Juba Teaching Hospital

Juba Teaching Hospital is a government-run 512-bed[1] teaching hospital in Juba, South Sudan.[2] The hospital functions as the ultimate referral hospital for the nation.[2]

Juba Teaching Hospital
Geography
LocationUnity Avenue, Juba, South Sudan
Organisation
TypeTeaching hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Juba
Services
Beds512
History
Opened1975

Services

The hospital provides secondary level care for Central Equatoria state and functions as the ultimate referral hospital for the entire nation, serving the needs of 8.26 million people in 2020.[2] Services include primary care, [2] an emergency department,[3] obstetrics and gynaecology,[2] neonatal intensive care, surgery,[4] and vaccinations.[5] The maternity ward has thirteen beds.[6]

History

The teaching hospital was opened by the Government of Sudan in 1975[7] and is affiliated with the University of Juba.[2]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided the hospital with a laboratory and X-ray facilities in 1993.[1] As of 2006, ICRC support continued and the hospital employed 400 nursing staff, including 230 students.[1] From 2006 to 2008 the hospital underwent renovations by the China Overseas Engineering Group.[8] During 2016, the hospital ran out of medicine, had no electrical supply and was barely functioning.[9]

The hospital opened an 2,500-litres-per-day oxygen plant in 2021[10] With support from the Government of China, services expanded in 2021 to include an infectious disease department and increased intensive care capacity.[5] The Israeli government added support to the Intensive Care Unit in 2022.[11]

The hospital is considered to be the best in the nation.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Sudan: Juba Teaching Hospital then and now - ICRC". www.icrc.org. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  2. Apary WE, Amongin D. Assessment of Maternal Health Services Quality at Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan Archived 2023-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. East Afr Health Res J. 2020;4(1):41-50. doi: 10.24248/eahrj.v4i1.620. Epub 2020 Jun 26. PMID: 34308219; PMCID: PMC8279335.
  3. "Israeli organizations provide South Sudanese children with heart surgery". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. "South Sudan's ruling elite probed for $1B 'scam' – DW – 10/11/2022". dw.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. China, S. Sudan sign deal to modernize Juba Teaching hospital, Sudan Tribune, 22 March 2021
  6. "In South Sudan, midwives bring down deaths despite the odds". AP NEWS. 2021-04-20. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. Ezbon Apary and D. Amongin, Utilization of Maternal Health Services: A Case Study of South Sudan Juba Teaching Hospital Archived 2022-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Nursing & Healthcare International Journal, Volume 6, Issue 4, 8 July 2022.
  8. South Sudan President opens Juba Teaching Hospital, Isaac Vuni, Sudan Tribune, 5 March 2008.
  9. Patinkin, Jason (2016-05-27). "'It's like Florence Nightingale's time': South Sudan's public services collapse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  10. "South Sudan: Country's first oxygen plant comes on stream at Juba hospital to help fight COVID-19". WHO | Regional Office for Africa. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  11. Chang, Koang (2022-12-21). "Juba Teaching Hospital gets new Intensive Care Unit". Eye Radio. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.

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