Muotdit County of Bieh State has received a consignment of life-saving drugs aimed at addressing the dire health situation, a local official said.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Saturday, County Commissioner Yuang Gatluak said the essential drugs received last week will assist citizens seeking treatment at health facilities.
Gatluak further said the drugs may not last for one month depending on caseloads in the county’s health facilities. “We received the consignment from an organization called Nile Hope. They are for malaria and typhoid,” he said.
Commissioner Gatluak urged other health organizations in the country to intervene.
Severe floods that hit the county since July last year have reportedly led to a deteriorating humanitarian situation in the area.
Close to 1 million people in many parts of South Sudan were directly affected by flooding that destroyed 73,000 metric tons of potential harvests and wiped out tens of thousands of cattle and goats on which people depend for survival.
In October 2019, the government of South Sudan declared a state of emergency in Bahr el Ghazal, Greater Upper Nile and Greater Equatoria because of the floods, calling for international assistance to be stepped up.