The handover couldn’t have been timelier, given the onset of the rainy season in the country which often leads to an uptick in malaria cases among communities
JUBA, South Sudan, June 18, 2025/APO Group/ --
“It’s increasingly difficult for us to provide essential medication to patients, whether in hospitals or smaller clinics,” reveals Dr. Bol Chaw.
Dr. Chaw is the medical director at Bor State Hospital in Jonglei, South Sudan. His concerns are shared by many across this country, where people living in remote areas often go without basic healthcare.
But Dr Chaw has helping hands in the form of Blue Helmets from Ethiopia serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) who handed over a large shipment of vital supplies to the hospital – broad spectrum antibiotics, anti-malarials, painkillers, drugs to tackle chronic illnesses such as hypertension, and surgical materials.
The handover couldn’t have been timelier, given the onset of the rainy season in the country which often leads to an uptick in malaria cases among communities.
“Since we patrol consistently among communities, we are aware of the challenges they face, particularly with the ongoing economic crisis and consequent shortage of medical supplies. We felt that we must support them. We may be from two countries but are one family and families share,” explains Lieutenant-Colonel Desalegn Sahile Gulilat, commanding officer of the Ethiopian troops.
To build further trust and goodwill, Ethiopian peacekeepers followed the medical outreach by providing some basic first aid training to medical staff.
“These partnerships with our international friends such as UNMISS make a real difference in saving lives,” says Dr. Chaw.
Beyond this gesture, the Ethiopian contingent undertakes regular patrols and provides military escorts for aid convoys, ensuring lifesaving humanitarian assistance reaches the most vulnerable across the state.
“There are many ways in which we, as peacekeepers, protect civilians. We are on the ground to be of service,” added Lieutenant-Colonel Gulilat.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
This is real. Somaliland is going forward and nothing can stop them to be a nation that was formed by its people.
It's the time the world community to smell reality. Accept the wishes of Somaliland people or force them to a failed state which the people of Somaliland will never go for. So, what is it that you are waiting? A war between the two brotherly Country? The IC has to get together and find a lasting solution where these two sister Countries can live side by side peacefully.
i agree
A ranking hierarchy comes with higher standards in the nation's various forces. Our men and women in uniform set the bars too high not only for East African countries but for all Africans in general..
LOL, what a joke. Do giving people ranks in a militia really change the status of non-recognition.
The UN is about to debate lifting the arms embargo for Somalia, and since you have distanced your self from us (the people of Somalia). Your militia will not get professional training or new equipment. Well at least not anyone affiliated with this pretend government. People except it the current SomaliLand is dead, as in will be toppled soon from within, by the Somali people who wish to let go the past and move on to better things for their region. No region with in Somalia will get IC recognition, that is fact.
Some believe giving some tribal militants imaginary titles that they discovered from television will actually fool people and make them believe they are part of a "real state with titles".
Its getting worse and worse…as their lies run out, they announcing more ridiculous things than ever…
There is no even a military college with IC standards, no one recognizes their titles like their imaginary Disneysland….
This joke is no different than Disney Channel's imaginary movies where certain characters hold certain titles…such as Ice Princess, Captain whatever…