Juba, Mar 30 (Jonglei Times)-The World Health Organization (WHO) has threatened to stop mobilizing donors to support
South Sudan's health sector, saying Juba is spending a huge portion of
its budget on the military at the expense of sectors such as health and
education.
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WHO representative
to South Sudan Abdu Almuniem Osman said that the young nation must take
responsibility and direct adequate cash to the health sector.
He pointed out that
donors have not realized the impact of the millions of dollars they
spend on the sector due to Juba's lack of transparency.
Mr Osman said that
in future donor funds would only be mobilized on condition that Juba
commits to allocating the necessary budget to the health sector.
"For the government
to own the health system, there is a need for it to allocate the
necessary budget for services in the country to carry on, and then we
would be able to mobilise all donors to support the sector," he said.
Government has
reduced budgetary allocations to the health sector to 1 per cent this
financial year, from four per cent in 2012. The military sector was
allocated 60 per cent of the 2016/2017 national budget.
South Sudan's
economy has been strained by a decline in oil production and ongoing
fighting between rebels and government forces.
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