Resource Type: Report
Authors: Yogesh Rajkotia, Stephanie Boulenger, and Willa Pressman
Published: 7/2/2007

Resource Description:

The objective of this U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Southern Sudan Health System Assessment was to determine the health systems obstacles to the delivery of health care services. Originally intended to inform the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) application for the GAVI Alliance health systems strengthening (HSS) grant, the assessment examined the following building blocks of the health system: governance, health financing, human resources, service delivery, health information systems, and pharmaceutical and health commodity management. The assessment findings show that, in most areas of the Southern Sudan health system, strong will and commitment to improvement have not been matched with appropriate actions to implement change.