According to the Uganda refugee response matrix on South Sudan, which UNHCR released on Tuesday, of the 1.3 million refugees in Uganda, only 834 have been medically screened, leaving hundreds in dire need of medical attention.
The refugees that are concentrated in the districts of Yumbe, Arua, Moyo, Adjuman and Lamwo, include 1 million South Sudanese, 225, 755 from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 37, 349 from Burundi, 34, 963 from Somalia, 15, 031 from Rwanda and 20,763 from other unidentified countries.
Arthur: David Lumu