By Gladys Fred Kole<\/p>\n
Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, has appointed 18 members to the South Sudan General Medical Council.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n The appointments were disclosed in Ministerial Order No. SSGMC-2\/2023 dated June 22, that No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper <\/em><\/strong>has seen.<\/p>\n South Sudan General Medical Council (SSGMC) is a self-governing body responsible for registration and regulation of medical, dental, and pharmaceutical professions, as well as health institutions and services in the country.<\/p>\n On\u00a0January 25, 2023, the national minister of health forwarded a list of 19 specialist medical doctors, to endorse their appointment as members of the SSGMC.<\/p>\n The members of the country\u2019s medical council represent medical doctors\u2019 union, societies, specializations, colleges, and associations, respectively.<\/p>\n Upon the background, the minister of cabinet affairs issued his ministerial order on Thursday appointing the 18 members to the South Sudan General Medical Council.<\/p>\n The 18 council members appointed consist of 2 pediatricians, 1 orthopedic surgeon, 2 surgeons, 3 registered practitioners, 1 obstetrician, 1 physician, 2 dentists, 3 pharmacists, and 3 medical doctors.<\/p>\n South Sudan\u2019s pediatrics and child health society associate, Dr. Rose Ajak, was appointed as the new chairperson, and the orthopedic and trauma society\u2019s member, Dr. James Alphose, as the deputy chair.<\/p>\n Some of the appointees are; Isaac Cleto Hassan of the surgeon association of South Sudan; Kenneth Lado, the dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Juba; Thomas Madil, the dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Bar El Ghazal; Simon Deng Nychar, the Dean of medicine at Upper Nile University; Justin Bruno Tongun of the pediatrics and child health society; and Changkel Banat Riek of the association of pathologists.<\/p>\n Others include Garang Dakjur of the Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians, Ruoth Garjek Teny of the physicians\u2019 association, Atim Sheril Atim of the Dentists\u2019 society, Yang Liep Charow, Achwanyo Ezekiel, and Abdallah Majok of the pharmaceutical society.<\/p>\n The council further encompasses Anwar Zakaria Jaden Marjan, Lucy Vero Pai Theophilis of the dentists’ union, Achol Marial, a member of the specialized committee on health and HIV at parliament (R-TNLA), and Monywiir Arop as the new general secretary, with yet another person waiting to be appointed.<\/p>\n “The appointment of the above-listed members is effective immediately”, the order stated.<\/p>\n The South Sudan General Medical Council was established through the SSGMC Provisional Order, 2014, issued by H.E. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, on April 10, 2014.<\/p>\n The 18 members of the board were eventually sworn in seven months later, in November of the same year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Gladys Fred Kole Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, has appointed 18 members to the South Sudan General Medical Council. The appointments were disclosed in Ministerial Order No. SSGMC-2\/2023 dated June 22, that No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper has seen. 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