JUBA — Funding shortages are threatening healthcare, clean water and sanitation services for about 150,000 displaced people in South Sudan’s Bentiu and Malakal camps, raising the risk of cholera and other waterborne diseases, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned.
According to documents obtained by Oz Arab Media, the medical charity said declining donor support and the withdrawal of humanitarian organisations are placing essential services under increasing strain.
In Bentiu, about 111,000 displaced people depend on services facing funding gaps. In Malakal, water supplies serving around 40,000 people could be disrupted unless additional support is secured.
Sanitation conditions in Bentiu are also deteriorating, with about 60 people sharing each functioning latrine, according to MSF. Inadequate sanitation and unreliable access to clean water increase the risk of disease spreading through the camp.
The warning comes as South Sudan continues to battle a cholera outbreak. MSF said more than 14,000 cases were recorded nationwide between January and September this year.
The organisation urged donors and humanitarian agencies to provide urgent funding to sustain healthcare, water and sanitation services and prevent the public health emergency from worsening.
