Medical aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced that it will extend the suspension of its operational activities in Yei River and Morobo counties until the end of October 2025.
The organization said the decision follows a comprehensive six-week evaluation of the security situation in the area, where communities already face immense challenges in accessing healthcare.
MSF first halted its work in August after one of its staff members was abducted, just days after an employee of the Ministry of Health was kidnapped from an MSF ambulance.
The group stressed that the safety of both its staff and patients remains its top priority.
“We continue to call for accountability and concrete guarantees of safe access to people in need, as violence against healthcare workers severely undermines the essential services provided to vulnerable populations,” MSF said in a statement.
The suspension comes at a time when humanitarian organizations face mounting risks in South Sudan.
At least 30 aid workers have been abducted in the country this year alone, while 26 others have been killed or injured, according to the Aid Worker Security Database.
