Juba, Jan. 3 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN migration agency, said Friday that it had scaled up its response to the ongoing cholera outbreak in South Sudan with crucial aid supplies.
Muhammad Assar, IOM's head of Operations, said the essential water purification tablets, commonly known as Aqua Tabs, are part of a coordinated effort of the Core humanitarian pipeline to curb the spread of cholera, which has been exacerbated by flooding, limited access to clean water, and constrained health services.
"With support from the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, we are working tirelessly to provide critical health and sanitation services to the most vulnerable populations," Assar said in a statement issued in Juba, th...