State-Wide Mapping Of Health Institutions Suspended
The extensive mapping of health institutions across Eastern Equatoria State has suddenly been put on hold pending upcoming dry season and mobilising of logistics, the State Health Minister Dr. Margaret Itto Leonardo has announced. 19 May 2013 The Eastern Equatoria State Health Minister Dr. Margaret Itto Leonardo. [Gurtong | File] By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 19 May 2013 [Gurtong] – The Minister says the exercise has been stopped following a number of factors hindering it as she cites heavy rain fall, lack of resources like financial and material logistics. She discloses some counties like Kapoeta East, and parts of Budi and Lafon/Lopa are not accessible during the ongoing rainy season and they will be suitable for the exercise only when another dry season comes. Attributing to dry season and convenience, the Minister confirms the completion of the exercise in two counties of Kapoeta North and South. “We really want to establish which facilities are available and functioning or not so we are able to determine scientifically,” Dr. Itto expressed to Gurtong in Torit town. The Minister reveals that counties which her Ministry authorities shall first begin with the exercise when the next dry season comes will include Torit, Magwi and Ikwoto before the start with the three Counties of Kapoeta East, Budi and Lafon/Lopa which have proven difficult to conduct the exercise during the continuing rain season. She discloses that the exercise targets all heath institutions in the state considering quality and human capacity’s height with qualifications plus specifications in the state adding that this once completed shall help her ministry collect vital records which shall in turn help in planning and allocation of resources. Last month, officials announced the broad mapping of all health institutions by authorities from Health in Eastern Equatoria was formerly underway. The exercise targeting all heath institutions inclusive of quality and human capacity height considering qualifications and specifications in the state shall help the ministry collect vital records which shall in turn help in planning and allocation of resources. These include the enhancement of improved service delivery and identification of gaps will also help the ministry to embark on trainings so to further improve in performance. In January, the Ministry unveiled plans to map all its heath institutions to help the ministry collect essential database for planning and allocation of resources to enable better service delivery. Earlier on, the exercise was to take place between November 2012 and January 2013 to avoid the inconvenience of the rainy season. Posted in: Home, Governance, Health -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
