Dr Thomas Lyimo outside an abandoned health centre in Kiech Kuon, where he was carrying out routine vaccinations. PHOTO | MIKE PFLANZ
What you need to know:
Dr Lyimo, a health specialist and doctor working for Unicef, happened to be in Kiech Kuon as part of a multi-agency ‘rapid response’ mission to provide urgent help. This mission was part of a series of short United Nations operations into remote areas of South Sudan