74 medical practitioners sat for accreditation tests

South Sudan General Medical Council has conducted exams for 74 medical students to obtain accreditation to practice the profession in the country.

The medics including 23 pharmacists and 9 dental surgeons took the exams on Thursday.

Dr. James Alphones, the Deputy Chairperson of the South Sudan Medical Council says the practice is to legalize and regulate medical practitioners in the country.

He said the exercise is to ensure that they are safe when rendering services to the people.

” We have tested your clinical skills so that when you (they) go to any health facility, you become safe to render service to our people.”

Some of the examined students, according to Dr. Alphones were already practicing in some health facilities.

“Some of you before these exams are already practicing in some of the health facilities, which is a grave mistake from today.

The medical council warned those practicing without accreditation says “maybe up to the next month, this practice will be illegal in the Republic of South Sudan if you don’t have permanent registration from the Medical Council.”

On his part, Dr Arkangelo Ayigo Mona, the Principal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons says some of the students passed through is hands are qualified.

“I’ve seen most of you passing through my hands and you are already qualified to be a doctor, but you need to be accredited very to be recognized worldwide.”

Meanwhile, Joy Rubena, a dentist examiner said the exercise was the first of its kind in the country.

“It is the first time for us to get into the system of examination and doing (issuing) licenses for our doctors.

The officials spoke during the launching of the medical test at Juba Teaching Hospital on Thursday.

The General Medical Council is the body responsible for the registration and regulation of medical, dental and pharmaceutical professions as well as the regulation of health institutions and services in the country.

It was established through the SSGMC Provisional Order, 2014.

In November 2023 the Deputy Secretary General of the Government urged the newly appointed South Sudan Medical Council to collect and provide database for all medical facilities and practitioners in the country

 

 

Parties reviewing peace roadmap for Kiir, Machar to decide

Peace parties are expected to endorse a review implementation status of the 2018 agreement next weekend to determine elections at the end of the transitional period.

The parties have been in recent weeks engaged in dialogue to break the impasse over the December 2024 slated general elections.

The positions of the SPLM In Government and SPLM-In Opposition have been a zero same as the latter rejected the holding of polls, citing un implemented key provisions of the peace agreement.

The differences prompted the parties to dialogue on the way forward.

According to Cabinet Affairs Minister, Dr Elia Lomuro, the parties have reviewed six chapters of the 2018 deal except chapter four that provides for the funding of the process.

“Reviewed things related to Chapter 1 chapter 2-chapter 3 chapter 5 and Chapter 6 regarding the constitution-making process,” he said.

The reviewed chapters include the agreement’s preliminary provision, mechanisms of the permanent constitution-making process, stages of the constitution-making process and financial provisions, among others.

Dr Lomuro who is also the Secretary General of High-Level Standing Committee on Status of the Peace Implementation says the parties were outstanding on chapter four on provision of funding.

The chapter he said, has been referred to the ministry of fiancé and relevant institutions get a full report next Saturday for signing.

“We are still outstanding on the report on chapter 4 which is now being looked at by the Ministry of Finance and the related institutions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Justice , Ministry of Animals and Fisheries , Minister of Mining and so on. All  areas being reviewed by the concern institutions.”

“So, we have agreed that next Saturday when we get the full report of the implementation status of chapter 4, we will now review it as well and agree and sign on what has been reviewed.”

After that, Dr Lomuro says, the parties will then engaged on the way forward to the pending tasks.

“The next step is  just to discuss if something is not completed. How would we move forward if something is pending. For example, if the constitution-making process is pending, how do we move forward, particularly the relationships? So, these are the discussions that  be followed.”

He spoke to reporters after the meeting yesterday in Juba.

Meanwhile, Tut Gatluak, the chairperson of the standing committee said upon completion, the report will be submitted to the presidency while assuring the citizens that the parties are moving in the right path..

“We have agreed among ourselves, the parties that signed the agreement to discuss  and build on what we agreed upon,

“And I would like to tell our citizens that we are moving in the right path and we will submit the report to the leadership,” he said.

 

 

Mvolo County decries lack of roads

Authorities in Mvolo County of Western Equatoria states have decried lack roads in the area they say has hampered farmers from accessing market for their plenty of produce.

The County Commissioner, John Komo Dei raised the concern during the visit by Presidential Affairs Minister Bangasi Joseph Bakasoro and Chief of Administration in the office of the President, Yel Lual Koor at the weekend.

Komo said the locals have cultivated abundant of crops but the farmers are unable to transport their produce to the market due to the lack of roads.

“We, as the people of Mvolo are agriculturalists who care about agricultural activities. We planted crops at the river side, but the biggest challenge for us is the road so we can transport our products to the markets. We do not have passable roads,” he said.

In 2021, the inhabitants of Mvolo mobilized themselves to open up roads manually.

In a photo, the locals were seen using machetes, hoes and other hand equipment to clear through a forest to create a path to ease movement and service delivery within area and aid trade with neighboring communities .

Kombo appealed to the national government to help the community and connect the area through roads.

“We appeal to our national government to help us in this matter.

Komo also invited Juba-based companies to invest in the county, saying the area is rich in minerals.

” The companies that market things and resources are all based in the capital, Juba, but in Mvolo here we are have other things and resources, such as gold.”.

The County official was speaking on the state-owned TV, SSBC on Friday.

 

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