Field Story

A South Sudanese’s father’s joy: “No child will die of measles and other common diseases in my village”

“I vow not to lose another child to measles again”, says Joseph Anthony, 35-year old father of 12 from Western Equatoria State’s Nzara County. He has also became a guardian of his 36 siblings when his father died.

One of his siblings, Ngbarago Arkangelo, died of measles for lack of awareness about the disease. “I would have lost my 5-year old son Abraham the same way I lost my sister. Through World Vision’s CORE Group Polio Project, Abraham got treated in time and is now a happy and healthy boy”, he adds.

“Abraham was born normal and healthy but got infected with measles in October 2020. Just like many of the children in the community, Abraham was not vaccinated”, he shares.