Risk Communication
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- Risk Communication
- Deploy risk communication and community engagement teams; and materials to affected area.
- Engage communities to dispel rumors, encourage to abide by preventive and control measures.
- Form a community advisory team comprised from community, opinion and religious leaders for support.
- Identify community-based organizations (CBOs), civil society organizations (CSOs) and other groups and engage in Ebola prevention and control activities.
- Conduct community awareness events/disseminate public health messages (assess locally available options, use multiple approaches suited to context).
- Provide counselling and psychosocial support to infected and affected families; and contacts.
The Ministry of Health is an institution of government that works to maintain South Sudanese health by offering efficient medical facilities and humanitarian support.