Open AccessHow training is encouraging mothers to deliver in health facilities in Ulang, South Sudan
Author(s) -
Panom Puok Duoth Kier
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
south sudan medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-4613
pISSN - 2309-4605
DOI - 10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.7
Subject(s) - medicine , health facility , training (meteorology) , nursing , health care , health worker , medical emergency , health services , medical education , family medicine , environmental health , economic growth , population , physics , meteorology , economics
In South Sudan, health facility delivery coverage is very low despite the presence of health facilities with staff that can conduct deliveries. Some factors like inaccessibility, insecurity, low knowledge of benefits of health facility delivery, poor services, financial challenges, family influence and cultural practices might be some of the reasons that prevent some mothers from delivering in the health facilities. This paper describes how UNICEF with other partners has started training master trainers with Basic Emergency Obstetrics and New Born Care modules in Greater Upper Nile, and includes a case of one mother who benefited from the training.