Argata Guracha

Emergency Coordinator/WHO South Sudan

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

The massive floods in Pibor destroyed drug stocks and increased
the burden of malaria and diarrhea. @WHO Mobile medical team with support from @CERF is replenishing the drug supplies and attending to the urgent
medical needs.

[Wamala Joseph Francis @j_wamala]

Just had a meeting with colleagues from WHO HQ that are developing indicators for monitoring humanitarian response. I made reference to suicide rates as one of the impact indicators for mental health services.

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

As part of the flood response, @WHO deployed an emergency mobile medical team to the Greater Unity Region. The team will provide lifesaving health care services & enhancing disease surveillance in Mayom & Mankien.

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

In addition, WHO delivered 243 cartons of emergency medical supplies to support the response. Thanks to the generous donors to @OCHASouthSudan @CBPFs & @CERF for enabling lifesaving health care services

[Mary Stephen @drmarystephen]

Congratulations to you and the response team on ground. Significant progress has been made on the Ebola outbreak response in #DRC despite the challenges. Thank you for your excellent leadership sir! We shall surely celebrate the end of the Ebola outbreak.

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

Today is World AIDS Day!
Did you know in the fight against HIV, local leaders, networks of people living with #HIV, peer educators, community health workers and civil society
organizations play a leading role? Let’s support them & end AIDS in our
lifetime. #EndingAIDS2030

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

As 🇸🇸 grapples with serious flooding caused by torrential rains that have affected nearly 1m people, @WHO & partners conducted an assessment in Gondokoro & Mangalla in Juba to understand the impact & the needs of the affected communities.

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

With support from @gavi, the #MoH, @WHO, @unicefssudan & @Medair_SDS to vaccinate 144 033 people against cholera in Renk, a county bordering Blue Nile state in Sudan. https://t.co/4XoLKFSlAA

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

A new article on the contribution of Digital Health on the attainment of #UHC to sustainable attainment of #UHC in Africa has been published. https://t.co/StEev23wc1

[Mary Stephen @drmarystephen]

Did my testing this morning. Type 2 diabetes is preventable. Let's take action to reduce the risk as stated by the WHO AFRO RD Dr @MoetiTshidi

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Thank you @DrNataliaBecker for adding your voice to our efforts to #BeatNCDs. #WorldDiabetesDay

https://t.co/hOT6R0OdeM

[Dr Abdi R Mahamud @DrAbdiMahamud]

Progress Toward #EndPolio in
#Pakistan, Jan18-Sept19 report. Vaccine refusals, chronically missed children, community campaign fatigue, & poor vaccination management & implementation have created favorable environment for #polio to thrive. https://t.co/apAvfuQfIu via @@CDCgov

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

Lifestyle, family medical history or age may increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Know the risk factors and get tested if you are at risk.

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

Today is the #WorldDiabetesDay2019; this year’s theme "The Family and Diabetes" reminds us that families can support efforts for healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining normal body weight, checking blood sugar & following medical advice to control & prevent #diabetes

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

#Tuberculosis has killed more people than any other disease in history. To #EndTB we need a holistic approach to address the social, physical & clinical drivers, including strong healthcare. Here my Op-Ed on how we can make the world safe from the disease: https://t.co/v4SnVj3avL

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

Community participation and private sector engagement are fundamental to achieving universal health coverage and health security in Africa. https://t.co/iuyZYfEZ0X

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

Today, South Sudan validated and adopted the third edition of the integrated diseases surveillance and response technical guidelines and training materials to enhance capacities for surveillance and response at all levels. https://t.co/Wk5ayAv2k2

[Olushayo Olu @oluisnow]

New article from WHO African Regional Office proposes community participation as a prerequisite for attaining UHC in Africa:

https://t.co/HBNdXMeEhN

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

"Leave no one behind", @WHO mobile medical team providing integrated health services to vulnerable underserved populations in Yirol, 🇸🇸. Women, children and the elderly received treatment and vaccines. Thanks to @eu_echo & @CBPFs for enabling lifesaving health services.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Another day for the #Ebola history books! @WHO has prequalified Merck's Ebola vaccine, which became the first licensed Ebola vax ever with European authorization on Monday.
Prequalification will make it a lot easier for countries at-risk of Ebola outbreaks to license the vax.