Healthcare Sector Capacity Building - College of Nursing and Midwifery, South Sudan

South Sudan’s maternal mortality remains the fifth highest in the world, at 2,500 deaths per 100,000 (WHO 2010 Country Report). High levels of maternal mortality are linked to poor access to quality reproductive health services, including family planning. Fewer than 20 certified midwives and even fewer registered nurses exist in all of South Sudan.

Real Medicine Foundation, in collaboration with the Government of South Sudan, the UNFPA, the WHO, St. Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight, and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and in partnership with and with financial support from World Children’s Fund, is establishing the first College of Nursing and Midwifery. The consortium aims to provide a scalable working model for this college that will offer a 3 year diploma for Registered Nursing and Midwifery and may be extended to other strategic locations within the country.

Initiative Updates

Southern Sudan College of Nursing and Midwifery Update
June 30, 2009
Four years after the CPA in 2005, Southern Sudan remains void of any functional and accessible health care sector. Largely due to the sheer lack of capacity building within the country, the absence of qualified professional health care staff at...
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Real Medicine Support Capacity Building in Southern Sudan's Health Care Sector
March 31, 2009
The recent mass exodus of aid groups in Northern Sudan at the demand of President Bashir has left tensions high in the region regarding NGO intent and purpose. While not directly influencing activity in Southern Sudan, these events have presented a...
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Real Medicine Primary Health Care Project: Juba, Sudan February 24, 2009
February 24, 2009
Background: Three years after the signing of the CPA, many challenges remain in terms of infrastructure development across all sectors. There is still a great need for programs that harness the local human resources available to provide real...
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Primary Health Care Clinic Southern Sudan
February 1, 2009
In February we’ll be visiting Juba, capital of Southern Sudan to meet with the Ministry of Health and UN agencies to discuss the placement of a Primary Health Care clinic in the region. In addition we will be discussing support for a Nurses...
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