Juba – Chief Amet Mabior Yel, a 72-one year-mature primitive leader in Madhol Payam, Awiel East County, could perhaps perchance perhaps also now not maintain serve his pleasure. Dressed in his primitive chieftaincy attire and singing on the pause of his recount whereas performing his favourite primitive dance, Yel modified into witnessing a historical moment in his lifetime —the mountainous opening of Madhol scientific institution – located fair appropriate meters away from his residence.
Mr. Yel, accompanied by five of his kin, reached the venue on the crack of smash of day, arriving four hours before all people else, for the official opening ceremony of the Madhol scientific facility, in an tournament attended by senior authorities officials, UN agencies, donors and diversified partners.” Look, this is my home village, where I was born. Now, at the age of seventy, a hospital has finally been built right at our doorstep. It’s truly a blessing. For years, we’ve had to endure walking long distance in search of healthcare, but now we are finally free from walking long distance.”
South Sudan’s health system is fragile, with restricted products and companies and recurrent illness outbreaks and diversified public health challenges. The voice is exacerbated by the ongoing struggle in Sudan, particularly affecting the nation’s northern states that border Sudan.
Madhol will characteristic because the foremost referral scientific institution for the densely populated affirm of Northern Bahr el Ghazal and its catchment areas, thereby providing health products and companies to those in want.
Positioned in Madhol Payam, Aweil East County, roughly 64 kilometers south of the Sudan border, Madhol Discipline Health facility has been established with funding from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to toughen the supply of grand-obligatory mandatory healthcare products and companies.
In his keynote remarks, His Excellency Simon Ober Mawut, Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal Narrate well-known, “The establishment of this state-of-the art medical facility could not have come at a better time when our people face immense challenges in light of the influx of refugees and returnees fleeing the conflict in the Sudan. “Currently, the Narrate hosts over 300,000 returnees, including 13, 000 IDP and 20, 000 refugees, for this motive we must always always possess an even time the construction of this up-to-the-minute discipline scientific institution, this scientific institution will lower strain from the totally referral scientific institution that now we possess got. With the construction of this Health facility, the UAE authorities has made a big streak in direction of addressing pressing health points.” said Governor Mawut.
Meanwhile, His Excellency, Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to collaborate with the government and international partners in the Republic of South Sudan to improve provision of essential healthcare services. “We absolutely verify the UAE dedication to making a determined influence in the lives of millions of of us by implementing initiatives here in cooperation with our international group partners and fashion authorities to supply health products and companies on the ideal international requirements.”
Dr Humphrey Karamagi, WHO Representative for South Sudan noted the inauguration of Madhol Hospital is a huge boost to South Sudan health system and marks a substantive step forward in the partnership between South Sudan and the UAE towards advancing healthcare. “We fancy the strong partnership between the authorities of South Sudan and UAE for the efforts in establishing this facility, which is in a situation to cater to the healthcare needs of the local inhabitants as effectively because the refugees and returnees from Sudan. This facility is a treasured addition to our collaborative efforts to toughen the nation’s health system,” said Dr Karamagi. “WHO will continue to work with the Ministry of Health, UAE, and all actors in the health sector to reinforce the health result in the nation by supporting investment in infrastructure, human property for health and response to health emergencies.”
The ongoing struggle in Sudan has forced more than thousands and thousands to glance refuge in South Sudan since April 2023, placing extensive strain on an already overstretched healthcare system in the Republic of South Sudan. The nation’s northern States fancy Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Greater Nile, Solidarity Narrate, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Central Equatoria Narrate, possess turn into the foremost destination for the displaced individuals, exacerbating existing health challenges.
WHO, health authorities and implementing partners are collaborating daily to raise health products and companies to refugees and returnees hoping for the next life. These collaborative efforts possess severely improved illness surveillance and emergency response capabilities.
WHO with funding from UAE has also dispensed hundreds of metric deal of scientific supplies and instruments to treat of us, including kits for a range of infectious diseases, mandatory scientific products and companies and malnutrition. WHO has also trained over hundred health care workers from health products and companies on surveillance, prevention, therapy and alter of infectious diseases.
