South Sudan trains over 200 healthcare workers to boost disease surveillance


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Aug 2022

JUBA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's Ministry of Health backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it has trained more than 200 healthcare workers to help bolster disease surveillance and response in the country.

The healthcare workers were trained on how to use an early warning, alert and response system (EWARS) in more than 20 counties in South Sudan to optimize its use to support surveillance, alert management, outbreak response, and laboratory data and management.

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