The mission of South Sudan Health Policy
1. Achieve Universal Health Coverage: Ensure that all individuals have
access to essential health services without financial hardship.
2. Promote Primary Health Care: Focus on inclusive, equitable, and cost-
effective health care as a foundation for the health system.
3. Enhance Health System Resilience: Strengthen health systems to
withstand challenges and improve service delivery.
4. Engage Communities: Foster community participation and engagement in
health initiatives to improve health outcomes.
5. Monitor and Evaluate Health Status: Implement systems for monitoring
population health to guide policy and planning.
6. Address Health Inequities: Target vulnerable populations to reduce
disparities in health access and outcomes.
7. Support Sustainable Development Goals: Align health policies with broader
sustainable development objectives to improve overall well-being.
The vision of South Sudan Health Policy
1. Vision for Health Services: The National Health Policy 2016-2026 aims
to transform health service delivery in South Sudan by ensuring
improved access and quality of health services for all citizens.
2. Health as a Human Right: The policy recognizes health services as a
basic human right, emphasizing the need to promote and protect this
right for the population.
3. Strategic Focus Areas: The policy outlines key areas such as health
financing, leadership and governance, human resources for health, and
access to essential medicines.
4. Health System Strengthening: A primary goal is to strengthen the
national health system and partnerships to overcome barriers to
effective health service delivery.
5. Community Participation: The policy emphasizes the importance of
community involvement in health promotion, disease prevention, and
rehabilitation services.
The objectives of South Sudan Health Policy
1. Strengthen health service organization and infrastructure to ensure
effective and equitable delivery of the Basic Package of Health and
Nutrition Services (BPHNS) and achieve Universal Health Coverage.
2. Enhance leadership and management within the health system, increasing
resources and improving overall health sector performance.
3. Foster partnerships for healthcare delivery and health systems
development, ensuring collaborative efforts among stakeholders.
4. Improve access to essential medicines and health technologies to support
effective health service delivery.
5. Promote health education and community participation in health programs
to empower citizens and improve health outcomes.
6. Address major health challenges, including maternal and child health,
communicable diseases, and malnutrition, through targeted interventions
and programs.
7. Ensure sustainable financing mechanisms for health services to maintain
and enhance service delivery capabilities.
8. Universal Health Coverage: Ensure that all citizens have access to
essential health services without financial hardship.
9. Equitable Resource Allocation: Promote efficient and fair distribution of
healthcare resources to ensure all populations benefit from health services
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10. Enhance Health Governance: Establish policies and regulations that guide
healthcare delivery and improve leadership within the health sector.
11.Focus on Preventive Health: Emphasize disease prevention and health
promotion initiatives to improve overall community health.
12.Community Engagement: Foster active participation of communities in
health planning and implementation to enhance health outcomes.
13.Address Health Inequities: Target vulnerable and marginalized groups to
reduce disparities in health access and outcomes.
Objectives of occupational health
Promotion of Worker Health
Maintain and enhance the physical, mental, and social well-being of workers in
all occupations.
Improvement of Working Conditions
1. Create safer and healthier work environments through better working
conditions and organizational practices.
2. Development of Work Culture. Foster work organization and cultures
that prioritize health and safety, incorporating effective management
systems and employee participation.
3. Prevention of Occupational Diseases. Focus on preventing work-
related injuries and diseases through proactive measures and
interventions.
4. Integration with Public Health. Collaborate with public health
initiatives to address broader health issues that affect workers, including
mental health and environmental factors.
5. Capacity Building. Strengthen national policies and institutional
capacities related to occupational health to enhance service delivery and
worker protection.
6. Research and Data Utilization. Encourage research and the use of data
to inform policies and practices in occupational health, ensuring evidence-
based approaches to health and safety.
