January 2022: South Sudan begins preventative cholera campaign

South Sudan will begin a preventative cholera campaign on January 25 in response to floods that impacted more than 850,000 people last year. Oral cholera vaccine will be administered in 20 counties, beginning with Robkona and the Bentiu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. Although there have not been confirmed cholera cases in the country, the Ministry of Health identified the following counties as potential hotspots:  Awerial, Ayod, Bentiu IDP camp, Duk, Fashoda, Juba, Kapoeta, Kapoeta East, Kapoeta South, Malakal, Malakal IDP camp, Panyijar, Torit, Tonj East, and Yirol East. Radio Tamazuj