WHO donates medical supplies to boost anti-COVID-19 war in South Sudan

JUBA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday donated medical supplies worth more than 85 million South Sudanese Pounds (5.2 million U.S. dollars) to boost the east African nation's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alain Noudehou, humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan, said the 70 tons of the medical goods were procured by the WHO using funds from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).