Tonj Civil Hospital History

Ton Civil Hospital was built by the British during colonial period in the 1940s. In 1956, When the British left Sudan, Arabs-led government was left in charge.

The Arabs rebuilt the hospital in 1962 and also constructed the nearby Bongo Primary School. Most of the current buildings were built during Arabs oppressive regime.

In 2011, when South Sudan separated from Sudan (North), TCH was left under full control of the Government of South Sudan (GOSS). Our government has made a few renovations over the years albeit being inadequate and substandard.

TCH is a government-owned hospital. It’s directly supervised by Warrap State Ministry of Health (SMOH) and managed by a Medical Director who is appointed by SMOH on performance and qualification basis.

Due to financial constraints that GOSS has been going through, the hospital is supported by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

AMREF supports most of the activities in the hospital as it serves as an Implementing Partner for multi-donors humanitarian project funded by UNICEF, WHO and World Bank.

The hospital serves a large number of patients from parts of Lakes State, Western Bar El Ghazal State and 3 Counties of Greater Tonj Region.

Therefore, despite the generous services rendered to TCH by these organizations, there are still some challenging gaps left with the hospital to handle by themselves with almost non-existential resources they have.

The condition of the asset/medical equipment is also stated. Currently, TCH is direly in need of a new anesthetic machine as the old one is not working well.

The oxygen tubes are spoiled. The hospital also need pediatrics oxygen mask for use in theater.

In the lab, TCH urgently needs a new Biochemistry Analyzer Machine to assess organs function such as Liver Function test and Renal Function test.

TCH had one Biochemistry Analyzer but it is spoiled beyond repair. This machine is urgently needed because there are many Hepatitis B virus cases in Tonj Region.

Moreover, there has been a surge in the number of HIV/AIDS patients. These types of patients need their organs condition regularly assessed. At the moment, TCH is unable to do so.

Staffing

We have a total of 117 staff in total

Doctors and Nurses

6 Doctors, 6. Medical Assistants, 27 Nurses and 13 Midwives

Total No. Of Staff

117

60 -100 Patients

Patients Per Day