| Juba Teaching Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Unity Avenue, Juba, South Sudan |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching hospital |
| Affiliated university | University of Juba |
| Services | |
| Beds | 512 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1975 |
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]
Services
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b China, S. Sudan sign deal to modernize Juba Teaching hospital, Sudan Tribune, 22 March 2021
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ South Sudan President opens Juba Teaching Hospital, Isaac Vuni, Sudan Tribune, 5 March 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.