Health
Primary healthcare, maternal & child health, disease prevention, emergency obstetric care, reproductive health and community health systems.
Restoring Hope, Serving Humanity through Healthcare
Women Frontline Doctors is dedicated to providing essential healthcare services to underserved communities across South Sudan. We train local healthcare workers, run mobile clinics, and respond to emergencies with speed and compassion.
Our mission is to restore dignity and hope by ensuring every person has access to quality medical care, regardless of their circumstances or geographic location.
Who we are
About Women Frontline Doctors
Restoring hope and serving humanity through accessible, quality healthcare.
Women Frontline Doctors (WEFOD) is a women-led, not-for-profit National Non-Governmental Organisation (NNGO) based in South Sudan. Founded in 2023, WEFOD is legally registered with the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission under registration number 4733.
WEFOD focuses on the health of women and children, working to improve access to quality healthcare for underserved communities. We also respond to emergency humanitarian needs across the country.
WEFOD is dedicated to implementing health, humanitarian and development programmes that support national efforts to address South Sudan's health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) needs. WEFOD also mainstreams cross-cutting activities such as Gender Based Violence (GBV), mental health and general protection.
Our Vision
A South Sudan where every woman, child and community can access quality healthcare and live with dignity and hope.
Our Mission
To restore dignity and hope by ensuring every person has access to quality healthcare, regardless of their circumstances or geographic location.
Core Values
Ethical Standards
Practising high ethical standards in all our operations and decision-making.
Respect
Treating every individual with dignity and compassion.
Dignity
Upholding the inherent worth and dignity of every person we serve.
Accountability
Taking responsibility for our actions and commitments to communities.
Impartiality
Providing care and services without discrimination.
Professionalism
Maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct and expertise.
Our 2030 Targets (aligned with SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being)
Target 1: Reduce the maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.
Target 2: End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years — reduce neonatal mortality to at least 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least 25 per 1,000 live births.
Target 3: Prevent epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases; combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.
Target 4: Reduce by one-third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment, and promote mental health and well-being.
Target 5: Strengthen prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol.
Target 6: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including family planning, information and education, and integration of reproductive health into national strategies.
Target 7: Achieve national health coverage including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
Target 8: Substantially advocate for increased health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce, especially at state levels.
Target 9: Strengthen the capacity of all local staff and government staff for early warning, risk reduction and management of local and national health risks.
Our work
Four programme areas, one goal: healthier communities
We deliver impactful solutions across South Sudan through these core thematic programmes.
Nutrition
Malnutrition screening, therapeutic feeding, mother-infant young child nutrition (MIYCN) and community-based nutrition programmes.
WASH
Safe water access, sanitation facilities, hygiene promotion, waste management and community water user committees.
Protection & Cross-cutting
GBV prevention & response, mental health, disability inclusion, child protection and gender equality mainstreaming.
Our impact
Measurable change across South Sudan
The difference we are making through community-centred healthcare, capacity building and emergency response.
- Lives Impacted
- 150K+
- Healthcare Programmes
- 12
- States Covered
- 8
- Women Trained
- 3,200
Community Health Outreach
Over 150,000 individuals reached through mobile clinics and health education programmes across South Sudan's most remote regions.
Training & Capacity Building
3,200+ women trained as community health workers, midwives, and first responders, strengthening local healthcare systems.
Emergency Response
Rapid medical teams deployed to 8 states during disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises.
Gallery
Moments from our work
Moments of hope, healing, and humanity from our work across South Sudan.
16 Days of Activism, 2024 Unite to end violence Community dialogue 
Participant voices 
Women leaders Awareness session
News & insights
Latest from the field
Stay informed about our latest programmes, impact stories, and insights from the field.
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Expanding Maternal Health Services in Central Equatoria
Women Frontline Doctors launches three new maternal health clinics in remote areas of Central Equatoria, bringing prenatal and postnatal care to over 10,000 women.
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Emergency Response: Flood Relief Efforts in Jonglei State
Our rapid response team deployed mobile medical units to flood-affected communities in Jonglei, providing urgent care and disease prevention services.
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Training 500 New Community Health Workers in 2026
WEFOD partnership with Ministry of Health targets training 500 women as certified community health workers to strengthen rural healthcare systems.
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How to donate
Online donations are not available on this website yet. To give financially or in kind, or to discuss a partnership, email or call us and our team will explain how you can support our work.
Call us
+211 911 649 637Email us
info@womenfrontlinedoctors.orgVisit us
Hai Jerusalem, Juba Road, Plot 42, Block 3, Juba, South Sudan