The health situation in South Sudan is considered extremely poor, with inadequate access to healthcare services, a high maternal and child mortality rate, and widespread prevalence of preventable diseases like malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia, largely due to national and geopolitical elements, and ongoing conflict, making it one of the worst health situations globally; the country also has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world.  In 2024, AAA continued to maneuver in the challenging situation to ensure health services reached all who crossed our path. The factors that continued to contribute to the poor health situation include:

• Limited infrastructure:
  Lack of adequate healthcare facilities and transportation networks hinders access to medical care.  Poor road networks necessitate the use of costly charter flights to transport health supplies to some locations. Rains during the wet season leave approximately 60 per cent of the limited road network in the country inaccessible. With the dry season comes the opening of transport routes, but also increased likelihood of ambushes and looting, constraining the prepositioning of supplies.
• Low health worker density:
  Limited capacity of field implementation partners, including a significant shortage of skilled health workers.
• Poverty and lack of awareness:
  High poverty rates limit access to healthcare services and awareness of preventative measures. 
• Poor sanitation and hygiene:
  Inadequate water and sanitation facilities contribute to the spread of infectious diseases. 
• Poor health seeking behaviors in the population:
  The above scenario resulted to 1/10 children die before age of five and more than 800 maternal deaths per 100.000 live births.
  AAA strives to continue supporting Primary Health care in some of the main health facilities in order to improve the health services offered especially to children and pregnant/lactating mothers.

Achievements 2024

• Number of patients treated: 50,338
• Number of pregnant mothers attended Anti-Natal Clinic: 4,077
• Number of mothers delivered at the health facility: 459
• Number of children vaccinated: 1,929