2 December 2022, Juba – Strategic and operational planning are vital for translating the Nationwide Well being Coverage Imaginative and prescient and Objectives into actionable interventions that contributes to remodeling the well being and wellbeing of the folks of South Sudan consistent with the Nationwide Growth Technique and sustainable growth objectives.
To ship well being companies throughout South Sudan, the Ministry of Well being with help from WHO is growing the second Well being Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2023-2027 to implement the second section of the Nationwide Well being Coverage 2016-2026.
The HSSP 2023-2027 goals to outline the strategic approaches, key interventions, useful resource necessities, and the implementation framework to information the Ministry of Well being and companions in strengthening the well being system to equitably ship important high quality well being companies within the nation over the following 5 years, thereby contributing in direction of the achievement of Common Well being Protection.
The method of growing the costed HSSP 2023-2027 commenced with a participatory scenario evaluation at nationwide and sub-national ranges, masking all of the well being system constructing blocks together with the assorted service supply applications, and the social determinants of well being to be extra complete and inclusive.
“The HSSP 2023 -2027 will information all of the investments by the Ministry of Well being and well being sector companions to construct a resilient and sturdy well being system that delivers complete and built-in well being companies consistent with the Nationwide Well being Coverage (2016-2026)”, stated Dr Kediende Chong, Director Basic for Coverage, Planning, Funds and Analysis on the Nationwide Ministry of Well being.
Throughout the 10-day consultative conferences, contributors will validate the situational evaluation, generate consensus on the strategic targets and interventions to deal with the rising points, establish the important thing efficiency indicators in addition to present inputs for costing the strategic plan.
Bettering entry to well being companies and increasing protection will solely be achieved if sufficient and sustainable financing is mobilized coupled with addressing the present well being system bottlenecks in any respect ranges.
“This strategic plan will carry a brand new legacy that entry to lifesaving or health-promoting interventions is doable and attainable. It’s going to make the well being sector fairer, particularly to those that are unable to pay”, stated Dr Fabian Ndenzako, WHO Consultant a.i. for South Sudan.
Because of World Affairs Canada and the European Union who supplied catalytic funding help for growth of the HSSP 2023-2027. WHO is dedicated to supporting the Ministry of Well being and dealing with companions to make sure that South Sudan strikes in direction of Common Well being Protection, stated Dr Ndenzako.
Technical contacts:
Dr Moses Ongom, E-mail: ongomm [at] who.int;
Dr Pleasure Waya, E-mail: wayaj [at] who.int