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Since South Sudan’s inception in 2012, we’ve helped rebuild health services for all.

  • More than 184,000 South Sudanese learned their HIV status through HIV testing services at Jhpiego-supported facilities across the country, and over 7,000 people were linked to lifesaving antiretroviral therapy through Jhpiego’s programming, with Jhpiego-supported community health workers supporting lifelong adherence and ensuring patients lost to follow-up were identified and returned to care.
  • Jhpiego supported the study and scale-up of postpartum hemorrhage prevention via advance distribution of misoprostol (a medicine to prevent severe bleeding after birth) for self-administration at home births, as well as clean and safe delivery at facilities, resulting in more than 31,000 women receiving treatment to prevent severe bleeding after birth.
  • Jhpiego provided essential HIV services for communities displaced by conflict, through service delivery in the Protection of Civilians sites in Juba. In this community, over 10,200 individuals received an HIV test, including almost 2,100 women in antenatal care.

Our Technical Areas in South Sudan

Our Work in South Sudan

Hayatna

This project, funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the U.S. Agency for International Development, seeks to mitigate the impact of HIV in target sub-populations in Juba County, bolstered by resilient and sustainable local partners that can contribute to South Sudan’s HIV epidemic response. Hayatna is the Arabic translation for “Our Lives.” The goal of Hayatna is to improve HIV and health for children, adolescents and families in the epidemic and reduce new HIV infections among adolescents girls and young women (AGYW). This goal is being achieved by: 1) keeping vulnerable children healthy, safe, stable and schooled; 2) increasing resilience of AGYW to HIV risks; and 3) supporting USAID and PEPFAR localization and national capacity-building goals. Led by Jhpiego, the project’s core consortium partners include three local organizations: National Empowerment of Positive Women United, Young Positive South Sudan and Active Youth Agency. 

The people we serve

Working toward a Brighter Future in South Sudan

These words reflect the aspirations of young women and adolescent girls participating in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Hayatna (“our lives” in Juba Arabic) project in South Sudan. The project continues the DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS Free, Mentored and Safe) initiative begun in Juba County, South Sudan, in 2020. DREAMS, a public-private partnership of

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Meet Zinat Begum 

As a young girl in Bangladesh, Zinat Begum was fascinated by the women aid workers who bicycled to different towns, reaching out to people in need. Their independence intrigued her, “Their lifestyle was different from most people, and they wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. That really fascinated me.”   During college, Zinat had

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Mentor Mothers Provide a Path to HIV Wellness in South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan – Put yourself in Mary’s shoes. Imagine being 17, living in South Sudan, and learning that you are HIV-positive. Your family rejects you so you run away, desperate to keep your “secret” from others. You want to die and figure that stopping your antiretrovirals (ARVs) will hasten the end. However, before despair

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Improving Access to HIV Treatment and Care in War-Torn South Sudan

When Abraham Charles Zinone and his wife Merry brought their son to the Jhpiego-supported Strengthening the Provision of Primary Health Care (SPPHC) Project in South Sudan, a skilled health care provider did a thorough assessment of Abraham Junior’s health, including testing for HIV.

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Alex Abuk: Jhpiego’s HIV Advisor in Juba

Alex Abuk, Jhpiego’s HIV Advisor in Juba, maintains service delivery throughout turbulent times. While civil unrest roiled the country, Alex made sure that clients in five health facilities supported by Jhpiego had antiretrovirals.

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Country Contact

Peter Mawora, Country Program Manager

Goshen House, opposite the Ministries Complex, Airport Rd

Juba, South Sudan

Current and Recent Donors

USAID