South Sudan Facing Worsening Health Emergency, Driven by Conflict, Says WHO

South Sudan Facing Worsening Health Emergency, Driven by Conflict, Says WHO

Geneva -- The world's youngest nation, South Sudan, is facing a severe and worsening health emergency driven by conflict, displacement, flooding, food insecurity and repeated disease outbreaks, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.

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South Sudan is facing a worsening health emergency driven by conflict, displacement, flooding, food insecurity and recurring disease outbreaks, a World Health Organization official said. The assessment was presented on Tuesday during a United Nations briefing in Geneva chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS). The hybrid briefing included representatives from several U.N. agencies and humanitarian…