Over 2 million people have been internally displaced
99 infants die per 1,000 live births, with just 40% of births attended by a health professional
25% of babies die from childhood illnesses before their fifth birthday, one of the highest rates in the world
60.4% of deaths in South Sudan are from preventable conditions including communicable diseases, maternal and perinatal conditions, and nutrition related
South Sudan has experienced humanitarian plight since December 2013 when civil war broke out. Since then, over 2 million people – about one in every five people in the country – have been forced to flee their homes, separating families. Most families are hungry and struggling to afford their basic requirements, leading to widespread malnutrition, and one of the world’s highest infant mortality rates in the world.
Food insecurity and risk of famine is widespread. More than 7.7 million people are reported to be acutely food insecure, with two counties in the Upper Nile State at risk of famine. Severe economic downturns, compiled with extreme weather and conflict has not only impacted farming abilities, but also built a reliance on importing food which is expensive for much of the population.
South Sudan currently has one of the lowest life expectancies in the world, with the average person living to be just 58.
There is currently a notable disparity in health status between different socio-economic groups and across different geographical areas in the country. There is a variety of significant health problems. With an unstable political climate, a lack of access to vital health services and a shortage of health workers, those in need face some of the worst health outcomes in the world. The destruction and closure of health facilities as a result of the conflict of 2013 has resulted in widespread outbreaks of communicable diseases such as cholera, malaria and measles.
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£5 can help us to give 15 people treatment
£20 will provide 16 children with antibiotics
£100 will provide 83 pregnant women with life saving medicine.
£450 will provide am emergency medical kit to 60 families.
Whatever you give, you could be making a life-changing, even life-saving difference to someone every month.
£5 is enough to source and send £600 worth of medical supplies a year to people in need; enough to help approximately 50 people around the world.
£10 is enough to source and send £1,200 worth of medical supplies a year to people in need; enough to help approximately 100 people around the world.
£25 is enough to provide around 750 treatments in a year, helping approximately 250 people in need; and for some, is the difference between life & death.
£100 is enough to provide medicines and supplies for approximately 1,000 people a year living in disaster-hit and vulnerable communites.
Whatever you give, you could be making a life-changing, even life-saving difference to someone every month.
IHP works in South Sudan with our in-country partner, International Medical Corps (IMC). Together, we provide basic primary healthcare across various parts of the country. IHP supplies essential primary healthcare medicines, such as antibiotics and antihypertensives. As a result of our work, displaced communities, refugee camps and vulnerable populations across South Sudan can access the healthcare they need.
