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MSF plane loaded with hepatitis E vaccines

An MSF plane is being loaded with hepatitis E vaccines at Juba International Airport. The vaccines are being sent to Fangak County, Jonglei State.

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South Sudan deadly hepatitis E outbreak: MSF launches mass vaccination campaign to reach remote communities

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB184455

Date taken / Date Recorded 12/12/2023 12:00 AM

Country South Sudan

Detailed location Juba

Commissioning section MSF-FRANCE

Photographer / videographer / producer Nasir Ghafoor

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Project section OCP

Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

Maximum Size 6000px × 4000px 10.88 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist In September 2023, the National Ministry of Health in South Sudan declared a hepatitis E outbreak in Fangak county, Jonglei State.

Since April 2023, over 493 cases have been treated at the MSF hospital in Old Fangak and 21 people – mostly women – have died. MSF has been treating hepatitis E patients at its hospital in Old Fangak since April, where our teams have been running a treatment isolation facility.

We began a vaccination campaign on December 11, aiming to immunize over 12,000 women between the ages of 16-45. The vaccination campaign – the first to be conducted during the acute stages of an active outbreak and in such a remote and isolated part of South Sudan – is intended to prevent further loss of life.