The medical director of Bunj Health Centre in Maban County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State says that the facility has run short of medicines, amid increasing diseases among the displaced people who sought refuge in the area following fighting in the oil-rich state.
The doctor raised concerns about the spread of malaria and diarrhoeal diseases among the children of displaced people living at camps in the area.
Speaking to told Radio Tamazuj yesterday from Bunj area, Dr. Awad Adam said the centre faces shortages of trained medical personnel as well as medicines.
He noted there was an outbreak of diseases among the conflict-affected people in the county such as malaria and diarrhoea.
“We receive over 180 patients a day, you know, malaria and diarrhoea are the most common diseases affecting children in the town,” he explained.The doctor attributed the problem to the lack of awareness among the parents about how to take care of their children.
Complaints in Malakal UN base
Meanwhile, the internally displaced persons who are currently sheltering in the UN base in the town of Malakal have complained about shortages of tents and sheets to protect them from ongoing rains.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, several displaced who preferred to stay in the compound for their own safety said they did not have enough plastic sheets and shelters. They called on the humanitarian organizations operating in the area to provide them with tents and tarpaulins.