South Sudan: Juba Teaching Hospital Support

Psycho-trauma Support Training Empowers Healthcare Professionals: Q4 2015

December 31, 2015

Dr. Taban Martin Vitale

Summary of Activities

• Completed the improvement/refurbishment of the Antenatal Care Unit at JTH.
• Procured and delivered furniture for Antenatal Care Unit.
• Conducted Psycho Trauma Support training for Juba Teaching Hospital healthcare providers.
• Conducted Psycho Trauma Support training for primary and secondary school teachers from various schools within Juba County.
• Continued to analyze the Maternal Near-Miss quantitative and qualitative data with support from RMF headquarters and RMF team in Nepal.
• Continued monitoring and mentorship of the trained healthcare professionals on the usage of the Health eVillages tablets.
• In collaboration with Juba College of Nursing and Midwifery (JCONAM), facilitated the electric wiring from the JCONAM students’ hostel to the RMF office as a backup source of electricity since the electricity from the main hospital generator is not reliable.
• Procured and provided adequate cleaning materials to Pediatric department to keep the wards clean.
• Continued support of high speed WIFI internet services for RMF office and Maternity Unit.
• Facilitated the coming of RMF Founder and CEO Dr. Martina C. Fuchs to South Sudan.

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Results &

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Psycho-trauma Support Training for Healthcare Professionals

Comprehensive Healthcare Services Delivered

27 Juba Teaching Hospital healthcare professionals received training on psycho trauma support and are now delivering comprehensive healthcare services to the population in need.

Psycho-trauma Support Training for Teachers

Children and Young Adults Supported

18 primary and secondary school teachers from various schools within Juba received adequate training on psycho trauma support, 6 out of the 18 teachers received additional training as master trainers aiming at training more teachers.

Antenatal Care Unit Refurbishment Complete

Furniture Delivered

Successfully completed improvement/refurbishment of the Antenatal Care Unit of Juba Teaching Hospital; procured and delivered furniture to the now well refurbished unit.

JTH Continues to Benefit from HeV Tablets

Quick Reference Improves Quality of Care

The two HeV master trainers together with the nurses, midwives and doctors at JTH continued to benefit from the HeV tablets; they are able to do quick reference checks hence improving the quality of care and general medical services provided by them.

Founder and CEO Dr. Martina Fuchs

Visit Brings Confidence

The visiting of RMF Founder and CEO Dr. Martina C. Fuchs added confidence to the in country team and fostered our relationship with our partners and UN agencies.

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Background

& Objectives

Background

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.

Objectives

  • 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.
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Numbers

Served

Q4, 2015

1,300 pregnant women received antenatal care

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Success

Stories

UN midwife volunteers attending to pregnant women

Improvement in Patient Care

There is general improvement in patient care and data collection in the Maternity Department following the completion of data collection for the Maternal Near-Miss Audit; the analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data is in its final phase and a final report will be produced in the first half of the next quarter which will guide our intervention strategy in improving maternal healthcare in JTH and other states in South Sudan.

There is also general improvement in patient care in all departments at JTH following the training on psycho trauma support as most of the healthcare professionals are able to provide comprehensive healthcare services including identification and management of traumatized patients.