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South Sudan medics quit over Covid-19 stigma
A member of South Sudanese Ministry of Health Rapid Response Team takes a nasal sample from a woman at her home after recently coming into contact with a confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus case in Juba, South Sudan on April 14, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
What you need to know:
- South Sudan has confirmed 2,145 Covid-19 cases so far, along with 1,135 recoveries and 41 deaths.
11 frontline healthcare workers in South Sudan have resigned from their jobs following social stigma and pressure from close family members, the International Medical Corps (IMC) has said.
Speaking during the official inauguration of the Dr John Garang Infectious Disease Unit, the country’s major centre where Covid-19 patients are treated, IMC Coordinator Dr Addou Sebushishe revealed that the workers were forced by to resign.
