Oct 1, 2013

Polio Hits 2 South Sudan States.

September 30, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan health ministry has declared a national health emergency in the country following an outbreak of Polio, four years after is was declared free from the infection.

At least two cases, the country’s health minister said, were registered in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Eastern Equatoria states. "We consider this a national health emergency", Riek Gai told reporters Monday.