Impact of Sustainable Development Goals on Health in South Sudan

This report delves into the significance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in improving public health, particularly focusing on the context of South Sudan and its goal to end poverty. It analyzes the importance of SDGs for family health, considering specific health indicators like poverty, and examines relevant research to critically assess the SDGs in the country. The report explores the challenges, barriers, and strategies, both short-term and long-term, for achieving the SDGs, including the non-achievement of related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It also provides recommendations and actions for the immediate future, offering insights into sustainable development and its impact on health outcomes, with a focus on addressing poverty and improving the well-being of the population in South Sudan. The analysis covers various aspects of the health system, including infrastructure, access to services, and the impact of conflict and economic difficulties on health indicators.

Sustainable
Public
Health
(Goal 1:- End poverty in all its forms
everywhere)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.) Analyse why SDG is important to health of family in South Sudan................................1
SDG........................................................................................................................................1
Specific Goal..........................................................................................................................2
Indicator – poverty.................................................................................................................2
2.) Critical analysis of the SDGs using appropriate research that is relevant to the country. 3
3.) Challenges, barriers, strategies (short long) for the SDGs in the country including non-
achievement of the related MDGs..........................................................................................5
4.) Recommendations and action for the immediate future...................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The sustainable growth development helps in maintaining economy growth. This
development save budget by saving resources and needs of people by making coordination
between people and natural resources. It is an approach to develop by using and saving resources
so that it can also use for others. The aim of this development is to make balance social,
environmental and economical that helps in allowing financial and economical condition without
harming others. In this assignment, the sustainable development in context of “End poverty in all
its forms everywhere” health is discussed (Lee, Park and Lee, 2019). The identification of
sustainable development is also cover by using relevant research. There are some challenges,
strategies, barriers and their solution occur in country including relation with millennium
development goal are also included in this. In addition to this there is critical analysis of SDG is
covered in this report. Moreover, the challenges and long term and short term strategies along
with solution also covered within this.
PART 1
1.) Analyse why SDG is important to health of family in South Sudan.
SDG
This refers to Sustainable Development Goals which has aim is to provide better and
sustainable future for all people citizens of country. As The South Sudan have difficulties in
providing health to population. The does not have properly build infrastructure as many health
system are collapsed while delivering health to population. As they have incapable unqualified
professionals of health. As the country does not have proper millennium development goal. Their
health system is structured in three types of services such as primary, secondary and tertiary.
They have different levels from which they provide services to population. The primary structure
includes basic packages of health services as their aim is to promote health, preventive and
curative. This was regulated by government and NGO. The services are provided on primary and
secondary levels accessible at free to population. The health system of South Sudan has four
level of organisation such as central, county, state and community (Sazvar, Rahmani and
Govindan, 2018). There are various health ministries who provide funding, guidance, leadership,
evaluation and monitoring to the country. The health indicators are characteristics of people
which help researcher in identify health of population by using this as a evidence. These
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indicators are mainly use by government so that they can guide about policy to the country. This
is have data and statistics from which identifying them help in making recommendation to
population so that they can make changes in order to improve their health.
Specific Goal
The goal is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”. By 2030, reduce at least by half
the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions
according to national definitions.
Indicator – poverty
The health situation of the country is not appropriate as they are far from poverty line.
There are more than 50% of population who live with below poverty line. The major health
indicator is poverty in Sudan. There are does not availability of proper natural resources and
have hard climatic conditions. This develops drought and famine with in the country which leads
to more poverty with in the country. There are many people who do not have proper economic
condition which lead to lack of health among population (Hsu and et. al., 2017). Due to their
condition, the supplementary foods are not provided to children and mother. This develops
various illness and malnutrition among children as they are not provided natural resources. With
this, they do not attain proper medical facilities and services. This problem is occur as they have
low productivity rates from which farmers are not able to produce food. Due to their climatic
condition it makes hindrance for cultivation of crop. So, the SDG is necessary to develop health
of population in Sudan so that their goal of “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” can be
occur. After the war, the country left deposited with so many economic difficulties including
measure issue of poverty. There are various factors occur which develop the cause of poverty
within the country. These factors are healthcare, food security and literacy. As there are not fully
developed cities within the country which develop health problems among people.
The people of South Sudan are not fully literate which occur as unemployment of people.
This is the main cause of occurrence of poverty within the country. The poverty is highly occur
in rural areas as they are living without access of necessities. As they do not have proper
employment and literacy from which they can enhance their condition. The reduction of
resources unemployment cause hinder from aiding themselves and the population of South
Sudan. There are also lack of various services occur such as vaccination and other in South
Sudan. The other causes of poverty also include the presence of water and food which develops
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health issue in population of the country (Morton, Pencheon and Bickler, 2019). The clean and
safe water are not accessible to measure theory of population which develop issues in health of
families. This issue is consistent within the country and they are struggling about their health
among all population. The populations of 5 percent people are only accessible to safe and clean
water. This reduces the growth and development of people from which they face many
difficulties in reducing their health issues. There are some people who has to travel for about 30
minutes so that they can reach to clean and safe water.
The count of this number population is about 3 per cent. The development of various
health issues also causes disabilities from which population of South Sudan is not able to
combating disease. There is also lack of healthcare services which is also a cause of poverty in
South Sudan. As the population of South Sudan does not take precautions in their health issues
that are developing within population. Thus, sustainable development goal is necessary to be
develop in South Sudan so that their condition can be improved (Pradyumna, Egal and Utzinger,
2019). This goal have aim to reduce poverty by fighting against injustice, inequality, stability,
environmental degradation, climate change and other by 2030. The main objective of
sustainability development goal of poverty focuses on the five principles which are people,
prosperity, plant, peace and partnership. They implement their plan by having an idea of
communicating with all population of countries that no one can left behind. They also improve
the lives of people who are having hardest and disadvantage from surroundings. The sustainable
development goal is about development all population among all factors.
2.) Critical analysis of the SDGs using appropriate research that is relevant to the country.
The sustainable development goal has a target to “End poverty in all its forms
everywhere” in South Sudan. From this, the data has been collected and is determined from
which this can help in assisting or monitoring the progress of goal. The data can provide strategic
plan to this goal from which positive outcome can be develop. As the data is developed for the
various purposes. This also provides various opportunities for sustainable development goal from
which awareness can be created (Mutch and et. al., 2018). This also help in monitoring the
consideration of South Sudan people that which sustainable development goal can be prefer to
their families and themselves. It also assists in determining the perception of population of South
Sudan in developing time including their area gender generation and their situation. The data is
also help in determining the impact of gold that is improving the situation or making it worse.
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This is also occur to provide information about choices of public which help sustainable
development goal in addressing their concern. The analysis of data also provides information
about choices of South Sudan people those changes over time. There are many people who are
unaware about SDG but from this it is an opportunity to provide awareness about it. There are
45.4 % of people are aware about this goal. The half of the people of South Sudan are considered
different sustainable development goal and are aware about it. The other half generation of South
Sudan considered different sustainable development goal (Wegener, Fong and Rocha2018).
The positive impact of sustainable development goal is that it provides an ability of
resources from which the poverty can be reduced among population. Within their strategy they
provide various long term and short term process. This call provides various assistant to the
population of country which helps in building blocks so that status of population can be
increased in order to decrease the conflicts that has developed. They have different plan and
which they considered the requirements of population of South Sudan from which their health is
affected due to presence of poverty within the environment (Harris and et. al., 2018). They
provide vulnerable of resources such as education, sanitization and others from which
livelihoods a population can be sustainable by increasing their incomes. They also measure
different resources from which bacon proverb provide positive outlook of health and wellbeing
of population of South Sudan. As this goal provides awareness about development goal from
which they “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”. This assists them in providing and
developing help of population that can sustainable for longer period. Within their plan, they have
long term progress which have aim is to not leaving behind anyone. This impact positively on
the people of country including vulnerable groups who are highly needed resources and
participation in their livelihood (Wegener, 2018).
There are various surveys are also concluded within this from which we can monitor
regular consideration of population over time. The employment different actions regarding the
requirements of population of South Sudan from which there decrease the cost of various factors
on which the people of country are depend. With their plan, the sustainability development goal
can provide long term reduction of poverty by influencing health and wellbeing of all population
of country. They can enhance this by growing economy of country by decreasing various
revenues and sectors on which livelihood of people are depend. There are also negative impact
occur along with positive impact of sustainable development goal as it provides both short term
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and long term process (Quelch, 2016). There are different negative impact occur in this as
difference in climatic change can also lead in rise of various conflicts and complication within
their services and goals. This develops negative impact on the resource developer and producer
as there cost of products is decreased which increase loss in their revenue. As this goal consider
requirements and needs of population which they provide their goal to them.
3.) Challenges, barriers, strategies (short long) for the SDGs in the country including non-
achievement of the related MDGs
There are various health challenges occur in South Sudan has become chronic as there are
various outbreak of conflicts develop. This occurs as the impact on health system of South Sudan
of their building blocks from which the population of the country is poorly affected. From this,
the indicator of south Sudan is poorly developed as the functionality of health facilities are
limited and absent. There are having been estimated that there are various number of population
who are facing lack of health facilities due to onset of conflict. The facilities that are openly
provided only delivers limited number of services among population which develops lack of
electricity and medicine among population. It also measure impact on their health. There are
various limitation of resources occur within the health facilities of South Sudan that develops
challenges for sustainable development growth in the country (Sansom and Portney, 2019). In
the country, the cost of operation is high as the funding is limited within the facility of has from
which it become as a challenge in country. The heavy strain is also occur in the system of health
that place attribute to crisis and conflicts which displace mass including downturn of economic.
The challenges of lack of resources of human health is also develop from limited supplies
in the South Sudan as there is maternal death ratio from which people as people are demanding
services for their family planning. So the reducing rate of ratio is the main priority of health
professional so that they can influence the health of population and end poverty in all its forms
everywhere of South Sudan. This is become the major health issue in the country as it is also
necessary to measure from which the indicator for SDG can be highlighted. From this day can
reduce the rate of death mainly in women by providing or reducing the complication health (Al
and Hussain, 2019). The target of SDG is to increase the health of population by reducing
poverty in South Sudan. The development of conflicts is faced by various vulnerable groups such
as girl and women. The majority of poverty issue is highly developed due to presence of lack of
protection from socially that develops various conflict which affect groups. Within the
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population there are also less developed dispensaries from which health is affected of group. The
poverty also develops in security in food which is implication by it. Due to lack of various
resources, the people of South Sudan are not able to purchase food and product for themselves
from which they consume low level of calories in their food (Maher, 2017). This impacts their
health from which their health is being affected. This becomes barriers among population from
which they does not attain various services and resources in their health and services.
There are various strategies for short term and long term occur by sustainable development
goal with provide building of resilience to people who are affected from poor and conflict areas.
The Providence of humanitarian assistance is a short term strategy which helps in in providing
proper resources to the population of South Sudan so that the goal of “End poverty in all its
forms everywhere” can be achieved. In this, the sustainable development goal has aim to
improved accessibility of resources that impact health of people (Kluge, 2018). This includes to
provide access of safe and clean water including education, sanitation, outcomes of health. This
has done in developing sustainability of livelihood by increasing their income at a level of
household so that each and every member of population can be raised from poverty. The
implementation of various effective protection from socially is an important aspect to reduce the
conflicts from which positive outlook of economic can be developed. The long term goal
includes investment in economic and social factors that it can provide safety to the population of
country. From this, they can provide basic services to population including credits which help in
preventing poverty of all men, children and women. The long term process also includes
increasing access of participation and resources by women in in their decision making. This also
includes the introduction of various economy challenges such as revenues and viability in
agriculture sector. As the people of South Sudan are highly depend on this for their livelihood.
So the decreasing in the cost of it can help them in overcoming from poverty in all its forms
everywhere. In this day also updated about need and requirements of population so that they can
figure out disaggregation of poverty among the population of country.
There are number of causes present of the achievement of millennium development goal is
that they have lack of process and commitment which develops insufficient providence of
resources in development. From this, they cannot provide appropriate resources and also have
lack of accountability which develops lack of interest in goal. Due to this, the goal of millennium
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development is failed. They also have inadequate data system from which an appropriate
information is provided which is the main concern of failure of this goal.
The implementation of this short term and long term process the sustainable development
goal can enhance the reduction of poverty among population. From this the population of
country can improve their health and wellbeing (Gear, Eppel and Koziol-Mclain, 2018). This
provides proper implementation among sustainable development goal from which they can
ensure healthy lifestyle of people which also assist them in promoting wellbeing among all ages
including men, women and children. From such process, the population of country can take
advantage of different services which help in developing their health better. As different issue
occur within different ages but the implementation of this goal provide proper measure and
identification of such issues. This also provides motivation and promotion of wellbeing of
population who live in all dimension.
4.) Recommendations and action for the immediate future.
From the above report, this has been recommended that the sustainable development goal
must increase the income of people of South Sudan so that they can increase their livelihood.
The increase in revenue of agriculture sector helps the people of country from which poverty can
effectively reduce with in their area. As people of country are highly rely on this sector for their
source of income. It also includes providence of proper resources of education from which
people of South Sudan can develop ways that help them to reduce poverty. Along with this, the
increment in supplies of necessary resources also helps them in reducing poverty. They also
should raise proper facilities of health care services to the people so that their health can be
improved properly. There are some recommendations and action among population of South
Sudan occurs. It provides immediate response on a large scale basis by providing early detection
of food security to the population of country. The sustainable development goal also provides
recommendation analysis for immediate future that assist in meeting objective of national
development. This also provides demonstration of strategies that can be used to reduce the
impact of indicator on the health of population. They have various recommendation of stages
from which they provide implementation of detailed map about sustainable development goal.
This helps in providing and raising awareness of goal among all population so that they can
develop long term process on ongoing crisis. They also provide recommendation about planning
process of development. The recommendation about various data and consideration of choices
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incorporated as a part of implement process of sustainable development goal. The action of
sustainable development goal provides immediate future to all people by developing equal
opportunities among them.
The agenda of sustainable development goal for reducing poverty by 2030 provides ability
that provides immediate response on future so that all can meet their needs and requirements.
They have proper plan of action by having a common vision from which they can provide future
and wellbeing to the population of country. As the goal of not leaving anyone behind anyone
provides proper state of building of future from which desirable and positive outcomes can be
developed. The sustainable development goal also provides opportunities by coordinating with
people so that they can provide needs of population by preventing their future crisis. This assists
them in facilitating society of South Sudan from which they can address the risk and enhance
development. As the action of SDG is based on the vision of South Sudan from which they can
“End poverty in all its forms everywhere”. With this Proper implementation plan they can
manage prices and cost of various factors which declines the growth of the country.
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CONCLUSION
From the above assignment it has been concluded that, the sustainable development goal
provides some strategies from which the health of population can be enhanced. This goes from
which the condition of country can be sustainable for future. As their address different
challenges that occur among the population of country including poverty, inequality, justice, and
climate change, etc. This goal is an effective among South Sudan as they are facing various
issues with their health. It provides and security about health and promote the well-being of
population across all country. As there are both positive and negative impact occur which is
needed to be considered while implementing goal in the country. They are also challenges and
barriers occur from which this goal develops various strategies so that sustainable development
goals successfully implement population of country.
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