WHO Weekly Situation Update on Ongoing Health Emergency Events in South Sudan - Week #: 27; Date: 29 Jun–05 Jul 2026

Countries: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY South Sudan continues to respond to multiple concurrent public health and humanitarian threats. The latest IPC projection places 7.8 million people (55% of the population analyzed) in acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+), with 2.2 million children and 1.2 million pregnant or breastfeeding women acutely malnourished. There are still no EVD/BVD cases in South Sudan, though DR Congo rose to 1,502 cases (473 deaths); cumulative PoE screening reached 453,002 travellers and a national Master Training of Trainers begins 6 July. Cholera eased 8.6% week-on-week (416 new cases) with an OCV mop-up campaign tentatively starting 10 July. Polio recorded a new cVDPV1 case in Longochok even as R2 SNID coverage reached 92%. Measles remains localized, and conflict in Akobo escalated on 5 July, driving fresh displacement.
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