Shortage of malaria drugs in Pibor amid high caseload
An upsurge of malaria and diarrhoea cases has been reported in several villages in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), with hard-hit facilities reeling under a biting shortage of drugs.
Dr. Abdelrobu Mohammed, Director of the Primary Health Care Department in the area, told Radio Tamazuj on Monday that they record over 800 cases of malaria and diarrhoea weekly in some parts of the area, amid shortages of medicines.
“Our health situation in the Greater Pibor area is dire. This health crisis was created by inter-communal conflicts and floods. Starting from Manyirany moving on to Likuangole, all the surrounding villages recorded a spike in cases of malaria and diarrhoea over the past two weeks. On a weekly basis, we receive about 800 patients,” Mohammed explained.