New Health Centres for South Sudan
The South Sudanese government has approved 173 million US Dollars to construct 100 health centres in all the ten states of South Sudan. 24 June 2012 - Jerry An aesthetic machine donated to South Sudan by development partners.[Gurtong/File] By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 24 June 2012 [Gurtong] - Government Spokesman, Information Minister Dr Barnaba Marial told the press that move was passed after the Council of Ministers’ meeting chaired by the South Sudanese Vice President Dr Riek Machar. “The Minister of Health Dr Hussein Michael Mile has presented a Ministerial memo for the construction of a hundred health facilities in South Sudan. This project was approved by the Council of Ministers today,” Dr Marial said. He added that the Ministries of Finance and Economic Planning, Health and that of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have been directed to enhance a loan facility intended for building the health centres. This latest government latest approval for another development project in the health sector came after it announced last week that over 400 new doctors and health personnel will be recruited. Dr Marial said the efforts aim at addressing the daunting challenges marring the health sector in the one -year -old nation. Posted in: Home, Health -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
