South Sudan

The Islita Foundation has sent help to south Sudan, due to continued emergency medical needs. The local Nuer Communities were recently attacked by groups sponsored by North Sudan targeting local villages in South Sudan. The most recent attack happened March 9, 2012 in the Akobo and Nasir Counties of South Sudan, and as a result, approximately five hundred people, including women and children, have severe injuries.  Thousands more have been killed.  The South Sudan government and local government have normalized the security condition but local hospitals of both counties are full of wounded people.  The commissioners and the Nuer community are requesting medical help wherever possible.  The local Medical NGOs is responding but the situation is still overwhelming. We will try to post more information on the blog as it becomes available.  Here are some pictures from our trip: