Founded 2010 · Juba, South Sudan

South Sudan's leading
health science training institute

For 15 years, St. Mary's HSTIJ has trained nurses, midwives, and community health workers — building the clinical workforce South Sudan needs, one graduate at a time.

500+
Nurses & midwives trained
100%
National exam pass rate
8
Graduation ceremonies held
149
Graduates in latest ceremony
10
Accredited programs offered
Our Story

Born from necessity, built for South Sudan

St. Mary's Health Science Training Institute Juba was established in 2010 as the first independent health science training institute in South Sudan — a country where 2,054 women die per 100,000 births and fewer than 600 doctors serve 12 million people.

From 40 students in a borrowed classroom, the institute has grown into the nation's largest trainer of medical personnel. Today, our graduates staff hospitals, clinics, and community health posts across every state in South Sudan.

Our digital platform takes this proven foundation online — making accredited courses accessible beyond Juba's walls and giving international partners full transparency into where their support goes.

2010

Founded

Established as South Sudan's first independent health science training institute, enrolling the inaugural cohort of nurses and midwives.

2011–14

First Graduates

First cohorts complete national licensing examinations with a 100% pass rate — a record that has been maintained ever since.

2015–19

Program Expansion

Programs expanded from Nursing & Midwifery to Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory, Nutrition, Anesthesia, and Theater Technology.

2020–23

Clinical Partnerships

Formalized clinical training partnerships with Gudele General Hospital and regional health facilities, giving students real-ward experience.

2024

149-Graduate Ceremony

Largest single graduation ceremony in the institute's history — 149 health professionals entering South Sudan's workforce in one cohort.

2025

E-Learning Platform Launched

Digital platform launched at stmaryshstij.courses, bringing accredited coursework online and opening the institute to international partners and students.

10 Accredited Programs

Diploma and certificate programs aligned with South Sudan's national healthcare workforce needs.

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Diploma

Nursing (Registered)

3-year program training registered nurses for clinical roles in hospitals and community health facilities.

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Diploma

Midwifery (Registered)

Specialized training in maternal and newborn care, directly addressing South Sudan's maternal mortality crisis.

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Diploma

Clinical Medicine / Public Health

Comprehensive clinical medicine and public health training for deployment across all healthcare settings.

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Diploma

Pharmacy (Registered)

Pharmaceutical sciences and dispensing practice training for South Sudan's essential medicines programme.

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Diploma

Medical Laboratory Technology

Diagnostic laboratory skills for blood banking, microbiology, haematology, and clinical chemistry.

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Diploma

Nutrition & Dietetics

Addressing South Sudan's acute malnutrition burden through evidence-based nutrition practice training.

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Diploma

Anesthesia

Training anaesthesia technicians to support surgical capacity at district and referral hospitals.

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Diploma

Theater Medical Technology

Perioperative care and surgical support training for operating theatre environments.

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Certificate

English Language

Medical English proficiency for health science students, enabling access to international literature and global partnerships.

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Certificate

Basic Life Support

American Heart Association-aligned BLS certification for healthcare workers at all levels of the system.

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Campus Life

Inside St. Mary's HSTIJ

Classrooms, clinical training, graduation ceremonies, and campus life — South Sudan's next generation of healthcare workers.

Graduates in caps and gowns with ST.MHSTIJ sashes
Graduation Day — graduates in caps, gowns, and ST.MHSTIJ sashes
BLS Training — BVM Demonstration
BLS Training — American Heart Association BVM demonstration
Nursing students studying
Nursing students in blue uniforms — classroom session
Nursing and midwifery students marching
Nursing and midwifery students marching in uniform
Student examining patient
Clinical skills — student examining patient in ward
Graduates celebrating
Graduation day — graduates celebrating with flowers
Nursing student preparing equipment
Nursing student preparing sterile equipment in ward
Students at Gudele General Hospital
Clinical placement — students at Gudele General Hospital
Graduate delivering speech
Graduate delivering speech at graduation podium
Senior faculty in academic regalia
Senior faculty in academic regalia — graduation address
Clinical medicine cohort
Clinical medicine cohort with stethoscopes — campus
Students in white coats outdoor assembly
Clinical medicine students — outdoor assembly in white coats
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Partnership Opportunities

St. Mary's HSTIJ is actively seeking partners who share our mission — to close South Sudan's healthcare workforce gap through quality training. We welcome conversations with universities, NGOs, health ministries, and funders of all types.

Our track record is transparent and verifiable: every graduate is documented, every exam result is on file, and every clinical placement is auditable. We invite any prospective partner to review our records before committing.

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🎓 University Exchanges

Joint degree programmes, faculty exchanges, and accreditation partnerships with medical schools and nursing faculties worldwide. We offer a unique field placement environment that no developed-country campus can replicate.

🏥 Clinical Training Placements

International medical and nursing students seeking global clinical rotations can embed with our cohorts at Gudele General Hospital and affiliated facilities. Fully supervised, culturally immersive, professionally transformative.

🔬 Research Collaboration

Joint research on maternal health outcomes, infectious disease, community health worker effectiveness, and healthcare training impact in conflict-affected and low-resource settings.

💰 Funding & Investment

Equipment grants, scholarship funds, infrastructure investment, and operational funding are all welcome. 100% of student fees and donor funds are reinvested into training capacity. Full financial reporting provided to all funders.

Ready to connect?

Whether you're a prospective student, healthcare NGO, university partner, or funder — we'd like to hear from you. Our admissions and administration team is available Monday through Saturday.

📞 +211 921 373 000 📞 +211 981 273 502 ✉️ stmaryhstij@gmail.com 📍 Juba, South Sudan