SOUTH SUDAN NATION BUILDERS
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Mission Statement
The Mission of the John Dau Foundation is to: improve the health of the South Sudanese people
About This Cause
The Mission of the John Dau Foundation and South Sudan Nation Builders is to improve the health of the South Sudanese people with a Vision that all the South Sudanese people have access to quality healthcare Both NGOs were Founded and run by former Lost Boy and genocide survivor John Dau in 2007, the Organizations • Build and run medical clinics and train community health workers in South Sudan. • They administer nutritional programs specifically targeting children and pregnant or lactating women in several villages in Duk County and other areas. • Making pregnancy safer and expanding reproductive health. Preventing and reducing malaria-morbidity and mortality, HIV, and TB among women and children. • Preventing and controlling water, sanitation, and hygiene-related diseases among women and children. • Reaching women and children in disadvantaged communities with quality medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. After 16 years of pursuing the above mission, as of today, JDF-SSNB via its 14 medical nutrition facilities has provided life-saving medical services to • Over 567,000 patients! Of these 567,000 patients, the JDF facilities have delivered over 35,000 babies. • Identified, counseled, and treated 415 patients with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, leprosy, and other highly infectious diseases. • Provided 1.7 million individuals suffering from malnutrition with therapeutic feeding programs and treatment. Cared for thousands suffering from malaria. • Pre- and Post-Natal Care for over 47,000 mothers who gave birth at our facilities. Vaccinated over 40,000 children. • We have hosted countless training and educational courses focused on public health, preventing the spread of disease, and the safe delivery of newborns. • “Miracle doctors” from the US John Moran Eye Center restored eyesight to 600 blind patients in 2011 and 2012, with a commitment to continue at 300 patients per year for the next 5 years to come. • De-wormed over 76,000 patients. JDF had hired 578 full-time employees with over additional 50 seasonal/temporary workers making us 2ndlargest employer in the county after the government. • John Dau Foundation was the first entity ever in Duk County to issue birth certificates. • Mobilized and together with our partner, JDF transported, fed, cared for, and helped fixed cliff plates’ deformity for 34 patients. These achievements were made possible in part by the growing reputation and prominence of the JDF-SSNB facilities over these past years. We have well-trained, well-educated, and developed great working ethics among our staff that we always brag about as the best employees in South Sudan in the NGO health sector. With natural disasters such as flooding threatening people’s lives in South Sudan in general, and the people of this region in particular, we want you to be part of the solution and help champion this progress. Here is my tedtalk link .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIrhaAMAhW8 and our website www.southsudannationbuilders.org. Www.johndaufoundation.com