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

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 500 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.

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MSF plane loaded with hepatitis E vaccines

MSF staff load boxes of Hepatitis E vaccines

MSF staff load boxes of hepatitis E vaccines

MSF vehicle loaded with hepatitis E vaccines

MSF team loads a box of hepatitis E vaccines

MSF supply coordinator closes the MSF cold room

MSF staff enters the cold room

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MSF supply coordinator checks vaccines' documents

MSF staff arrange boxes of Hepatitis E

MSF staff checks the vaccines' temperature

MSF supply managers arrange boxes of hepatitis E vaccines

MSF supply manager arranges boxes of hepatitis E vaccines

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MSF cold room in Juba

MSF staff carry Hepatitis E vaccines

MSF pharmacist carries hepatitis E vaccines

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MSF nursing team supervisor administers hepatitis E vaccine

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MSF Community Mobiliser announces hepatitis E vaccination

Temporary tent set up by MSF

Three women received the hepatitis E vaccine

MSF staff administers the hepatitis E vaccine

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Women queue to receive hepatitis E vaccines

MSF vaccination team about to administer hepatitis E vaccines

MSF staff conducts a preparatory training

Entrance of the MSF hospital

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MSF speed boat delivers hepatitis E vaccines

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MSF plane parked

MSF staff offloads a box of hepatitis E vaccines

Aerial view of Fangak County

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

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSBSTO41512

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

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