Sudan: Southern authorities stockpile meningitis drugs

Southern Sudan has stocked up on meningitis drugs in the capital Juba and various states in a bid to minimise the impact of a possible outbreak during the dry season, a senior official said.

11 Apr 2008

Southern Sudan has stocked up on meningitis drugs. (Image: Ecumenical Adovcacy Alliance)

Southern Sudan has stocked up on meningitis drugs. (Image: Ecumenical Adovcacy Alliance)

"We are better prepared than we were last year when we had an outbreak of meningitis and cholera," Monywiir Arop, under-secretary in the Southern Sudan health ministry, said. "We have developed a preparedness plan for the year."

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