Project profile — My Health, My Choice - Support to the Health Pooled Fund in South Sudan

• South Sudan (100.00%)

• Basic health care:
Basic health care (12220) (16.00%)
Health education (12261) (10.00%)
• Noncommunicable diseases: Promotion of mental health and well-being (12340) (5.00%)
• Population policy and administrative management:
Population policy and administrative management (13010) (8.00%)
Reproductive health care (13020) (25.00%)
Family planning (13030) (15.00%)
STD control including HIV/AIDS (13040) (5.00%)
Personnel development for population and reproductive health (13081) (8.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General: Ending violence against women and girls (15180) (8.00%)

• Gender equality (principal objective)
• Nutrition (significant objective)

Supported by Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the United States, the European Union, and Gavi: the vaccine alliance, the Health Pooled Fund supports the delivery of basic health and nutrition services in hospitals, health facilities, and communities in 8 of South Sudan’s 10 states. Canada’s contribution to the Health Pooled Fund helps support the empowerment of women and girls to access quality health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, free from discrimination, coercion and violence. This requires ensuring that quality, gender-sensitive health services, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, are available in facilities and communities, and by increasing knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and shaping positive attitudes and practices in order to support women’s and girls’ agency and decision-making power. This project builds on previous support to the Health Pooled Fund and is part of Canada’s commitment to improve the reproductive health and rights of women and children.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved provision of quality gender-sensitive health services, including sexual and reproductive health, that meet the needs of women and girls in targeted South Sudanese facilities and communities; and (2) strengthened respect and protection for women and girls’ right to health, including sexual and reproductive health, by communities and households in targeted areas of South Sudan.

Results achieved at the end of the project (December 2021) include: (1) 70,185 women safely gave birth in health facilities with the support of skilled birth attendants; (2) provided modern family planning methods to 57,214 women; (3) 7,310 women safely accessed postabortion care; and (4) reached 1,960,061 community members with public health education through family health sessions, including sessions on sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender-based violence. These results contributed to increasing availability and accessibility of quality, gender-sensitive health services in South Sudan and increased knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and rights so that women and girls can exercise their right to health.

• Proactive disclosure
• Related activities:
• My Health, My Choice - Support to the Health Pooled Fund in South Sudan - monitoring
• My Health, My Choice - Support to the Health Pooled Fund in South Sudan for COVID-19