South Sudan: Juba Teaching Hospital Support

Juba Teaching Hospital, the only referral hospital in the whole country of South Sudan, is located in its capital Juba, Central Equatoria State. With an estimated population of 10.16 million basing on annual population growth of 3% from a population census conducted in 2008 and lack of proper functioning primary health care facilities upcountry, many South Sudanese have nowhere to go to but this national referral hospital. Military and police hospitals, if any, are non-functional country wide, forcing soldiers and officers to share the limited facilities with civilians.

Juba Teaching Hospital is directly funded by the central government through the National Ministry of Health, and supported by Real Medicine Foundation, Medical Mission International, UN agencies and other NGOs. Our overarching goal is to improve the quality and sustainability of medical and surgical services provided at Juba Teaching Hospital.

• Improve patient wards and build infrastructure within Juba Teaching Hospital starting with the Pediatric wards.
• Assist in improving conditions for providing health care at Juba Teaching Hospital, including the policies and management of regular and medical waste.
• Rehabilitate and/or purchase new medical equipment.
• Provide basic medical supplies, disposables and pharmaceuticals for the Pediatric Department, complementing those provided by the Ministry of Health.
• Organize on-site clinical training, beginning with general equipment usage.