WHO South Sudan - Voices from the field: Issue #25, 27 October 2026

Country: South Sudan Source: World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. Every Child Counts: One Polio Response, Seven Vaccines, Reaching Children in South Sudan’s Sobat Corridor By: Hassan Dakat, Dr Eric Rurangwa, Joshua Brown and Dr Mutale Senkwe. UPPER NILE STATE – In Maiwut County, near the Ethiopian border, seasonal flooding cuts off roads for months. Health facilities are far apart, and some villages had gone years without a vaccination visit. Then, in February 2026, a 14-month-old child lost the ability to stand. “When the child in our community could no longer stand, w