HIGHLIGHTS
Though cholera case fatality rate drops, populations remain at risk, with more than 1,250 cases reported in Central Equatoria State between April 23 and June 3.
The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) scales up efforts to distribute assistance via air and river routes as rainy season progresses.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Although health actors have reported fewer cholera-related deaths in recent days, the case fatality rate remains above the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) emergency threshold of 1 percent. The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) and relief agencies continue efforts to mitigate the spread of the disease and treat affected individuals.
Efforts to improve conditions at existing UNMISS protection of civilian (PoC) sites continue. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the UNMISS base in Malakal have begun relocating to the new PoC extension site. IDP relocation in Juba town, Central Equatoria, from the PoC area at Tomping to the new PoC 3 site at U.N. House is expected to begin in the coming weeks.
USAID/FFP Director Dina Esposito recently traveled to South Sudan to assess partner capacities as part of USAID’s crisis response. Ms. Esposito travelled to Jonglei and Lakes states, where she met community leaders, witnessed WFP distributions, and toured milling stations and storage facilities. She also visited the country’s largest concentration of IDPs in Mingkaman town, Lakes, which hosts more than 90,000 IDPs.