Chapter Six
Health and Welfare
Articles (5), (13), (14), (20-a-c) (26) of the Charter
Despite the efforts exerted to improve health conditions, especially maternity and
pediatric services during the last decade, more efforts are needed to reach the MDGs.
The main objective of the health strategy is to enhance and improve maternity and
pediatric services and to design programs to cover all parts of the country. Many
stakeholders are involved in this endeavor to achieve the set objective, including the
Federal Ministry of health and line ministries in the states, localities, universities, Armed
Forces and the Police, national and international NGOs. The main drawback of the
provision of health services in the Sudan is the lack of coordination between different
government partners. The Public Health Act, 2008 stipulated that the Health
Coordination Council is the highest agency responsible for the coordination of the efforts
of all partners. It is hoped that the Council will remove duplication and standardize health
policies. Like other sectors, the health sector has received its share of the impact of
various variables during the last ten years such as drought, desertification, floods, rains,
wars and conflicts and the expansion of the agricultural sector. All of this has produced
negative health repercussions. Listed hereunder are strategies and plans for maternity and
pediatric services:
Strategies:
Health Development Strategy 1998-2002
The 25 Year Strategic Plan for pharmacology 2005-2029
The Strategic Plan to Combat Malaria 2002-2005
The 2nd 5 Year Plan for Expanded Immunization Program 2006-2010
Combating Malaria infecting Pregnant Women Strategy 2004-2008
Reproductive Health Strategy 2006-2010
Procedures & Policies:
Basic Primary Health Care Package Policy
Sudan’s Policy on the Development of Nursing and assistance cadres
National Policy to Combat HIV/AIDS
Reproductive Health Policy
Child Health Policy
National Nutrition Policy
Medical Treatment policies
National Drugs Policy
A. The Right to Survival and Development
The National Interim Constitution of the Republic of the Sudan, 2005 and the
Constitution of Southern Sudan and all state constitutions reiterated the right of the child
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