Celebrating success – LLIN distribution in South Sudan during COVID-19 Posted on 28 July 202010 August 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Working with the South Sudan National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and Population Services International (PSI), Malaria Consor......read more
Integrating birth notification into South Sudan’s community-based primary healthcare Posted on 16 December 2019Approx reading time: 1 min Birth registration rates in South Sudan are low: only 35 percent of children under five are currently registered with the governme......read more
Female community health workers key in improving child survival in South Sudan Posted on 22 October 201923 October 2019Approx reading time: 1 min The Republic of South Sudan has one of the highest under‐five mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa: 96 per 1,000 live births in......read more
Field evaluation for pneumonia diagnostic tools kicks off in South Sudan Posted on 11 November 201511 November 2015Approx reading time: 1 min As Programme Coordinator for Malaria Consortium’s pneumonia diagnostics project, I visited South Sudan last month to oversee the......read more
South Sudan: a network of volunteers tackling malnutrition and malaria Posted on 22 January 20148 September 2015Approx reading time: 2 mins South Sudan ranks 15th highest in the world in mortality rates for children under five. Malaria and malnutrition are amongst the l......read more
The role of the church in malaria prevention, South Sudan Posted on 23 May 20138 September 2015Approx reading time: 1 min listen to ‘The role of the church in malaria prevention, South Sudan ’ on Audioboo Malaria is ever present in South Sudan......read more
Investment needed to continue saving our children’s lives Posted on 10 May 20138 September 2015Approx reading time: 4 mins Malaria Consortium Country Directors Dr Godfrey Magumba and Ruth Allan (Uganda and South Sudan respectively) have written an open ......read more