Formed in 2005, incorporated in 2008 by South Sudanese doctors to support the national efforts in addressing health challenges in South Sudan, The Health Support Organisation (THESO) is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to implement evidence-based, culturally sensitive, innovative projects promoting health, according to perceived public health needs and
priorities as understood through quality research. Trends in South Sudan health indicators need to improve faster to achieve the MDG targets. THESO believes that effective and proven interventions exist. The challenge is how to apply them, to improve republic of South Sudan policies, institutions, financing, household practices; and service delivery; ease human resources and pharmaceutical market constraints; and strengthen core public health functions at county level. THESO is part of a growing consensus that stronger public health capacity in national health systems is indispensable for better health outcomes as its work focuses on strengthening republic of South Sudan health systems to improve millennium development goals 4, 5, 6 & 7 results for the poorest and most vulnerable. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, THESO rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance. Over the past four years, with funding from Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF), ICCO, KCB, WHO, WFP, UNICEF and OFDA, THESO has dramatically developed it technical competency and know-how for successful curative and preventive public health programming in South Sudan. To date, THESO has successfully absorbed over 2.7 million USD for the implementation of project activities in its project areas. With this, THESO has been able to support the Government of South Sudan Ministry of Health (MoH), to deliver basic package of health services to over 500,000 populations through 18 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCCs) and 18 Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs). This package consists of routine OPD and inpatient management of patients and clients, EPI, ANC, health education, HIV/AIDS counselling and testing, trainings, health facilities infrastructure, water and environmental sanitation, and needs assessments.
