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South Sudan: more than 50 incarcerated people infected in Wau prison skin disease outbreak

More than 50 incarcerated people at Wau Central Prison in Western Bahr el Ghazal State are suffering from skin diseases amid a growing shortage of medical supplies.

Source: Radio Tamazuj (19/09/2025)