South Sudan launches initiative to enhance mortality surveillance system

JUBA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), has embarked on an initiative to strengthen its mortality surveillance system by enhancing the skills of health workers through targeted training.

The initiative, aimed at improving the collection of accurate disease data, enhancing reporting processes, and refining health services, is intended to inform better health outcomes, the WHO said in a statement issued Thursday in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.