Duk County runs short of drugs

Four health facilities in Duk County are facing critical drug shortages, according to county commissioner Jacob Akech Deng.

Four health facilities in Duk County are facing critical drug shortages, according to county commissioner Jacob Akech Deng.

He said there have been no drugs or medicine delivered to the county since last year, pointing out that there are not even any pain relief medicines.

Jacob noted that his county is hosting more than two thousand IDPS from Ayod and Uror counties. He appealed to the state health ministry to provide medicines to the people as their situation is worsening with no medicines.