Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR TODAY RECEIVED A FULL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE HEALTH SECTOR IN THE COUNTRY

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President Kiir and National Health Minister Hon. Yolanda Awel Deng


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President Kiir has directed the National Health Ministry to double its efforts to deliver quality healthcare services to the people of South Sudan. 

 

President Kiir gave the directives after receiving a comprehensive report from the Minister of Health Yolanda Awel Deng on the health status in the country.


Minister Yolanda also briefed the President on her recent participation in the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva. 


She called for domestic funding to address the current pressure on the healthcare system, following the influx of returnees and refugees into the country from Sudan.


The Minister called on the public to embrace safer living by maintaining personal hygiene to mitigate cases of cholera as the rainy season begins.


The health sector in the country is facing lots of changes. The country has poor access to health services due to an acute health workforce shortage, inadequate health infrastructure and poor health service utilization, the country has poor health indicators. 


Its maternal, infant and child mortality rates are some of the highest in the world and life expectancy is low, at 56.5 years


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