Emergency Health Care in South Sudan - Doctors without Borders 2012

With CIDA support Doctors without Borders (MSF) is helping to provide access to emergency medical care in two areas that have been badly affected by past and ongoing conflicts - the Abyei region of Sudan and Jonglei State South Sudan. Overall MSF expects to assist more than 133 000 people over the span of this project 93 000 in Jonglei and 40 000 in Agok. Project activities will focus on: providing maternal and child health and vaccination services (3 000 first antenatal visits and 69 000 outpatients); providing quality health care to target populations; responding to medical needs arising from conflict; treating infectious diseases in 1 104 conflict-affected beneficiaries; and providing treatment for 2 000 malnourished children. Emergency stocks of drugs and medical supplies will also be maintained.

Expected outputs include: the provision of emergency health care to conflict-affected people; managing moderate to severe malnutrition cases; screening and treatment of common and severe diseases (such as malaria and tuberculosis); and health education trainings. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.