South Sudan continues to face a prolonged conflict, famine, 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, 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/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. There are four CDC-supported service delivery partners providing facility-level support to enable the MOH to achieve the Global UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets.

Health Systems Strengthening: CDC provides extensive assistance to the MOH in strengthening the health system, including operationalizing the National Public Health Laboratory, strengthening laboratory quality assurance and accreditation programs, developing of guidelines and standard operating procedures for quality HIV service delivery, strengthening the national health/laboratory information management system, and supporting national priority HIV surveillance and surveys.

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