Aweil Civil Hospital is a government hospital in Aweil, South Sudan that opened in 1964.
| Aweil Civil Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Aweil |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Government hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1964 |
Description
editAweil 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.[4][6]
History
editAweil Civil Hospital was built in 1964.[1]
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[1]
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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "What UK aid cut means for one South Sudan hospital". BBC News. 2022-07-21. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Aweil Civil Hospital | EA Health". East African Health Portal. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ Ebby Elahi (editor) Insights in Global Health: A Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofit Organizations. (2020). United States: CRC Press.
- ^ a b Thomson, Johanna; Schaefer, Myrto; Caminoa, Belen; Kahindi, David; Hurtado, Northan (27 October 2016). "Improved Neonatal Mortality at a District Hospital in Aweil, South Sudan". Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 63 (3): 189–195. doi:10.1093/tropej/fmw071. PMC 5452431. PMID 27789662.
- ^ Issa, Janine. "Dispatch from Aweil, Southern Sudan". The Lamp. 66 (9): 36–37. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "MSF addresses unprecedented malaria outbreak in Aweil". Sudan Tribune. 29 October 2012. ProQuest 1115589965.
- ^ "S. Sudan's Kiir ignores Abyei issue at Aweil public rally". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. 22 September 2013. ProQuest 1434620174.
- ^ Hou, Hou Akot (4 September 2012). "South Sudan Officials Warn Spread of Hepatitis B". Voice of America News. ProQuest 1037972713.
- ^ "What UK aid cut means for one South Sudan hospital". BBC News. 2022-07-21. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-04-23.