Rolling Back Malaria

Introduction

Malaria is one of the public health issues and a burdensome disease in Africa. Malaria remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in South Sudan. To strengthen our collective response, the Ministry of Health’s National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), with support from UNICEF/Global Fund and WHO, has prioritized Malaria Case Management at health facilities and community levels as a key intervention area. Malaria cases stand at 66% of all outpatient consultations, 50% of admissions, and 30% of deaths, and only 16% of pregnant women are receiving preventive treatment for malaria, while malaria cases are noted to be on the rise. This is a cause for concern, hence the need to ensure that the right knowledge is imparted to the healthcare workers and health managers by conducting quality training.

Community Social and Economic Development Agency (COSEDA) as the leading health partner in Tonj East county, Lot 25B, in partnership with the County Health Department (CHD) and UNICEF as fund manager, is organized to cascade Malaria Cases management training in Tonj East county, to health care workers and Boma Health Workers. This is a sequel to the training that was held in Juba for 5 days from 5th – 9th May 2025.

The objective of this training is to equip health workers with the knowledge, skills, and practices, as well as the necessary attitude, to prevent, control, and manage Malaria infections in healthcare settings, ensuring a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

With the right training, tools, and support, health workers are no longer just responding to malaria—they are defeating it, one accurate diagnosis and timely treatment at a time.

Tonj East county is one of the remote areas in South Sudan affected by perennial inter-communal violence that has rendered most parts of the county inhabitable. Climatic shocks and insecurity are the main drivers of vulnerability in an already remote county. COSEDA is the leading Health Sector Transformation Project partner in Tonj East County with UNICEF as the fund manager delivery primary health care services in all the corners on the county despite all the challenges faced. The County Health Department (CHD) office in Rumabuth is one of the key infrastructure installations that play home to all humanitarian actors operating within the county. COSEDA has managed to ensure there’s reliable power connection and internet connectivity at the office to ensure coordination efforts are possible between the CHD staff and implementing partners.

COSEDA with funding from UNICEF was able to do minor rehabilitation of the CHD office in Rumabuth that entailed installation of new ceiling, wielding of the windows, flooring, bat proofing the roof, new furniture and installation of translucent sheets to deter bats from inhabiting the office. These efforts have made coordination of activities from the CHD office easier, cost effective and conflict sensitive.