WHO Weekly Situation Update on Ongoing Health Emergency Events in South Sudan - Week #43, Date: 19 – 25 Oct 2026

▸ Sustain BVD preparedness across the 15 priority counties as DRC reaches 9,964 cases and 4,851 deaths; maintain PoE screening (54,602 over 25–26 Oct) and screen air arrivals at Juba International Airport as Kenya releases contacts and Nigeria medevacs its imported case.

▸ Operationalize the WHO El Niño health plan (1 Nov–30 Apr): pre-position cholera kits, ORS, RDTs and reagents across five hubs, train 13 RRTs by 31 December, and act on trigger-based early warning for floods, drought and extreme heat.

▸ Sustain cholera response in the four active counties (Mayom, Rubkona, Fangak, Renk); push toward the earliest end-of-outbreak declaration (18 November) through 100% RDT testing.

▸ Sustain malaria response (47,072 cases, 8 deaths — 58.6% below 2025); maintain LLIN coverage (96%) and QA microscopy ahead of the Malaria Indicator Survey.

▸ Complete the Round 1 Polio NIDs campaign in the five remaining counties (75 of 80 reached, 79% coverage), and advance the Magwi and Malakal measles outbreak responses.

Based on reporting by RELIEFWEB