Although in parts of South Sudan the situation is unstable which necessitates humanitarian action, in other parts of the country development programmes are taken up with the communities.
In Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal states, Aweil North and Wau county respectively, the South Sudan Health Action and Research Project (SHARP) works on improving reproductive health.
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Nonhlanhla Dubazane, 29, lives in eMalahleni, Mphumaleagna, South Africa. When Nonhlanhla discovered that she was both pregnant and HIV positive, she was frightened, but through antiretroviral treatment and uninterrupted breastfeeding, her son, Answer, now 6 months old, is healthy and HIV-free. UNICEF/UNI174420/Schermbrucker](https://www.socialscienceinaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/UNI174420_Med-Res-1024x683.jpg)