WHO scales up response to reduce preventable deaths and disease in famine-affected areas

The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up response to reduce preventable deaths and disease and provide health services in famine-affected areas.

In February, famine was declared in the former Unity State, where 100,000 people face starvation and another 1 million are on the brink of famine.

Solomon Sisseha, an incident manager with the WHO says health is an essential part of the famine response. He says the organization is procuring kits and training medical workers at the grassroots.

In this interview with Sebit William, Dr. Sisseha details the interventions and also touches on WHO’s cholera response across the country.

Photo : Woman giving PlumpyNut nutritional aid to her children in former Unity State - WHO