Yohanis Riek
South Sudanese physician and social entrepreneur who founded YoCare (UO Care South Sudan) to bring primary health care and infectious disease control to remote communities, and who built locally led, community-based health programs after surviving war and demobilization.
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Feb 13, 2026 • 29min
The doctor on a mission to build a healthier South Sudan | Yohanis Riek
Yohanis Riek, a South Sudanese physician and social entrepreneur who founded YoCare to deliver primary care in remote communities. He recounts his journey from conflict to medicine. He discusses mobile clinics, community training that turns patients into providers, the impact of sudden funding cuts, and why health programs must be locally owned and aligned with national systems.
Mar 31, 2026 • 30min
The doctor on a mission to build a healthier South Sudan with Yohanis Riek | from TED Talks Daily
Yohanis Riek, a physician and social entrepreneur from South Sudan who founded YoCare to bring primary care to remote communities. He recounts his journey from nomadic life and wartime conscription to building locally led health services. Conversations cover community ownership, peer training models, surviving sudden donor cuts, and designing resilient, locally driven health partnerships.
