The November 2019 issue of the South Sudan Medical Journal has been published by our partners at The Juba Link.

You can view and download the journal as a PDF below. To view the articles on the web, click the links below.

Editorials

Bringing diabetes mellitus into focus on World Diabetes Day

News, Reports and Policy

South Sudanese Recipients of Grants from the Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund (GMCTF) in 2019

Continuum of care for acute malnutrition

Clinical Guidance

Misusing and overusing…

Study on Root Causes of Menstrual Hygiene Management Challenges in Pakistan Schools

Socio-Cultural Factors Must be Addressed

RMF, Columbia University, and University of Edmonton have collaborated to conduct a new study with the goal of understanding key factors which still need to be addressed to facilitate progress and prevent menstruation-related interruptions in class attendance. The study also revealed some of the ways which the current maintenance and design of existing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in schools limits the success of WASH interventions.

This scientific research will be published in the Journal…

The August 2019 issue of the South Sudan Medical Journal has been published by our partners at The Juba Link.

You can view and download the journal as a PDF below. To view the articles on the web, click the links below.

Editorials

Ebola outbreak: a public health emergency of international concern

Poster: flu or ebola?

News, Reports and Policy

Gunshot injuries remain high despite peace deal

Research

Prevalence, clinical pattern and immediate outcomes of HIV-infected children admitted to Al Sabah…

Announcing the PAMS Medical Mission in Pisco, Perú!

Join us August 15–16, 2019 at RMF’s Policlínico Peruano Americano.

Influx of New Refugees, Ebola Outbreak Managed

DRC Conflicts Increase Number of Refugees Since May

10,989 new refugees arrived in Uganda in June, 79% of whom came from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), followed by South Sudan at 18% and Burundi at 4%. There was an average of 288 new arrivals per day, nearly twice as much as the month of May, the majority of whom were children. This growth trend can be attributed to factors including conflicts between the Hema and Lendu groups in the DRC and resulting human rights violations.

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The May 2019 issue of the South Sudan Medical Journal has been published by our partners at The Juba Link.

You can view and download the journal as a PDF below. To view the articles on the web, click the links below.

Editorials

Forty years of primary health care programming and its future in South Sudan

News, Reports and Policy

Martha Primary Health Care Centre: how resilience and international collaboration is transforming a community

Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is saving lives

Juba…

Human Rights Violations Persist

Returns to South Sudan are Not Supported

Despite the ceasefire and signature of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) on September 11, 2018, it has been concluded that the UNHCR "cannot facilitate, promote or otherwise organize returns to South Sudan." A reduction in overall violence has been noted; however, South Sudan remains the most dangerous place in the world to conduct humanitarian work, has the highest rate of maternal mortality, and high rates of physical and sexual violence against women…

Article Investigating Near-Miss Events

International Journal of Women’s Health

Co-authored by RMF Founder and CEO Dr. Martina Fuchs, along with Fekadu Mazengia Alemu, Dr. Taban Martin Vitale, and Dr. Mergani Abdalla Mohamed Salih, "Severe Maternal Morbidity (near-miss) and its correlates in the world’s newest nation: South Sudan" was recently published in the _International Journal of Women’s Health. The paper analyzes the frequency and causes of near-miss events at RMF-supported Juba Teaching Hospital, recorded through a cross-sectional study conducted from from March 20 to June 12, 2016.

This original research and peer-reviewed article…

The BMJ: "Self Care Interventions for Sexual and Reproductive Health"

RMF Uganda Featured in the BMJ Article

On April 1, 2019, the BMJ published the article "Self care interventions could advance sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings." This article begins by summarizing the humanitarian crisis affecting refugees, asylum seekers, and IDPs, and then introduces the concept of self care interventions, such as HIV self-testing, as a way to address the health care aspect of this crisis as it pertains to sexual and reproductive health services and rights. The refugee crisis in Uganda…

New Year Festival Celebration

YOU’RE INVITED!

RMF-supported Palathuduwa Preschool, located in Tangalle, Sri Lanka, is pleased to be celebrating the Sinhala and Tamil New Year once more. The teachers cordially invite RMF’s staff and supporters to join us for the event.