Attachments
COVID-19 Cases
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South Sudan on alert threshold for resurgence of COVID-19
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Number of cases expected to increase in coming weeks with roll-out of antigen rapid diagnostics tests → urgent need to ensure isolation facilities are equipped and staffed
Laboratory testing
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All 8 private laboratories now registered under Unified Electronic COVID-19 Test Certificate: Med Blue, Crawford, Life Link,
Bio, Queens, PIC, Check Up, and Nojoom laboratory as well as the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) -
Temporary slump in samples tested between 10 and 13 September due to access to data from private laboratories caused by transition to Unified Electronic COVID-19 Test Certificate system
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7 NGO and UN partners supporting with roll out of rapid antigen tests: test kits were picked up from the NPHL.
Vaccination
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So far, 91,618 vaccines administered: o 23,638 persons now fully vaccinated. o 63,980 first dose recipients.
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Efforts underway to address low vaccine uptake among women (25.5%)
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152,950 doses of one-shot Johnson & Johnson donated by the USA through COVAX Facility arrived on 14 September 2021 → Preparations ongoing for training of health workers on safe storage and use of J&J vaccines - 3 rd round of vaccination with J&J to start in October, targeting all 80 counties
Points of Entry
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Port Health Facility at Juba International Airport to be formally handed over by Japan embassy to the Ministry of Health on 17 September 2021
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Cross-border meeting in Nimule on 14-16 September organised by EU-IGAD COVID19 Response program
Health System Capacity
- Distribution of supplies including PPE in WHO and Logistics Cluster warehouse to states and counties