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South Sudan

WHO: South Sudan Emergency Response Situation Report # 34 (3 – 8 August 2014)

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Highlights

  • The security situation remained stable in most parts of the country. However, unrest was reported in Maban County, Upper Nile State during which aid workers were killed and others evacuated.
  • Health partners continue to battle the cholera outbreak and by 6 August altogether 5,621 cases and 123 deaths (CFR 2.2%) had been reported.
  • The under-5 mortality for Bentiu declined to 0.529 deaths per 10,000 per day in week 31 from 1.41 per 10,000 per day in week 30.
  • To date health partners have reached 2,029,880 people with various interventions since January 2014