The lives of more than 250,000 people in need of medical assistance in South Sudan are at risk due to the continued attacks on medical facilities and providers in the ongoing conflict.
Health experts say that as the conflict in the country and in its neighbour Sudan continues, the healthcare system is on the verge of collapse. Staff of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Doctors Without Borders - held a media briefing in Nairobi on May 15, a week after their hospital in Old Fangak, Joglei state, which provided healthcare for about 110,00 people, was destroyed in aerial bombardment.
