Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is providing medical care in the flood-affected areas of Greater Pibor, Jonglei, Upper Nile, and Unity states. The needs for medical care are increasing along with a sharp rise in malaria cases and fears of other disease outbreaks.
"This year’s floods are happening against the backdrop of multiple emergencies—including COVID-19, increased violence and fighting, a growing economic crisis, and high levels of food insecurity," said Ibrahim Muhammad, MSF head of mission in South Sudan. "Now we are preparing for an increase in diseases in all flood-affected areas, such as diarrheal diseases and malaria, given the high risks caused by displacement and crowding, poor hygiene conditions, and a lack of functioning latrines."