Médecins Sans Frontières - INT - One Year On: South Sudan's Protracted Crisis Cholera -horizontal

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB250834

Date taken / Date Recorded 27/10/2025 1:44 PM

Country South Sudan

Commissioning section MSF-NETHERLANDS

Photographer / videographer / producer Isaac Buay

Copyright Isaac Buay/MSF

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Duration 1m30s

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One year.

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That is how long

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South Sudan

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has been battling with one of the worst

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cholera outbreaks in history.

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What started in Renk County

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in the north of the country

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in September 2024

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has become a devastating national crisis.

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In one year,

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over 93,000 persons

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have been affected with cholera

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and unfortunately 1,500 lives were lost.

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Until now,

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the outbreak is still ongoing

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and still affecting

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whole families,

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including fathers, mothers and children.

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Cholera is not just a health crisis

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due to a lack of functioning

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health facilities.

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The main root causes are unsafe

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water, displacement, conflicts,

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and certain vaccines

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not in routine vaccination program.

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And now these conditions already fueling

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cholera are driving a surge

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in other infectious diseases

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like Hepatitis E.

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In places like Renk,

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Aweil, and Abyei,

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Hepatitis E is spreading quickly,

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and it's most dangerous

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for pregnant women.

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The country’s fragile

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health system is overwhelmed

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and tragically,

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the vital humanitarian and donor

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supports, the very lifelines we depend on

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are being cut.

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We need a joint,

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unified, multisectoral approach

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to address these outbreaks.

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The emergencies

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that we are seeing at the moment,

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but also for the long term.

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The water, sanitation

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and hygiene in the country

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has been a problem for a very long time.

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Funding and commitment

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of all

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these different parties

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is needed to save lives today

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and prevent future outbreaks tomorrow.

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