Office of Hon, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health -RSS

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒-𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘

Juba | South Sudan and Uganda have commenced a five-day cross-border collaborative initiative aimed at strengthening joint preparedness, surveillance, and response to public health emergencies and emerging infectious diseases.

The initiative is led by the National Public Health Institute (NPHI) and the Ministry of Health - Republic of South Sudan in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the WHO - Republic of South Sudan, under the theme: “Strengthening Collaboration, Protecting Communities, Securing Our Shared Future.”

The five-day meeting brought together public health specialists, laboratory scientists and technical experts, and other key stakeholders from both countries to enhance cross-border coordination, information sharing, and preparedness along the South Sudan–Uganda border. Particular attention is being given to high-traffic and high-risk points of entry, including the Nimule–Elegu border, where substantial movement of people, goods, and traders takes place daily.

Speaking during the introductory session, the Acting Executive Director of the National Public Health Institute, Dr. Ader Macar Aciek, emphasised the importance of strengthening integrated community and institutional efforts to prevent and control the cross-border transmission of infectious diseases.

Dr. Ader also highlighted the need to expand cross-border collaboration beyond Uganda by engaging neighbouring countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, and Ethiopia, given the interconnected nature of regional health threats.

The initiative marks an important step toward advancing regional health security and epidemic preparedness along the South Sudan–Uganda corridor. The border region experiences significant population movement, trade, and social interaction, making close cooperation between the two countries essential for the early detection, prevention, and containment of potential disease outbreaks.

Through enhanced collaboration, timely information sharing, joint preparedness, and coordinated response mechanisms, South Sudan and Uganda are strengthening their ability to detect and contain health threats before they spread across borders—helping protect communities and build a safer and more resilient region.

📸: Office of Hon, Undersecretary- Communications

04/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨, 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 (𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐃𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

​Key Highlights of the Engagement
​Strengthening Disease Surveillance: Coordinating real-time data sharing and joint outbreak responses along high-traffic transit points along the South Sudan–Uganda border.
​Epidemic Preparedness: Aligning cross-border protocol frameworks to detect and contain infectious disease threats (such as Ebola, Marburg, and Mpox) before they spread further regionally.

​Health Security Frameworks: Leveraging Africa CDC's technical expertise and resources to standardize screening, contact tracing, and emergency referral pathways at land border crossings.

​Capacity Building: Enhancing joint training programs for frontline healthcare workers and border health personnel operating in key border hubs (e.g., Nimule/Elegu).

​This partnership reflects growing momentum across the East African Community (EAC) to treat health security as a shared, transnational responsibility rather than an isolated national issue.

04/09/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐧, 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐂𝐃𝐂 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐚 .

Hon, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health RSS met this afternoon with Uganda Head of Delegations , AfricaCDC for Cross-Border Consultative Meeting on Global Health Security this afternoon in Juba .

04/09/2026

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐍𝐏𝐇𝐈 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐂𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐚.

04/09/2026

𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 - 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐚 - 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧.

The Cross - Border Collaborative Initiative on Global Health Security is expected to kick today in Juba - Republic of South Sudan 🇸🇸.

Under the theme: " Strengthening Collaboration, Protecting Communities, Securing our Shared Future "

The Cross Border Collaborative Initiative on Global Health Security is organized by Africa CDC, WHO, the Government of South Sudan , Uganda Government Government and other partners.

This major cross-border health initiative is a critical step for regional epidemic preparedness along the South Sudan–Uganda corridor. Highly porous borderlines, heavy trade dynamics, and frequent population movements between South Sudan, Uganda, and neighboring countries like the DRC make joint health surveillance essential.

​Key Focus Areas of the Initiative
​Synchronized Surveillance & Screening: Joint monitoring systems at major border crossings (such as Nimule–Elegu) and high-density points of entry to rapidly detect disease outbreaks like Ebola, Marburg, or Mpox.

​Information & Data Sharing: Direct, real-time communication protocols between technical health teams, Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), and border authorities across both nations.
​Harmonized Infection Control: Aligning protocols for contact tracing, laboratory specimen transport, emergency operations centers (EOCs), and isolation facilities.

​Community-Led Readiness: Engaging local cross-border communities, traders, and frontline workers to recognize and report health risks immediately.

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐂𝟖 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 - 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫- 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐚 .

30/08/2026

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐒𝐒 , 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲.

Ministry of Health Republic of South Sudan , WHO and Partners on Friday 28- August- 2026 Joined the rest of World in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week - rasing awareness to Protect, Support breastfeeding across South Sudan.

As part of these efforts, WHO RSS - & MOH - Republic of South Sudan trained 20 health workers from Juba Teaching Hospital maternity on the 10 steps of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). Gratitude to Irish_Aid for the generous financial support.

28/08/2026

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