South Sudan ' s Health Workforce Is Better Equipped than Ever, Thanks to Investments in Strategic Information

November 03, 2022 Juba, South SudanFor ten years, IntraHealth International’sStrengthening National Capacity for Integrated HIV/AIDS Health Data Collection, Use, and Dissemination in Support of Evidence Based Response project in South Sudan has helped transform the Ministry of Health’s data, policies, surveillance, reporting, and strategic plans. The results: a better-equipped health workforce and stronger health systems for South Sudan.IntraHealth has been working in South Sudan since 2006 and began to focus on strategic information in 2012 with theStrengthening Systems, Capacity& Data Collection with a Focus on Strategic Information in South Sudan project. Together, the two strategic information projects:Implemented a District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) reporting systemDeveloped and updated national policies, guidelines, and strategic plansHelped the Ministry of Health conduct surveys and surveillance and create a research and ethics review boardStrengthened monitoring and evaluation services in health facilities through field supervisionFounded the South Sudan Public Health Institute (SSPHI)Designed and deployed a COVID-19 vaccination tracker and certificate.The teams achieved these results for the country’s health system in the wake ofconflict, insecurity, climate disasters, and numerous disease outbreaks, including the global COVID-19 pandemic. Adding to these challenges were South Sudan’s health workforce shortage of trained, skill...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: South Sudan Strengthening Systems, Capacity & Data Collection with a Focus on Strategic Information in South Sudan HIV AIDS COVID-19 Digital Health Health workforce development Global health security Management and Performance Health Source Type: news