Aweil Civil Hospital Explained
| Aweil Civil Hospital |
| Location: | Aweil |
| Type: | Government hospital |
| Opened: | 1964 |
Aweil Civil Hospital is a government hospital in Aweil, South Sudan that opened in 1964.
Description
Aweil Civil Hospital is a government hospital in Aweil[1] located near the A43 road[2] in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.[3]
Hospital services include a neonatal ward[4] and nutrition.[5] Maternity and pediatrics departments are by Médecins Sans Frontières.[6]
History
Aweil Civil Hospital was built in 1964.
In 2010, president Salva Kiir promised to assess conditions at the hospital.[7] The hospital saw an influx of patients with Heptatitis B in 2012.[8] The hospital's first South-Sudanese surgeon started in 2018
Financial support from the United Kingdom's administrated Health Pooled Fund ended April 2022, while Canadian, American, Swedish and European Funding continued.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- News: 2022-07-21 . What UK aid cut means for one South Sudan hospital . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-04-23 . 2022-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112145345/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62244845 . live .
- Web site: Aweil Civil Hospital EA Health . 2023-04-23 . East African Health Portal . 2023-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424012431/https://www.eahealth.org/directory/search/organisations/aweil-civil-hospital . live .
- Ebby Elahi (editor) Insights in Global Health: A Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofit Organizations. (2020). United States: CRC Press.
- Thomson . Johanna . Schaefer . Myrto . Caminoa . Belen . Kahindi . David . Hurtado . Northan . Improved Neonatal Mortality at a District Hospital in Aweil, South Sudan . Journal of Tropical Pediatrics . 27 October 2016 . 63 . 3 . 189–195 . 10.1093/tropej/fmw071 . 27789662 . 5452431 .
- Issa . Janine . Dispatch from Aweil, Southern Sudan . The Lamp . 66 . 9 . 36–37 . 2023-04-24 . 2023-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424025134/https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/INFORMIT.211509524555983 . live .
- News: . MSF addresses unprecedented malaria outbreak in Aweil . Sudan Tribune . 29 October 2012 .
- News: . S. Sudan's Kiir ignores Abyei issue at Aweil public rally . McClatchy - Tribune Business News . 22 September 2013 .
- News: . Hou . Hou Akot . South Sudan Officials Warn Spread of Hepatitis B . Voice of America News . 4 September 2012 .
- News: 2022-07-21 . What UK aid cut means for one South Sudan hospital . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-04-23 . 2022-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112145345/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62244845 . live .
