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Malaria and malnutrition in South Sudan, Bentiu PoC

In September 2015 photographer Brendan Bannon travelled around South Sudan and spent one day and one night in with MSF in Bentiu Protection of Civilians site (PoC).

In the last September and August 2015, MSF teams have been treating as many as 4,000 malaria patients every week in its healthcare facilities in the Bentiu Protection of Civilians camp (PoC), a staggering 43 fold increase from figures at the beginning of the year. As a result of skyrocketing malaria caseload, compounded by limited access to basic healthcare and lack of early access to diagnosis and treatment of malaria, many children have been arriving to the MSF hospital inside the PoC with severe malaria infection. Last week, an average of three children died from malaria every day in the MSF hospital after arriving in critical condition.

The MSF hospital in the Bentiu PoC is the only hospital for the population of the camp. It provides 24 hour emergency room care, intensive care for malnourished children, medical treatment in pediatric and adult wards as well as surgical and maternity services. As a result of other concurrent outbreaks of infectious diseases, MSF also operates two isolation wards for patients with suspected Hepatitis E and Measles. MSF operations in Bentiu are supported by more than 40 international staff and 350 local staff.

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