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Students debate the benefits of health care
Students debate the benefits of health care
Under the second phase of the Health Pooled Fund (HPF2), implementing partners (IPs) allocate funds to integrate healthcare with education…
HPF South Sudan
Jan 23, 2017
Emergency caesarean sections saving lives in land-locked Ganyiel
Emergency caesarean sections saving lives in land-locked Ganyiel
Rebecca, 30, was carried on a stretcher as her relatives walked for five hours to seek help in the remote town of Ganyiel in southern…
HPF South Sudan
Mar 1, 2016
HPF makes life-saving surgery a reality in remote Panyijiar county
HPF makes life-saving surgery a reality in remote Panyijiar county
Surrounded by swamps, Ganyiel, in rebel-held Panyijiar county, has remained an island of relative safety in in the conflict-plagued…
HPF South Sudan
Feb 29, 2016
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Surgeons save baby injured by harmful traditional birth practice
Surgeons save baby injured by harmful traditional birth practice
*Warning: this story contains images that some readers might find disturbing*
HPF South Sudan
Mar 7, 2016
Ganyiel PHCC: “health care in a time of crisis”
Ganyiel PHCC: “health care in a time of crisis”
One month ago, 15 year old Carbino Lunjok had the first ever hernia operation in the new operating theatre in Ganyiel, a remote town in…
HPF South Sudan
Mar 3, 2016
Strengthening management structures to improve hospital services
Strengthening management structures to improve hospital services
The positive impact that an effective hospital management committee (HMC) and hospital advisory board (HAB) can have on hospital operations…
HPF South Sudan
Feb 11, 2016
Training health workers to prevent maternal death by postpartum haemorrhage
Training health workers to prevent maternal death by postpartum haemorrhage
Trainer-of-trainer workshops spread PPH message far and wide
HPF South Sudan
Feb 10, 2016
Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage pilot
Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage pilot
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death both in South Sudan and worldwide. It is responsible for 16 per cent of…
HPF South Sudan
Feb 10, 2016
Fistula repair transforms women’s lives
Fistula repair transforms women’s lives
Despite being a largely preventable and treatable condition, obstetric fistula still affects the lives of an estimated 60,000 women and…
HPF South Sudan
Feb 10, 2016
Improving the management of state hospitals
Improving the management of state hospitals
A robust referral system improves emergency obstetric and neonatal care in Wau County
HPF South Sudan
Feb 2, 2016
Communication and coordination for a stronger health system
Communication and coordination for a stronger health system
In Warrap State, South Sudan, the Health Pooled Fund’s unique county model is helping build a sustainable health system under the…
HPF South Sudan
Feb 2, 2016
Involving men in decision making increases family planning acceptance
Involving men in decision making increases family planning acceptance
Family planning is a key factor in lowering the risk of maternal death by reducing the number of unintended and high risk pregnancies. But…
HPF South Sudan
Feb 1, 2016
Bringing quality health care and medicines to hard to reach areas
Bringing quality health care and medicines to hard to reach areas
After almost three hours on a muddy road with deep water-filled potholes that could swallow a car, the vehicle turns off and through a…
HPF South Sudan
Feb 1, 2016
A message from the HPF Team Leader, Dr Damianos Odeh
A message from the HPF Team Leader, Dr Damianos Odeh
Welcome to Saving lives in South Sudan, the Health Pooled Fund’s online publication to share stories of positive change made possible by…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 22, 2015
Maternal mortality reduced to zero in Kapoeta South
Maternal mortality reduced to zero in Kapoeta South
The South Sudan Health Pooled Fund (HPF) is helping the State Ministry of Health in Eastern Equatoria to build the capacity of Kapoeta…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 22, 2015
Skilled healthcare workers return to primary healthcare
Skilled healthcare workers return to primary healthcare
Increased salaries have given underpaid government-employed health workers a reason to return to the health profession thanks to the…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 22, 2015
Upskilling midwives to provide emergency care
Upskilling midwives to provide emergency care
In June 2015, Health Pooled Fund (HPF) implementing partner Concern Worldwide spoke to Taban, a trained midwife from Nyamlel PHCC in Aweil…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 22, 2015
Teen mother and newborn helped by home health promoter
Teen mother and newborn helped by home health promoter
Accessing basic health care can be a big challenge for pregnant women in South Sudan where maternal and child mortality rates are among the…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 22, 2015
Budget support enables state oversight to improve health services
Budget support enables state oversight to improve health services
Without sufficient budget, Eastern Equatoria (EE) State Ministry of Health (SMoH) was struggling to carry out its supportive supervisory…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 1, 2015
SMS app improves weekly disease surveillance and reporting in rural and remote areas of South Sudan
SMS app improves weekly disease surveillance and reporting in rural and remote areas of South Sudan
Mobile health (or “mHealth”) is still a new concept in South Sudan where the Health Pooled Fund (HPF) is piloting the use of mobile phone…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 1, 2015
Community outreach shares knowledge that saves lives
Community outreach shares knowledge that saves lives
Community mobilisation is a key strategy for encouraging pregnant women to deliver at health facilities and ultimately helping to reduce…
HPF South Sudan
Sep 1, 2015
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