South Sudan Health Sector Transformation Mission: innovating health system development amid challenges

Juba- The Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organization (WHO) like signed the health systems strengthening output settlement side of the Health Sector Transformation Mission (HSTP) at present time, ushering in a brand fresh era of reinforced healthcare across the nation.

South Sudan faces health challenges exacerbated by battle, inadequate infrastructure, and the impacts of local climate change. WHO estimates place that the maternal mortality rate has progressively elevated over the ideal 10 years to emerge as the ideal globally at 1 223 deaths per 100,000 are living births. Whereas fresh child and child mortality charges are excessive at 64 and ninety nine per 1 000 are living births, respectively, and like remained stagnant over the same duration.

The HSTP brings a national system to health service shipping that replaces lots of donor funded functions supporting the health sector, including the Health Pooled Fund (HPF), Covid-19 Emergency Response, and Health Systems Strengthening (CERSSP) projects. WHO toughen enhances operational toughen supplied through UNICEF and focuses on introducing progressive approaches to developing the health system of the nation, inside of the context of lots of and persisting humanitarian challenges over the three-year mission lifetime. 

The HSTP is funded during the health Muti Donor Trust Fund, which entails the World Bank, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Space of job (FCDO), Canada, European Union (EU) amongst other donors amounting to USD 12.7 million.

Dr Anin Ngot Mou, Undersecretary Ministry of Health acknowledged that, “HSTP is a crucial step towards ensuring that health resources are better able to ensure our citizens have access to high-quality healthcare services. This signing of the health system strengthening output agreement of the project is significant milestone as it marks the first time the Ministry of Health is leading such an extensive endeavor. We are committed to taking full responsibility and collaborating with WHO and other partners to enhance governance, broaden health services, and move towards a sustainable healthcare system.”

“This items a chance to introduce fresh and irregular innovations that can fabricate a resilient health system for South Sudan, that can higher retort to the of us’s irregular challenges”, acknowledged Dr Humphrey Karamagi, WHO Book for South Sudan. “The HSTP is aligned with and would possibly perchance well just vastly contribute to HSSP options and interventions for guaranteeing equal access to vital health products and services, strengthening health systems, and forming partnerships to develop Common Health Coverage.” WHO is committed to working with all stakeholders under the management of the Government the least bit phases to toughen the implementation of this HSTP and toughen motion in direction of Common Health Coverage for the of us of South Sudan.

The signing ceremony reinforces the Government’s dedication to health sector transformation under the theme “Together Towards Achieving Better Health Outcomes”. This collaborative effort across the health sector stakeholders signifies a unified system to improving health outcomes and building a resilient health sector within the context of the ongoing humanitarian challenges.