South Sudan: Cholera vaccination campaign starts as outbreak tops 17K cases
The South Sudan Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, MSF and various other partners initiated a cholera vaccination campaign in an effort to tackle the outbreak in the country.
The campaign commenced in the hotspot county of Rubkona, Unity State with a goal of vaccinating over 300,000 people against cholera.
South Sudan declared cholera outbreak in October 2024. As of 7 January 2025, more than 17,581 cases have been reported nationwide, with a case fatality rate of 1.5%.
Rubkona County is one of the 31 hotspot areas experiencing cholera outbreak accounting for 50 percent of reported cases.
With support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, over 1.3 million doses of vaccines have been secured to tackle the cholera outbreak in hotspots nationwide.
Through December 21, 2024, nearly 220,000 total cholera cases and more than 3,500 deaths have been reported from 20 African Union Member States.