AHA has been operational in South Sudan since 2013 in Abiemnhom and Pariang Counties – Unity State, providing services to refugees from the Sudan, the South Sudanese internally displaced people (IDPs) and host community in the vicinity of the refugee camp.
AHA commenced operations in South Sudan effective April 2013 with core intervention areas in health for refugees in Ajuong Thok and in 2014 was assigned to take over nutrition programs from Samaritan Purse (SP), and reproductive health (RH) programs from International Rescue committee (IRC). It subsequently expanded the maternity ward to receive more clients from the refugee community in Ajuong Thok.
During the South Sudan crisis in December 2013, AHA supported the distribution of Nonfood items (NFIs) to displaced persons in Juba town. In March 2014, AHA set up camp in Pariang County, and in collaboration with UNHCR and IOM, begun full operations to support IDPs as a Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) agency. The project covered 8 Payams of the Pariang County and has assisted a total number of 10,490 IDPs in line with the IDP response Strategy.
In addition, AHA carried out mobile health interventions in both its refugee and IDP activities in Pariang County. Mobile health teams that included a doctor, nurse and public health teams conducted outreach, treatment and disease surveillance missions in various payams in Pariang County. In total 795 IDPs benefited from the mobile health teams.
In 2015, AHA expanded to Abiehmnom County where it’s the CCCM county focal point, providing data on needs and gaps of the community there. AHA in 2016 scaled down its activities after relative restoration of peace in the Pariang County.
Since 2013, AHA remains as the only primary health care center in Ajuong Thok refugee camp providing comprehensive primary healthcare to refugees and IDPs. The populations of concern AHA serves are refugees from the Sudan and the South Sudanese Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and host community in the vicinity of the refugee camp.
South Sudan
2013 – Present
Ruweng/ Unity State, Jam Jang County, Ajuong Thok Refugee Camp
49,111
Total Beneficiaries in 2018
3,619,961
Total Funds Spent in 2018
Programmes
Nutrition
Therapeutic care/program; enrolling children with moderate acute malnutrition into targeted supplementary feeding program (TSFP)
In its efforts to address the challenges of malnutrition in Ajuong Thok, AHA implements appropriate interventions and provides education and conducts awareness campaigns. Some of AHA’s activities include: providing children with severe acute malnutrition outpatient therapeutic care/program; enrolling children with moderate acute malnutrition into targeted supplementary feeding program (TSFP) and Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) screening in the camp for children under five. In the year 2018, 35,579 benefited for AHA services. To enhance community involvement and have a sustained response to the nutrition problems, mother support group are also formed to educate and promote key Infant and young child feeding messages and practices to mothers, especially on breastfeeding.
Wash
healthcare
Routine curative healthcare consultations
AHA’s major focus is to address health concerns in refugee and IDP camps and among host communities, by involving the community in flexible, integrated, participant and comprehensive primary healthcare (CPHC) services in a continuum of care model with adequate referral networks for emergency cases. Since April 2013, AHA, in partnership with UNHCR, has been implementing comprehensive clinical curative services, primary healthcare and nutrition programs, and reproductive healthcare in Ajuong Thok refugee camp in Pariang County, Unity State. The three main objectives of the program are: 1) Improved health status of the population; 2) Optimal access to reproductive health services, including HIV/AIDS and SGBV prevention and response; and 3) Improved nutritional well-being of the beneficiary population. In 2019 it benefited 49,693 refugees and an estimated 10,000 host community population living in the vicinity of the refugee camp. AHA’s health service provides routine curative healthcare consultations for adults and children under 5; conduct screening for syphilis and provides antenatal care and postnatal visits. The opening of a second PHCC (Hakima Yakoub) in April 2015, has also enabled the provision of outpatient services in a second facility besides the inpatient facility AHA managed since 2013. In line with the health challenges in Pariang County, AHA has also developed and undertook different strategic activities which are currently on-going to meet the demand for services, such as improving infrastructure for healthcare service delivery, expanding services and improving the quality of services delivered. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support ( HC) Through funds secured from BPRM, AHA expanded its programme to include Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). The introduction of MHPSS has raised awareness on mental health sickness, cultural fetters and the need to integrate mental health care in health facilities. It has also addressed stigma and discrimination issues against mental sickness through sensitization programmes. In 2019, AHA ensured availability of psychotropic drugs for the treatment of MH illnesses; conducted door to door psycho social education to raise mental health awareness and reduce stigma against MH illness; organized home visits for patients under follow up.
Livelihood
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Through funds secured from BPRM, AHA expanded its programme to include Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). The introduction of MHPSS has raised awareness on mental health sickness, cultural fetters and the need to integrate mental health care in health facilities. It has also addressed stigma and discrimination issues against mental sickness through sensitization programmes. In 2019, AHA ensured availability of psychotropic drugs for the treatment of MH illnesses; conducted door to door psycho social education to raise mental health awareness and reduce stigma against MH illness; organized home visits for patients under follow up.
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