Inaugural Cohort Graduates from South Sudan ’s Public Health Institute

August 01, 2022 Juba, South SudanThe first class of the South Sudan Public Health Institute (SSPHI) fellowship program graduated on June 3, 2022. Through support from IntraHealth International, these 42 health workers are now entering the country’s health system with new expertise in data management, leadership management, and governance.Due to decades of conflict in South Sudan, the country’s higher education infrastructure is underdeveloped and there is no institution of higher learning that provides on-the-job learning for the current health workforce. So, the Ministry of Health worked with government, health, academic, and funding partners to help build consensus on training needs and prioritized training courses on data management, leadership management, and governance.“Having public health leaders who make informed decisions using evidence from high-quality data is essential to the development of any country,” says Dr. Angok Gordon Kuol, director of the South Sudan Public Health Institute.“So we’re thrilled to help increase these health workers’ skills to improve health services in South Sudan.”Through financial support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention andprogrammatic support from IntraHealth, the South Sudan Public Health Institute launched the three-month fellowship for health leaders on March 18, 2022. IntraHealth helped the South Sudan Ministry of Health establish the institute and the fellowshi...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: South Sudan Education & Performance Leadership and Governance Health Workforce Systems Management and Performance Source Type: news