NBGS Legislative Assembly Approves Health Policy Statement

[Elisabeth Janaina]

NBGS Legislative Assembly Approves Health Policy Statement
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBGS) Legislative Assembly has ratified
the state health policy statement. State Health minister Hon. Tong
Deng Anei submitted the statement to the lawmakers last week.
22 March 2014
NBGS Legislative Assembly Approves Health Policy Statement
NBGS Health Minister Hon. Tong Deng Anei submitted the Health Policy
statement to the lawmakers last week. [Gurtong]

By Abraham Agoth

AWEIL, MARCH 22, 2014- The minister expressed gratitude to the
legislators for their support during the policy review in thoroughly
scrutinising the statement. While presenting the statement and
ministry work plan, he announced plans of recruiting young blood into
the state civil service.

"I planned for new recruits which I believe are a backbone of work. In
every work, budget matches with Human Resources and HR matches with
Human Health," he said. "So, what remains here is the issue of adding
enough manpower to implement the endorsed policy statement."

The minister however expressed concern over straining of Aweil Civil
Hospital resources, being the only referral health facility in the
area which he said increases workload on the few medics there.

The State Assembly urged the minister to strengthen the Primary Health
Care Units (PHCUs) by furnishing them with more drugs to decrease the
huge burden on the main civil hospital. Hon. Tong pledged to work hard
in addressing the request of the state legislators in strengthening
and stocking PHCUs with adequate drugs.

Recently, during a visit to the state, South Sudan's President Salva
Kiir pledged the renovation of Aweil Civil Hospital to meet the public
needs of NBGS. However, this renovation is yet to be seen.
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