On Feb 26, 2026, WHO announced that South Sudan's leadership had signalled renewed political attention to cancer control after Vice President, Josephine Lagu Yanga, met with WHO officials in Juba to discuss strengthening prevention, screening, treatment, and palliative care. The talks came as the country begins to mobilise a more coordinated response to cancer.
[News] Cancer prevention, treatment, and palliative care in South Sudan
The Lancet Oncology | | Paul Adepoju
Topics: lung-cancer, blood-cancer, prevention