{"id":2000117186,"date":"2026-06-26T15:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000117186"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:59:13","slug":"south-sudan-urges-removal-of-ebola-related-travel-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/south-sudan-urges-removal-of-ebola-related-travel-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan urges removal of Ebola-related travel restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“There is no Ebola here. No one is dying here. But people are now dying because they are unable to travel abroad for medical treatment,” Francis Oromo, undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, told a joint press conference with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Oromo, South Sudan activated its emergency response plan immediately after outbreaks were reported in neighboring countries by deploying response teams to high-risk states, strengthening surveillance, and expanding isolation capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry noted that all seven suspected Ebola cases identified nationwide, including four in Juba, tested negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As South Sudan remains at risk due to cross-border movement and its proximity to affected areas, health authorities are collaborating with neighboring countries, regional health bodies, and international partners to share information and strengthen disease surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humphrey Karamagi, WHO representative in South Sudan, reaffirmed that the country remains Ebola-free, saying the detection and investigation of suspected cases demonstrate that the national surveillance system is functioning effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“From a scientific point of view, WHO does not recommend border closures or travel restrictions,” Karamagi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Oromo Francis, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health, and Dr. Humphrey Karamagi, WHO Representative in South Sudan, during a press conference in Juba on Ebola preparedness on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Sudan on Friday urged foreign governments to lift Ebola-related travel and visa restrictions imposed on its citizens, saying the measures are affecting those who need to travel abroad for medical treatment and education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000117187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[151],"byline":[235],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000117186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-editors-choice","byline-xinhua"],"bylines":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"contributors":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"featured_image":{"id":2000117187,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-172638.png","alt":"","caption":"Dr. Oromo Francis, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health, and Dr. Humphrey Karamagi, WHO Representative in South Sudan, during a press conference in Juba on Ebola preparedness on Friday, June 26, 2026.","mime_type":"image\/png","width":1054,"height":703,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-172638.png","width":1054,"height":703},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-172638.png","width":1054,"height":703},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-172638.png","width":1054,"height":703},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-172638.png","width":1054,"height":703},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-172638.png","width":1054,"height":703}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000117186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000117186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000117186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000117188,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000117186\/revisions\/2000117188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000117187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000117186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000117186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000117186"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000117186"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000117186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}