NOT USE ALONE - use with father photo(MSB211672). Baby malaria positive with malaria sleeping

NOT TO BE USED ALONE - use with father's photo (MSB211672). Malaria positive baby sleeping with malaria

South Sudan is in the middle of malaria season. The majority of patients at Mayen Abun hospital are positive for malaria, some of them suffering from severe cases.

Pakot Muon brought his son, Muon Pakot, to the MSF hospital after two days of high fever and convulsions. They come from Agok. He had to walk for four hours with his feverish child because the health facilities near their home had run out of medication.

"They used to have drugs for us, we used to go there. But lately they have no drugs to help us and we have to come all the way here. “

It was the first time Pakot had come to MSF in Mayen Abun, although his wife and some of his family had been there before.

Muon (3) had been treated for malaria when he arrived two days before we met, and although he still had a fever, his father was happy to see an improvement in his health.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB211723

Date taken / Date Recorded 15/10/2024 9:22 AM

Country South Sudan

Detailed location Mayen Abun, Twic

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Paula Casado Aguirregabiria

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available yes

Project section OCG

Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

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Additional Information / Shotlist South Sudan experiences recurrent malaria outbreaks due to its tropical climate. Factors such as flooding, widespread poverty, inadequate health infrastructure and displacement exacerbate the impact of these outbreaks, making them a serious health threat to the population.

Despite the persistent nature of this outbreak threat, even potentially life-saving contingency plans can sometimes fall short. As seen in places like Bentiu and Aweil, hospitals often become overcrowded with malaria patients at peak times, and the number of inpatients with severe malaria increases.

To mitigate the impact of malaria on communities, MSF teams started a mass drug administration (MDA) in Mayen Abun, Twic, and supported the Ministry of Health's (MoH) malaria vaccination campaign. In 2024, three rounds of MDA have been completed, targeted children aged 3 months to 15 years, reached a total of 18,700 children. These rounds were conducted within the MoH Malaria vaccination routine for children aged 3-23 months, with 1,090 children vaccinated between July and October 2024.

This combination of MDA and malaria vaccination has resulted in a significant reduction in the positivity rates and a decrease in the prevalence of severe cases, highlighting the importance of proactive interventions.

Looking at malaria cases over the past few years in the same area, a clear trend emerges: in 2022, our teams recorded 45,633 positive cases, which fell to 33,985 in 2023. In 2024 (up to October), the number of cases fell further to 17,954.

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