On a cold Tuesday night, at about 12:00 am, in Malek village, Ms Rebecca Akeer, 26 years old gave birth to a bouncing baby boy in her house in the absence of a skilled birth attendant in February 2020.

WHO ensures women and children have access to essential health care services

Following the communal conflict in Lakes, WHO deployed Emergency Mobile Medical Team to urgently conducted needs assessment to support the affected population, including Rebecca Akeer with the much-needed healthcare services including postnatal care.

Since 2017, WHO with support from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF), deployed emergency mobile medical teams to reach people cut off from health care services.

The WHO-supported mobile teams deliver a comprehensive package of lifesaving health care services that include vaccination, medical consultations, medicines, referrals, health promotion and treatment for chronic conditions.

Between January and April 2020, the WHO has scaled up deployment of the mobile medical teams to many areas across the country, including Morobo and Kajo-Keji counties in Central Equatoria, Greater Jonglei, and some parts of Upper Nile and Pibor Administrative Area, to support the communities with much needed health care services.