What is the role of the private sector in health informatics in South Sudan?

The private health sector in South Sudan includes private hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and diagnostic laboratories. These facilities collect significant amounts of health data that is currently not integrated into the national health information system. Integrating private sector data would provide a more complete picture of health service utilisation and disease burden. The Ministry of Health is working on a regulatory framework that would require private health facilities to report key health data to the national HMIS.

SSHIA engages with private sector health facilities through its Corporate and Institutional membership categories. Private sector members can access SSHIA training and technical support for health information system implementation, and can contribute to national health data through SSHIA-facilitated data sharing arrangements with the Ministry of Health.