Maternity Clinic - Updated with Photo
- Boma Assistance Group
- Feb 1
- 2 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
We celebrate generosity related to items to support the development of a maternity clinic in Pibor. Our team will be taking supplies in February 2026 and will provide lots of photos.
(UPDATE - Here is the midwife clinic next to the church compound. The property is owned by the church.)
The people of that area, primarily the Murle ethnic group, have been struggling to access general health services, especially maternity care, since the MSF hospital closed years ago. In December 2024, rural Pibor County had 23 health facilities in total, but only eight were functional (six Primary Health Care Units and two Primary Health Care Centers), and there are currently no operational hospitals. The area is known as the 'Greater Pibor Administrative Area' and had an estimated population of 240,100 in 2022 (last national census was in 2008). Due to climate changes (severe flooding), food insecurity and sporadic violence and displacement, the population figures are unstable. The area covers about 16,202 sq. mi. (about 1/3rd the size of North Carolina).
While the actual numbers may be underestimates, UNICEF reports that South Sudan has the highest maternal mortality in the world. The maternal mortality ratio was 1,223 per 100K live births in 2020. The total reported maternal deaths that year were 3,790. The lifetime risk of maternal deaths is 1 in 20. (Higher than the secondary graduation rate for girls), and 52% of girls are married before age 18.
There are seven qualified nurse midwives per 10,000 population. In 2020, less than 40% of all deliveries were attended by a 'skilled' birth attendant, and health facility deliveries nationally are at around 15%.
In addition to the medical equipment and supplies, we will be taking about 30 solar powered Talking Bibles in the Murle language. The group going will work with pastors, evangelists, agriculturalists, and health workers.
