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December 07, 2011
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Child Health Days: Vaccinations and Health Care for All [2]

Fragile States [4]
Health Systems Strengthening [5]
Nator Namunya, 6-months old, receives a vaccination in Kapoeta North County. Credit: Save the Children.

 

A version of this post originally appeared on the Save the Children [6] website.

The healthcare system in South Sudan is struggling to get on to its feet after the devastation of over 20 years of war. The biggest killers of children in southern Sudan are malaria, diarrhea and respiratory infections. These preventable diseases can be easy to treat. But, on average, only one in four people in South Sudan are within reach of a health center. Only 3 percent of children under two in South Sudan are fully immunized against killer diseases and only 12 percent of families have a mosquito net in their home.

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[1] https://www.msh.org/blog/2011/12/07/child-health-days-vaccinations-and-health-care-for-all#comments
[2] https://www.msh.org/blog/2011/12/07/child-health-days-vaccinations-and-health-care-for-all
[3] https://www.msh.org/users/jwarren
[4] https://www.msh.org/blog-categories/fragile-states
[5] https://www.msh.org/blog-categories/health-systems-strengthening
[6] http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2011/05/vaccinating-children-in-south-sudan/