The government of South Sudan has declared a state of emergency in 27 flood-affected areas across the country, which are estimated to have affected between 800,000 – 900,000 people.

In Pibor, one of the worst affected areas the town is completely submerged. Water levels are continuing to rise and living conditions for the displaced population are deteriorating. The space is increasingly congested, thick with mud, has no latrines and just one functioning borehole. Some people are left with no alternative but to drink from the same open and contaminated water sources as they are washing in.

With water levels rising and water sources becoming contaminated, the risks of deadly outbreaks like Cholera and hepatitis A are high.

In South Sudan, malaria is already the biggest killer of children under five, and where MSF currently treats close to 300,000 patients for it per year, any increase in this vector-borne life-threatening disease (from flooding) will have grave consequences for people cut off from access to care.

The funds raised through your generosity help us quickly deploy much-needed medical professionals, equipment, and materials to areas that have been hardest hit.