Atem John

Communication and Media Specialist/Interested in health communication. Communication Officer @WHOSouthSudan Views my own.

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

Today, @WHOSouthSudan and the National Bureau of Statistics signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to strengthen research and investment in health statistics — driving targeted interventions for better health outcomes. 📈🤝🩺📊🇸🇸

#HealthData #HealthStatistics

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Meet Mr. Aiman Red, a regular blood donor and well-known content creator, leading by example.

“This is my sixth time donating. To me, donating blood means saving lives—I believe I can make a difference in other people’s lives.”

Be a hero like Mr. Red. Donate blood. Save lives.

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Join us tomorrow for a WHO/AFRO Press Briefing on the #EbolaBundibugyo virus disease.

Hon. Thompson Thoan, Minister of Health 🇸🇸 & Dr @karamagih, @WHOSouthSudan Rep. will join the discussion on the latest developments and the actions being taken to protect communities.

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

#Ebola preparedness: South Sudan 🇸🇸is scaling up traveler screening at priority points of entry bordering #DRC & #Uganda. @MoHRSS2011, in partnership with @WHO, @IOM, and other partners, has commenced screening at Juba Int’l Airport & other entry points including Nimule. @eu_echo

[WHO South Sudan @WHOSouthSudan]

South Sudan strengthens Ebola preparedness.

Today Hon. Luka Thompson Thoan, Minister of Health, with support from @WHO, convened partners to review the evolving situation in DRC and Uganda and align support to close critical preparedness gaps.

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📍Kampala, Uganda
#WHO’s delegation led by the Regional Emergency Director for Africa, alongside WHO Representatives from #SouthSudan, #Uganda & the #DRC, are participating in a High-Level Ministerial Meeting on cross-border coordination for the Bundibugyo #EVD outbreak response.

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🚨 A suspected Viral Hemorrhagic Fever outbreak has been reported in Lotimor, Kapoeta East, with 3 suspected cases recorded.

@MoHRSS2011 & Public Health Institute, with @WHO support, with funding from @eu_echo has deployed a high-level team to investigate & contain the situation

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What does it mean to stand with science?

Discover how @MoHRSS2011, with support from @WHO & partners—is turning data into action: identifying those at risk, guiding interventions & tackling health threats with evidence, not assumptions #WorldHealthDay

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Today, @WHOSouthSudan joined partners in marking #WorldHealthDay with a vision for the future!👓

Led by the @uojuba & supported by @WHO, Rotary Club, #CCM & partner. the event featured distribution of reading glasses to schoolteachers — helping those who shape minds see clearly.

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As part of the Health Minister’s Initiative on Maternal & Newborn Health, @WHO Rep Dr @karamagih joined Minister @sarahrial on a mission to Gogrial, Akon & Malek PHCCs — delivering health supplies for 10K+ people & strengthening access to life-saving care for mothers & newborns.

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Happening now in Rumbek! 📢

​@MoHRSS2011 together with Lakes State government, with support from @WHOSouthSudan and partners, has officially launched the long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito net distribution campaign targeting 9.5 million people across the country. 🦟🚫

[Dr. Josephine Lagu Yanga @VPServiceSS]

ʜ.ᴇ. ᴊᴏꜱᴇᴘʜɪɴᴇ ʟᴀɢᴜ ʏᴀɴɢᴀ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ꜱᴜᴅᴀɴ.

𝗛.𝗘. 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮, 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶, 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗯𝗮.

𝗗𝗿. Humphrey 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝗷𝘂𝗸𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗮, 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘀. 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝗥𝗖𝗖 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆.

𝗛.𝗘. 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗛𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗛𝗢’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻.
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Today, @WHOSouthSudan & @MoHRSS2011 signed a historic land agreement for the new WHO Office in Juba!
The signing was officiated by Hon. Minister of Health @sarahrial & Dr @Karamagi, @WHOSouthSudan Rep, alongside senior officials from the Ministries of Housing, Justice, & Health.

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In the spirit of #OneHealth 🩺🐄, Dr @karamagih, @WHO Rep in 🇸🇸, joined Hon Onyoti Adigo Nyikuac, Minister of Livestock & Fisheries, @FAOSouthSudan, ambassadors & partners to launch the dry-season livestock vaccination in Dijere cattle camp, Ladu Payam, targeting Anthrax & Rabies

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Through rapid, coordinated action, 🇸🇸 has turned the tide against #cholera. Working with @WHO & partners, #MoH activated a response within 24 hrs of outbreak confirmation in Sep 2024—preventing an estimated 94 000 deaths & cutting cases by nearly 90%.

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Today, @WHOSouthSudan held its first all-staff meeting of 2026, sharing key updates across technical, administrative, and managerial areas. The team reviewed ongoing challenges and aligned on priorities to drive impact throughout the year. #HealthForAll

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As part of the 30-day #CholeraKnockOut plan, @MoHsouthsudan with @WHO support deployed an emergency mobile medical team to Yirol East Island to investigate suspected cholera cases, strengthen surveillance, and deliver lifesaving health services.

Funding from @eu_echo, @CBPFs

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Over the weekend, @MoHSouthSudan staff teamed up with @WHOSouthSudan for a thorough cleanliness drive around the Ministry of Health complex. Led by the Directorate of International Health & Coordination.

Together, we're building healthier spaces! 💪#InfectionPrevention