Our 2022-2023 Annual report
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About

South Sudanese Health Matters Inc. (SSHMI) is a non-government, non-political and non-profit organisation set up to improve the lives of the people of Lou-Ariik village – and the surrounding communities – via health initiatives.
The formation of this NGO was inspired and driven by our CEO Mawien Ariik.

Our Work

In early 2023 SSHMI successfully supplied sanitary hygiene kits to girls and women in Lou-Ariik. Community health workers provided training in hygiene practices that is already showing benefit with less day’s absence from school by these girls during menstruation. This project will continue to be implemented each year with the aim to improve health, increase confidence and further reduce school absenteeism.

SSHMI is now progressing with its project to build and maintain a primary health care clinic within Lou Ariik.
These initiatives will make a real difference with meaningful and long-term outcomes for the community.

Our Mission

To improve the health and life-chances of people living in the Lou Ariik Village and surrounding communities through the implementation of sustainable healthcare initiatives and health education programmes, promoting local workforce training and building capacity to deliver these services.

Our Vision

Our vision is to address the key health problems of the Lou-Ariik community. We believe that these villagers have the right to live safe, healthy and long lives. We have the long-term commitment and determination to make this dream a reality.

Our Services

South Sudanese Health Matters Inc. will be building and running a medical clinic in Lou-Ariik in South Sudan that will ensure that patients are taken care of in the village and all other surrounding villages. Services will be carried out during the day time, mainly by a doctor, nurse, traditional midwives and community health workers.

LOU-ARIIK MEDICAL CLINIC

Sustainability and
Expansion Strategy

The work of SSHMI will be undertaken in collaboration with the local community. SSHMI will oversee the roll out of each project, but it will be the local community that will be empowered to run each operation.
Using a grassroots approach to help with long term sustainability; we will share the workload by way of contribution by locals as well as our project partners.
Building a fully equipped, locally managed primary health care clinic in Lou-Ariik Village in South Sudan is our focus over the coming months. With land already made available to us for this project, we aim to deliver a health care clinic with the support of the government, the local community, our supporters and donors.

 

LOU-ARIIK MEDICAL CLINIC

Sustainability and Expansion Strategy

The work of SSHMI will be undertaken in collaboration with the local community. SSHMI will oversee the roll out of each project, but it will be the local community that will be empowered to run each operation.
Using a grassroots approach to help with long term sustainability; we will share the workload by way of contribution by locals as well as our project partners.
Building a fully equipped, locally managed primary health care clinic in Lou-Ariik Village in South Sudan is our focus over the coming months. With land already made available to us for this project, we aim to deliver a health care clinic with the support of the government, the local community, our supporters and donors.

Objectives and Goals

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To build a primary health clinic in the village of Lou-Ariik.
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To setup sanitary arrangements for village and local school girls.
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To have a focus on maternal, newborn and paediatric healthcare. To ensure that there are adequate medical supplies to run the clinic and providing training.
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To empower and train locals on early preventative health measures and disease outbreak controls.
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To educate and train traditional midwives.
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To educate locals on basic hygiene matters such as the sterilisation of water.
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To train locals in identifying risks associated with emergency medical conditions needing referral to bigger towns.
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To build on-site Housing for Nurses, midwives and laboratory technicians.
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To develop and supply general health educational materials for clinic staff to assist in educating childbearing age and general community about nutrition and family planning.

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