Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) accomplished for effective control of zoonotic diseases in South Sudan
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24 May 2021
To improve the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the other tripartite partners, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) supported the Government of South Sudan to convene a Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) involving several sectors and stakeholders including: the Ministry of Health; Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the Ministry of Wildlife, the South Sudan Veterinary Association, University of Juba, and Upper Nile University. This was the first JRA to be conducted in the Republic of South Sudan.
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South Sudan will receive its first consignment of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine before the end of February.
As of Monday, South Sudan had recorded 4,532 Covid-19 infections since the pandemic was first reported in the country. It had also recorded 3,709 recoveries and a death toll of 68.
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