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CDC Division of Global HIV & TB country profile : South Sudan
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September 2021
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Description:South Sudan continues to face a prolonged conflict due to civil wars and intra and inter-clan fighting, famine resulting from droughts, some of the worst health outcomes in the world, and an HIV response that lags more than a decade behind other neighboring countries.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborates closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH), South Sudan AIDS Commission, The Global Fund, and other key partners to strengthen the fragile health system by providing resources and technical assistance in adult and pediatric HIV treatment, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) collaborative activities, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), targeted prevention programming, laboratory strengthening, blood safety, and strategic information.
Essential Health Services: Through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR), CDC supports HIV prevention and treatment services in the highest prevalence areas of South Sudan, focusing on increasing HIV service access and quality through mentorship, supportive supervision at all treatment sites, and program monitoring. CDC supports two service delivery partners to enable the MOH to achieve the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 targets; 95% diagnosed among all people living with HIV (PLHIV), 95% on antiretroviral therapy (ART) among diagnosed, and 95% virally suppressed (VS) among treated.
Health Systems Strengthening: CDC provides extensive assistance to the MOH in strengthening the health system, including operationalizing the National Public Health Laboratory quality assurance and accreditation programs, developing guidelines and standard operating procedures for quality HIV service delivery, strengthening information management system, and supporting national priority HIV surveillance and surveys.
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