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The funding aims to mobilize critical resources to mitigate the crisis and protect public health.
Speaking to journalists in Juba on Monday, Dr. Harriet Akello Pasquale, undersecretary at the ministry of health, revealed that 60% of the funds would be directed toward state-level response activities.
“These funds will support various response and cholera-related initiatives nationally and locally,” Pasquale said.
The ministry of finance and planning pledged transparency in the disbursement and utilization of the funds, with detailed reporting to be provided to the Ministry of Finance.
The funding announcement was made in the presence of Benjamin Ayala Kayongua, undersecretary of planning at the ministry of finance and planning, alongside officials from the ministry of health.
The ministry of health declared a cholera outbreak on October 28, 2024, severely affecting Renk County in Upper Nile State, a major entry point for refugees and returnees fleeing conflict in Sudan.
As of January 13, 2025, the outbreak had recorded 19,320 cases and 334 deaths. In the past week alone, 2,818 new cases were reported, marking a 15% decline from the previous week’s 3,296 cases.
Mayom County in Unity State reported the highest number of cases and fatalities in the past 48 hours.
