Ulang County left without hospital as MSF closes doors following looting
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has permanently closed its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, and withdrawn support to 13 primary health facilities in the area due to safety concerns. The decision follows a violent incident on April 14, 2025, when armed individuals invaded the hospital, threatened staff and patients, and looted the facility. The hospital, […]
Kajo-Keji health workers decry over lack of services
Health workers in Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria State, have raised concerns over critical service deficiencies at the county’s civil hospital, urging immediate government intervention to prevent a potential crisis. In a statement obtained by Standard Zone News, medical doctors voiced their concerns during a visit by County Commissioner Wani Jackson Mule to Kajo-Keji County Civil […]
“I didn’t think that this hospital was going to be bombed”-Survivor
David Charo Kahindi, MSF’s Medical Coordinator in South Sudan, was in Old Fangak the day the hospital was bombed and was part of the team extinguishing the fire and treating and evacuating the wounded patients. Here, he describes what happened. “I had no words to explain to the patients that the hospital was no longer […]
Targeting of MSF hospital amounts to war crime- UN Commission
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has strongly condemned the recent aerial bombing of a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, labelling it ‘atrocity crime’ that may constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law. The airstrike, which occurred early Saturday, May 3, 2025, destroyed the medical facility. […]
International pressure mounts on South Sudan after deadly hospital bombing
The bombing of a humanitarian-supported hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, has drawn sharp condemnation from multiple foreign embassies and international organisations, as calls for accountability and peace in South Sudan intensify. In a joint statement released on Monday, the embassies of Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along […]
Peace monitoring body condemns devastating airstrike on MSF Hospital
A devastating airstrike on Old Fangak County in Jonglei State over the weekend has drawn strong condemnation from the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC). The bombing destroyed market and the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital, killing several civilians and injured many others, the charity provider, MSF said in a statement on Saturday. In […]
Airstrike on hospital kills seven, injures dozens
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that an airstrike on its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, killed at least seven people and injured 20 others. The attack began early Saturday morning with helicopter gunships bombing the hospital pharmacy and firing on the town, followed by a drone strike on the local market. The bombing severely […]
MSF closes hospital in Ulang following armed looting
International Medical Charity, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has suspended medical services at its hospital and premises in Ulang, Upper Nile State after armed men stormed the premises and looted items. In a statement seen by this publication, MSF said on the morning of 14 April, dozens of armed men stormed the MSF hospital […]
MSF calls for protection of healthcare workers in Upper Nile
By Staff writer Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on all parties involved in the escalating conflict in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state to uphold international humanitarian law and ensure protection of civilians, healthcare workers, and medical facilities. In a statement seen by this outlet, the organization said renewed violence and subsequent displacement […]
