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Ulang commissioner urges cholera vaccines, medicines as cases shoot up

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The Commissioner of Ulang County in Upper Nile State is appealing for more oral cholera vaccines and rehydration solutions as local clinics depleted of medicines record hundreds of suspected cases. Tens of thousands of cholera cases have been recorded across South Sudan since the outbreak began in October 2024 with the health ministry and partners apparently struggling to contain the situation. This is despite the ministry’s recent insistence th…

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