country, we have set up emergency projects to respond to the growing needs of people directly affected by the crisis.

Find out more about MSF's work in South Sudan.

 

 

 

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Alexander Nyman
Doctor
Spear trauma in South Sudan
"Alex, there is an emergency in New Fangak. Stab wound in the back." 
06 июн 2018 / 4 minute read
Raimund Alber
Психотерапевт
The night I met Thomas: Mental health support in South Sudan
"A small incident can be enough. A trigger. A push over the edge. Something mundane." Content note: suicide.
22 Май 2018 / 7 minute read
Alexander Nyman
Doctor
Snakebite in South Sudan: ”There’s only one way to save the girl’s life..."
Swedish ER doctor Alexander Nyman recently returned from an assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Old Fangak, a remote town in South Sudan. He blogs about a difficult day when his team treated a girl with a severe snakebite...
21 Май 2018 / 3 minute read
Lisa Lepine
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Sexual violence in South Sudan: A bleak proposal
Lisa, an obstetritian / gynaecologist from the USA, has just returned from an assignment with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Aweil, South Sudan. Here she blogs about helping a young woman who has survived sexual violence... 
30 апр 2018 / 3 minute read
Alexander Nyman
Doctor
South Sudan Emergency Room: 4:22 pm
ER doctor Alexander Nyman is at the start of a new assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). He blogs from the remote town of Old Fangak, South Sudan...
26 апр 2018 / 3 minute read
Kirsti Rinne
Midwife
Delivering babies in South Sudan: Life lessons
Kirsti is a midwife from the USA, currently working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan. Today she blogs about a first-time mother and trying to learn from her patients...
26 апр 2018 / 4 minute read
Kirsti Rinne
Midwife
On the maternity ward in South Sudan: A new perspective
Kirsti is a midwife from the USA, currently working for MSF / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan. She blogs about a tiny patient with a mystery illness, and about learning to see things differently...
18 апр 2018 / 4 minute read
Chris McAleer
Project Coordination
The empty gates of Bentiu town
"He took one look at the body then simply looked straight up at me, and without showing any emotion, told me it was his brother"
10 апр 2018 / 7 minute read
Kirsti Rinne
Midwife
My Favorite Birth
"Before I know it this experience will be only memories, quite possibly some of my favorite memories. And I want to remember it all."
01 мар 2018 / 5 minute read
Kirsti Rinne
Kirsti Rinne
Midwife
Delivering babies in South Sudan: How did I get so lucky?
Kirsti is a midwife from the USA. She is currently working for MSF / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan, where she's helping to ensure women have a safe place to give birth...
21 Feb 2018 / 4 minute read
Judith Elavian
Midwife
South Sudan: “I left my namesake in Old Fangak”
Judith is a midwife from Kenya. She recently completed her first MSF / Doctors Without Borders assignment in Old Fangak, South Sudan. She shares the story of a patient she will never forget...
23 янв 2018 / 4 minute read
Lulwa Al Kilansi
Project manager
From one refugee to another, I hope you can go home soon
Lulwa Al Kilansi is an MSF project manager in the Al Kashafa refugee camp hospital, in White Nile State, Sudan. Lulwa has been working in Al Kashafa for the last six months. In this personal post, Lulwa blogs about life for the people in the camp...
07 дек 2017 / 4 minute read