Reference :
V-P-SS-E-01584
Date :
15/09/2025
Caption :
Juba Military Hospital. Doctors at the ICRC-supported Juba Military Hospital examine 26-year-old Michael Orekony to assess the functions and flexibility of his arm after surgery.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication subject to restrictions
Description :
Michael Orekony was shot and injured in Morobo, in Central Equatoria State. Morobo, located near the border with Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been the scene of some of the most intense fighting between South Sudanese government forces and armed opposition groups in recent months.
On 8th May 2023, the ICRC inaugurated a new Operating Theatre (OT) in Juba Military Hospital (JMH). The OT provides medical surgeries, particularly for weapon-wounded patients. This is the first operating theatre that the ICRC constructed from the ground up in South Sudan, which took 13 months to complete. The newly inaugurated facility enables the surgical teams to apply standard surgical care and helps improve the quality of services provided to patients in South Sudan, including infection control and transfer of weapon-wounded patients. It also has the potential to address the needs of wounded patients entering the country from Sudan due to the ongoing armed conflict there.
South Sudan has experienced protracted conflict and armed violence since its independence in 2011. Tensions, inter-communal violence, and hostilities continue to flare up, imposing further pressure on the people of South Sudan and its health facilities.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4500x3375
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
