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ANNEX A.

Ministry of Health

Government of Southern Sudan

HEALTH POLICY FOR THE

GOVERNMENT OF SOUTHERN

SUDAN, 2006 - 2011

Reviewed version-2007

Southern Sudan Health Policy 2006-2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Acknowledgements------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Foreword---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Acronyms--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Mission, Values and working principles of the MOH-GOSS------------------------9

CHAPTER 1. BACKGROUND AND POLICY PROCESS--------------------------------------10 1.1 Introduction

1.2 What is new or different in this policy?

1.3 Where are we now?

CHAPTER 2. POST CONFLICT CONTEXT-------------------------------------------------------14 2.1 Moving from war to peace

2.2 Interim Constitution

2.3 Poverty

2.4 Economy

2.5 Government

2.6 Millennium Development Goals and Health Related Challenges

CHAPTER 3. LEADERSHIP, GOVERNENCE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF SOUTHERN SUDAN---------------18 3.1 Sector-wide development and partnerships

3.2 Governance within the MOH-GOSS and SMOH

3.3 Functions of the Ministries of Health, Government of Southern Sudan

CHAPTER 4. PRIORITY HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HEALTH RELATED CHALLENGES------------------------------------------------------------------22 4.1 Priority health problems

4.2 Problems of poorly functioning health systems

4.3 Health related challenges including health determinants

Health Policy of the Government of Southern Sudan, 2006-2011

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Chapter 5. KEY ELEMENTS AND HEALTH PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY-------------------------------------------------------------------25 5.1 Mission statement, values and working...